Eric Wicklund
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's plan to re-open a financially troubled hospital that has been closed for almost five years is a bid to help a town in need of better healthcare services and an economic shot in the arm.
The American Medical Association has announced the launch of Practice Analysis Tools for Healthcare, or AMA PATH, designed for physicians and their practice staffs to analyze and adjust their offices’ fee schedules.
Two Michigan-based healthcare providers have announced a merger to create one of the largest integrated networks of hospitals and physician practices in the state.
Another hurdle has been cleared for the proposed sale of Caritas Christi Health Care to New York-based private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, moving the Massachusetts-based six-hospital chain closer to for-profit status while preserving healthcare services and thousands of jobs.
The groundbreaking for the Medical Services Building at the planned Silver Cross Hospital campus in New Lenox, Ill., marks the first project for a newly created healthcare real estate company that will use joint venture capital funding to pursue more projects.
One of the pain points in the payment of healthcare bills is the process of gaining approval from insurers for medical procedures. The TriZetto Group is looking to ease that pain by introducing a better means of communication between providers and payers.
MedeAnalytics, an Emeryville, Calif.-based provider of healthcare performance management solutions, has announced that Blue Shield of California will deploy the company’s Medical Management Analytics solution for use in its Healthcare Services division.
Kronos has launched a new workforce management tool that, among other things, allows healthcare providers to put social networks to work in the search for new employees.
QSI and its subsidiary, NextGen Healthcare, have secured a deal with online healthcare marketer PriceDoc.com to market their dental and revenue cycle management products to more than 1,500 dentists, physicians and small hospitals using PriceDoc.
Hundreds of healthcare human resources executives braved the stifling heat and swarms of Pittsburgh Steelers football fans descending upon Tampa Bay this weekend to attend the 46th annual conference and exposition for the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration.