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Richard Pizzi

By Richard Pizzi | 01:00 am | November 04, 2008
A southwestern Pennsylvania hospital is planning a $3 million renovation that will include expanding its emergency room and creating a new specialized surgical care area.Cindy Cowie, chief ex...
By Richard Pizzi | 01:00 am | November 03, 2008
The Maryland Hospital Association has completed the competitive bidding process for an electronic data interchange provider for the state's hospitals.The MHA hopes to advance the development...
By Richard Pizzi | 01:00 am | November 03, 2008
Three pharmaceutical companies will have to pay at least $7.3 million to the state of Missouri after a St. Louis jury found they overcharged Medicaid for prescription drugs.According to the...
By Richard Pizzi | 01:00 am | October 31, 2008
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced a final rule establishing Medicare payment and policy changes for services in hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical cente...
By Richard Pizzi | 01:00 am | October 31, 2008
The University of Iowa Hospitals system plans to slash $24.8 million from expenses over the next eight months to meet its annual budget.Hospital officials made the announcement at an Iowa Boa...
By Richard Pizzi | 01:00 am | October 31, 2008
The Western Maryland Health System plans to implement Web-based infection control and pharmacy modules at its two campuses to prevent healthcare-associated infections, optimize antibiotic use and redu...
By Richard Pizzi | 01:00 am | October 29, 2008
People are blaming the insurance industry for rising healthcare costs more than anyone else, according to a nationwide survey.The Harris Poll conducted a survey of 2,119 U.S. adults online b...
By Richard Pizzi | 01:00 am | October 29, 2008
The growth of philanthropic giving for healthcare in the United States fell by more than half from 2006 to 2007, while the Canadian rate of growth in donations nearly tripled, according to the Associa...
By Richard Pizzi | 01:00 am | October 27, 2008
Hawaii hospitals suffered operating losses of $150 million last year and expect the situation to worsen in the near future.The federal government's Medicare program and the Hawaii Quest progr...
By Richard Pizzi | 01:00 am | October 27, 2008
BIRMINGHAM, AL – The Alabama State Health Planning and Development Agency’s Certificate of Need Board has approved the Children’s Hospital of Alabama’s plans for a 700,000 squa...