Fred Bazzoli

Shareholders of Triad Hospitals Inc. have approved the company's acquisition by Community Health Systems Inc. Under terms of the merger agreement, Triad shareholders will receiv...

LONDON – Picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) have moved mainstream in North America and Europe. The imaging systems, once regarded by clinicians as pricey and cumberso...

ANN ARBOR, MI – Some 62 percent of CIOs responding to a recent survey said their facilities are not planning to offer physicians medical record software or supporting services....

LONG BEACH, CA – The aging of the Baby Boomers, and their growing health needs, will trickle down to affect hospitals and other healthcare providers in the next two decades, a new report predict...

WASHINGTON – Changes in Medicare contained in a massive proposed federal rule will result in nearly $25 billion in reductions in hospital payments over five years, a national advocacy group is c...

WINTER PARK, FL – Physician billing often isn’t a concern for hospital systems – unless, of course, they own the physician practices. With that in mind, Adventist Healt...

I start out this editorial with a plea for advice – I’m on a quest to figure how to get my children to do chores. Mind you, this has been an ongoing project for many years. M...

WASHINGTON – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are continuing to ratchet up the pressure on specialty hospitals, now requiring them to improve their ability to treat patients with eme...

The Connecticut State Medical Society has struck a deal with a software provider that is expected to bring price breaks on the vendor's products for as many as 7,000 physicians....

LOS ANGELES – Residents and interns work long hours at UCLA Medical Center, but there’s no time to waste on their shifts. And time is money, as the medical center tries to de...