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Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., laid off 240 doctors, nurses and other workers on Monday.
Picis, Inc., of Wakefield, Mass. has announced that CHRISTUS Health has gone live with LYNX E/Point, a product of LYNX Medical Systems of Bellevue, Wash., in 18 of its acute care hospitals in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Utah and plans to implement the ED charging software in three additional hospitals soon.
Private health insurance would not be threatened by public health plans, according to a new policy paper released by the New America Foundation.
Citing the turbulent economy and its reeling effects on south-central Indiana, St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers announced late last week the postponement of construction at the inpatient bed tower at its Indianapolis campus.
Blessing Hospital, a not-for-profit hospital in Quincy, Ill., is using information technology to improve its revenue cycle management.
Margaret Hamburg, MD, a former New York City health commissioner, is President Barack Obama's nominee for Food and Drug Administration commissioner.
As federal lawmakers prepare to push performance measures to improve quality of care, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Improvement Program has recognized Mayo Clinic's Rochester Methodist and Saint Mary's hospitals as having exemplary outcomes for surgical patient care.
A majority of large U.S. employers remain confident they will continue to offer healthcare benefits to workers 10 years from now, according to a new survey.
Back on firm footing after last year's bankruptcy filing and sale, MedAvant Healthcare Solutions has announced a name change.
Unemployment and reduced spending on healthcare directly affect mortality rates, according to a study by the University of North Texas.