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According to findings in the American Medical Group Association's 2010 Medical Group Compensation and Financial Survey, most specialties saw modest increases in compensation in 2009, but many provider organizations continue to operate at a significant loss.
Water Street Healthcare Partners, a private equity firm focused exclusively on healthcare, has acquired Medical Specialties Distributors, a provider of products for the home infusion therapy market.
A total of 233 mergers and acquisitions were announced in the healthcare industry during the second quarter of 2010, up 7 percent from the 218 deals announced in the prior quarter.
CDPH, a New York insurance plan, will invest $1 million in 21 area primary care and pediatric practices to participate in the second phase of the plan's IT-based medical home initiative.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday $51 million in grants to help states launch health insurance exchanges.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will begin to make meaningful use incentive payments to eligible physicians and hospitals as early as May 2011, according to a senior CMS official.
Employers lack adequate data from third-party providers to effectively manage their health benefits costs, says a new report from the Healthcare Performance Management Institute.
Kindred Healthcare has opened a new hospital in Folsom, Calif., and expanded its homecare and hospice business in Boston and Denver.
Physicians estimate the cost of defensive medicine to be between 26 percent and 34 percent of annual total healthcare costs, according to a new online survey.
Vestar Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired the independent healthcare ratings firm HealthGrades for approximately $294 million.