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The Massachusetts hospitals follow the exit of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire last month.

Because hospital-acquired infections are a common complication and extend inpatient stays, hospitals actually save money by building costly, single-patient rooms, according to a new study by Cornell University.

For the fourth consecutive year, physician-owned hospitals are among the top performers in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services value-based purchasing program, according to Physicians Hospitals of America.

Healthcare spending grew by 3.4 percent in 2014, a new report by the Health Care Cost Institute found, even though overall utilization declined.

The Big Data and Healthcare Analytics Forum kicks off on Thursday in Boston, with a host of expert speakers set to discuss how healthcare is using clinical and business intelligence to drive quality improvements, efficiency gains and cost savings.

The American Medical Association is adding 20 leading medical schools to the 11 already participating in its Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium, a group that hopes to "bridge the gaps that exist between how medical students are trained and how healthcare is delivered" in the 21st Century.

HCA Holdings on Wednesday said it will pay $215 million to settle a shareholder action suit over the information it disclosed prior to its 2011 initial public offering.

Republican said he would curtail the state's expansion of Medicaid by seeking a waiver for a more restrictive version of the program.

Healthcare chief executive and chief financial officers saw among the largest pay increases between 2013 and 2014 compared to other business sectors, a new report by accounting firm BDO USA found. Though the pay gap between these top healthcare execs is wider than others.

Tenet Healthcare Corp. will sell two hospitals and 19 physician practices to Duke LifePoint for an undisclosed sum, the for-profit healthcare provider announced on Tuesday.