Richard Pizzi

Mercy Hospital and Medical Center has saved $570,000 over three years on new energy contracts by participating in online pricing events.

Financial executives at most U.S. hospitals were happy to see 2009 come to a close. While the healthcare industry fared better than the economy at large, hospital costs increased at rates higher than revenues, straining operating and total margins.

Editorial by Healthcare Finance News Editor Richard Pizzi

Can healthcare organizations improve project management in a time of limited financial resources? David Shore, co-director of the certificate program in project management in healthcare at the Harvard University School of Public Health, asked panelists this question during the recent World Health Care Leadership Summit on Project and Portfolio Management in Boston.

The West Penn Allegheny Health System, a Pittsburgh-based, six-hospital health system, has cut 213 full-time jobs in its hospitals and corporate offices.

The HealthSouth Corporation has signed an agreement to sell HealthSouth Rehabilitation of Baton Rouge, La., to another facility in the region, Baton Rouge Rehabilitation Hospital.

AtlantiCare in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., and Heartland Health in St. Joseph, Mo., have won the 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

The academic medical practice at George Washington University has chosen a vendor to provide real-time adjudication and processing of electronic claims transactions at its Washington, D.C., facilities.

Online advertised vacancies for healthcare practitioners and support personnel rose significantly in December, according to a report released this week.

A new report from the Missouri Department of Insurance shows healthcare providers across the state are dealing with significant payment delays in claims filed with insurance companies for treatment of patients.