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BOSTON – An estimated 49 percent of physicians plan to stop practicing or reduce their number of patients over the next three years, according to a survey conducted by The Physicians’ Foun...
In some "very critical areas," Joint Commission-accredited hospitals have improved the quality of patient care over a six-year period, saving lives and improving the health of thousands of p...
THOUGH MOST PATIENTS would rather stay at their local hospital for any procedure, sizable increases in healthcare costs, co-payments and transparency efforts – coupled with high numbers of unins...
WASHINGTON – As the industry anticipates major changes from Washington, D.C., payers are forging ahead with their own healthcare reforms.Healthcare IT and the introduction of products t...
WASHINGTON – Now that Barack Obama has been elected President of the United States and the Democrats have strengthened their control of Congress, what can hospitals expect from the federal gover...
WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama’s plan to extend healthcare to uninsured Americans will be beneficial to hospitals, medical centers and hospital equipment makers, according to Mo...
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Alpharma, Inc. have announced a merger agreement under which King will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Class A common stock of Alpharma for $37 per share in cas...
STERLING, IL – Hospitals leave too much money on the table in their dealings with payers, and need to get better at collecting what they’re owed.Kenny Koerner, director of patient...
WASHINGTON – Healthcare leaders are optimistic that President-elect Barack Obama will follow through on his pledge to expand access to care and commit $50 billion over five years to advance heal...
MEDIA, PA – Change isn’t always welcome, especially at hospitals. Over time, staff become used to the old ways of doing things and aren’t ready to give them up.That wasnR...