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athenahealth, an EMR and practice management provider, announced on Thursday that it has signed a deal to acquire Birmingham, Ala.-based Proxsys, developer of cloud-based care coordination between hospitals and physicians, in an effort to bolster growth of its coordinated care services.
The latest plan to surface in the Congressional debate to raise the debt ceiling is the proposal from the recently resuscitated "Gang of Six" senators that aims to reduce the deficit by $3.7 trillion and includes significant cuts in healthcare programs.
A new academic research consortium has been established to study healthcare and consumer engagement pilot programs in New Jersey.
Earlier this week, the AARP released a report that found the unpaid contributions of family caregivers in the United States in 2009 was approximately $450 billion.
Detailing a laundry list of potential benefits to its health plan clients, their members and company shareholders, Express Scripts announced today a definitive merger agreement with competing pharmacy benefits management company Medco - a deal valued at $29.1 billion.
Nearly 70 percent of 341 primary care and multispecialty practices nationwide surveyed by the Medical Group Management Association are already transforming their practices or are interested in becoming a patient-centered medical home.
It's going to be a record-breaking year for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the healthcare industry, according to a recent report from Irving Levin Associates.
Jonathan Blum, deputy administrator and director for the Center of Medicare at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, says most physicians recognize that U.S. healthcare is inefficient and must change, and are eager to try accountable care organizations (ACOs).
Highmark, Pennsylvania's largest health insurer, filed a lawsuit last week against hospital and provider network UPMC alleging it has violated federal false advertising laws in its "Keep Your Doctor" advertising campaign.
Community Health Systems, a publicly traded 133-hospital management company in Franklin, Tenn., has executed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Moses Taylor Health Care System, in Scranton, Pa.