Richard Pizzi

Thomson Reuters has released its annual study identifying the 100 U.S. hospitals that deliver significantly better outcomes and lower costs for inpatient cardiovascular care.

Broadlane, a healthcare group purchasing organization, has acquired Healthcare Performance Partners, a consulting group offering Lean Healthcare and Six Sigma consulting services, training and tools.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last week that 111 projects in 35 states have been selected to receive more than $34.9 million in grants to increase educational opportunities and expand access to healthcare services in rural areas.

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta has received a $30 million grant from the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation, a charity focused on supporting organizations and programs that benefit children and youth in metro Atlanta.

Employment in the U.S. healthcare sector increased by approximately 29,000 jobs in October, while the national unemployment rate grew to 10.2 percent, according to recent data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A new California HealthCare Foundation report reveals that the rate of increase of children's health coverage has slowed considerably in the wake of the national economic crisis and state funding cuts of recent years.

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced a $10.6 million Medicaid provider payment cut Tuesday.

A New Jersey company is looking to help children's hospitals with implementing and managing 340B drug discount programs.

Jordan Hospital, a not-for-profit hospital in Plymouth, Mass., has installed a new denials management tool and is now using a complete revenue cycle product suite in its business office.

The median profit margin of U.S. hospitals increased from near zero in the third quarter of 2008 to more than 8 percent in the second quarter of 2009, according to a study published Monday by Thomson Reuters.