Richard Pizzi

Annual performance-based incentive plans are on the rise for physicians, according to a recent survey of provider organizations.

Conifer Health Solutions, a provider of business process solutions for healthcare providers, has acquired MediHealth Outsourcing, a revenue cycle consulting and outsourcing company.

Two of the largest pediatric healthcare providers in the metropolitan Denver area have signed an affiliation agreement to improve pediatric patient care, education, research and advocacy.

The patient mortality rate at Pennsylvania hospitals decreased significantly from 2002 through 2009, although the readmission rate increased considerably, according to the state's annual Hospital Performance Report.

Accredited hospitals in the United States are providing higher-quality, evidence-based care for heart attacks, pneumonia, surgical care and children's asthma, according to a new report by The Joint Commission.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has selected a joint venture to design and build a replacement hospital on the Army base at Fort Hood, Texas.

In the wake of healthcare reform, provider-owned health plans are under financial pressure, but a new study indicates providers are still interested in creating or acquiring health plans.

Overall U.S. healthcare prices increased slightly from July to August, rising 0.2 percent, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Operating revenue at California's community health clinics grew 22 percent between 2005 and 2008, according a new report from the California HealthCare Foundation.

Annual performance-based incentive plans are on the rise for physicians, according to a new survey of provider organizations.