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S&P Indices announced Thursday the results of its S&P Economic Healthcare Indices for the year ending December 2011, finding that healthcare costs as measured by annual rates of change went up across the board in the last month of the year.
Revenue and payment cycle specialist Recondo Technology announced last week it had acquired revenue cycle competitor Lakewood, Fla.-based Trilogi, Inc., in a move that broadens Recondo's customer base.
Workforce management firm API Healthcare announced Wednesday that it has acquired Concerro, a provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) staffing and scheduling systems such as online scheduling, open shift management, patient acuity and emergency preparedness solutions for healthcare.
When Kris Appel, founder and president of Encore Path, a Baltimore-based medical device company, looked for investors to help her get the company’s debut product, a stroke rehabilitation device called Tailwind, on the market, she turned to angel investors, individuals who invest their own money in entrepreneurial endeavors.
Economic pressures caused providers to keep a tight watch on capital spending in 2011, and while caution is still the key word, there appears to be some mild relief in sight.
With tight margins as the uninsured population grows and uncertainty as healthcare reform approaches, hospitals and physicians groups across the country are seeking merger opportunities.
A strategic and centralized approach to healthcare real estate results in significantly better overall financial and operational performance, according to a new report from global real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle.
Humana Inc., one of the largest providers of Medicare Advantage plans in the country, this morning reported higher earnings in the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2011 compared to 2010.
Healthcare IT firm Greenphire announced today that it has formed an exclusive strategic partnership with the clinical trials division of Merge Healthcare.
As a leader in specialty procedures, cardiology is a growing field that is in demand from patients, as well as from hospitals looking to acquire practices. While some cardiologists are interested in being employed by hospitals, about 67% others prefer the private practice route.