Richard Pizzi

After four months of discussion, South Dakota-based Sanford Health and the North Dakota based MeritCare Health System have announced plans to merge, creating one of the country's largest integrated healthcare systems.

The University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics opened a new patient care pavilion and $200 million expansion project this week.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a $26 million contract to a San Francisco firm to construct a new 80-bed acute psychiatric facility at VA's Palo Alto Health Care System in California.

The Medicare program could save $11.6 billion to $18 billion in diagnostic imaging costs over the next 10 years by implementing a radiology benefit management program, according to a new report.

The Medical Banking Project has created a new legislative platform to guide discussions with policy makers as Congress readies new healthcare legislation.

Salaries are on the rise for nurses, pharmacists, physical therapists, home health aides and occupational therapists, according to recent employer survey data.

Approximately 12 percent of all front-line managers in healthcare are seriously overleveraged, according to a recent white paper.

The Clark County (Ind.) Council approved a $52 million bond agreement with Clark Memorial Hospital in Jeffersonville, Ind., this week that will allow the hospital to sell bonds for the value of the property and buy them back over time.

Overall hospital prices increased 0.1 percent in June, and were 2.8 percent higher than a year ago, according to data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Temple University Health System in Philadelphia has selected a new provider of supply chain management and procurement services to help manage approximately $150 million in annual spending.