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St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic, N.J., has completed a reorganization plan and appears to be on its way out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy status.

Medical device manufacturer Atricure, Inc., has agreed to pay $3.76 million to resolve civil claims in a Medicare fraud case.

Nearly one-third of registered nurses surveyed in January say they will not be working in their current job a year from now, and close to half say they plan to alter their career path in one to three years.

The healthcare real estate investment trust National Health Investors, Inc., has purchased six Florida skilled nursing facilities from the Care Foundation of America, Inc., for $67 million.

Three regional hospitals in North Carolina are using newly installed software to automate their supply chain and financial operations and improve human resources capabilities.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced that U.S. hospitals treating Haitian patients evacuated with life-threatening injuries due to the earthquake will receive federal reimbursement for the costs they incur.

Online advertised vacancies for healthcare support personnel rose in January, according to a report released this week.

Investments in community health centers that provide care for about 15 million people who are poor, underserved and uninsured have helped expand the services, according to new research.

President Barack Obama's $3.8 trillion federal budget request for fiscal year 2011 includes $81.3 billion for the Department of Health and Human Services - a $1.7 billion increase over what Congress approved for HHS in fiscal year 2010.

Providers can leverage a UnitedHealthcare prescription drug program that offers $20 discounts off certain prescription drug co-payments, to boost medication compliance.