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By Richard Pizzi | 10:58 am | March 17, 2009
Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., laid off 240 doctors, nurses and other workers on Monday.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 05:08 pm | March 16, 2009
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.
By Diana Manos | 12:37 pm | March 16, 2009
Private health insurance would not be threatened by public health plans, according to a new policy paper released by the New America Foundation.
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:04 pm | March 16, 2009
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.
By Molly Merrill | 11:38 am | March 16, 2009
Blessing Hospital, a not-for-profit hospital in Quincy, Ill., is using information technology to improve its revenue cycle management.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:20 am | March 16, 2009
Margaret Hamburg, MD, a former New York City health commissioner, is President Barack Obama's nominee for Food and Drug Administration commissioner.
By Diana Manos | 11:11 am | March 16, 2009
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.
By Richard Pizzi | 01:05 pm | March 13, 2009
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.
By Eric Wicklund | 12:49 pm | March 13, 2009
Back on firm footing after last year's bankruptcy filing and sale, MedAvant Healthcare Solutions has announced a name change.
By Diana Manos | 11:44 am | March 13, 2009
Unemployment and reduced spending on healthcare directly affect mortality rates, according to a study by the University of North Texas.