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THE RECENT DISCLOSURE that The HealthTrust Purchasing Group and Consorta are pooling their procurement power is prompting speculation about whether this is a sign that consolidation among group purcha...
CLEVELAND – In unity there is strength – and savings – for University Hospitals. The 11-hospital chain moved to a unified approach for ordering supplies and was able...
NAPA, CA – Regulus knows the paper-based side of healthcare. It claims to send the highest volume of first-class mail of anyone in the U.S. While it’s a huge provider in s...
Contributed by Francois de Brantes/Douglas Emery Health information exchanges or regional health information organizations have emerged as vehicles to facilitate the f...
Insurers raise premiums, deny surpluses Washington state-based health insurance companies have continued to increase their premiums even though they are suspected of having $2...
Is there gold in them thar hills? That’s what hospital chain purchasers might be thinking now. When HCA became one of the biggest leveraged buyouts in history late last year, eyebr...
WASHINGTON – A report released in early February reveals that roughly 2 percent of capital spent on the workforce is drained by disability, absenteeism and presenteeism....
WASHINGTON – A diverse coalition of advocacy groups, employers, payers and healthcare associations preceded President Bush’s plan for universal coverage by announcing on Jan. 18 an “...
groups receive grant to promote patient safety The Health Research and Educational Trust, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices and the Medical Group Management Associ...
WASHINGTON– President Bush’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2008 calls for $70 billion in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid over five years. The $2.9 trilli...