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Ventas, a Chicago-based real estate investment trust with more than 700 assets in 44 states, is acquiring Nationwide Health Properties, which has more than 650 properties in its portfolio.
The Alabama State Supreme Court has upheld a 2009 ruling that Richard Scrushy, founder and former CEO of HealthSouth, must pay $2.8 billion to shareholders over accusations of fraud.
Rather than focusing on new construction, health systems are renovating or expanding with an eye toward IT advancement and green construction, according to a survey conducted by Health Facilities Management magazine and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering.
Health Care REIT, a real estate investment trust specializing in healthcare properties, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the real estate assets of national rehab care provider Genesis HealthCare in a $2.4 billion deal.
Overall U.S. healthcare prices increased marginally from December 2010 to January 2011, rising 0.1 percent, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Employers who consistently offer a wellness program to employees can slow the rate of healthcare cost growth by 15 percent, according to a new study by Highmark.
The American Association of Homecare says the competitive bidding process initiated for Medicare patients at the start of 2011 is not working.
Kronos, Inc., a Chelmsford, Mass.-based provider of workforce management solutions, has acquired API Healthcare, a Hartford, Wis.-based developer of software management solutions focused on staffing and scheduling, patient classification, human resources, recruiting, payroll and staffing agencies.
Hospitals could see substantial savings by instituting environmentally-friendly practices in operating rooms, says a study published in the February issue of Archives of Surgery.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday nearly $200 million in new grant funds to help states make health insurance premiums more transparent and to give states the power to stop "unreasonable premium increases."