Fred Bazzoli
The HLTH Corp. continued to follow through on plans to sell subsidiaries by announcing the sale of its ViPS unit to General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. for $225 million in cash.The sal...
Amid growing concern about the ethics of physicians accepting gifts from pharmaceutical manufacturers, a recent survey gave U.S. medical schools a poor grade on the topic.Only 21 of 150 medic...
MedAssets announced Tuesday that it has finalized its acquisition of Accuro Healthcare Solutions, Inc.The acquisition, announced less than five weeks ago, creates a technology and services pr...
Hospitals that look to third parties to collect overdue bills often struggle with maintaining oversight of collection agencies' activities.A new approach from Waltham, Mass.-based Connance I...
Even as online job postings have declined over the last year, the effort to use the Web to fill healthcare jobs remains steady.Some 219,000 jobs for healthcare practitioners were listed onlin...
LAS VEGAS – Conference planners for this year’s ANI mapped out topics and speakers several months ago, looking ahead to what might be hot topics when the conference doors open. O...
NEW YORK – The credit crunch appears to be affecting hospitals’ ability to raise capital and finance capital expenditures, especially for big-ticket items.A research report issued...
WASHINGTON – Provider organizations peppered a House committee with concerns about the Recovery Audit Contractor program during a meeting in May.Witnesses provided their views on the p...
A COMMITTEE of the American Medical Association has sent a proposal for payment rates to implement a medical home demonstration project to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.The...
RECENT ACTION by the Federal Trade Commission highlights the dynamic tension in competition within the hospital industry today.Maintaining competition between healthcare organizations, in ord...