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By Richard Pizzi | 11:17 am | March 17, 2009
Kaiser Permanente is cutting 860 information technology jobs nationwide under a realignment that includes a $500 million deal giving IBM management duties at Kaiser's medical records data centers.
By Richard Pizzi | 10:37 am | March 17, 2009
An incremental healthcare reform model, exemplified by the creation of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, is not bold enough for broad-based reform that would create universal coverage, according to a new study.
By Richard Pizzi | 09:58 am | March 17, 2009
Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., laid off 240 doctors, nurses and other workers on Monday.
By Richard Pizzi | 10:20 am | March 16, 2009
Margaret Hamburg, MD, a former New York City health commissioner, is President Barack Obama's nominee for Food and Drug Administration commissioner.
By Richard Pizzi | 12:05 pm | March 13, 2009
A majority of large U.S. employers remain confident they will continue to offer healthcare benefits to workers 10 years from now, according to a new survey.
By Richard Pizzi | 08:11 am | March 13, 2009
A new survey by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania reveals that the economic environment for the state's general acute-care hospitals has not improved since the end of 2008 - and in some areas has worsened.
By Richard Pizzi | 10:17 am | March 12, 2009
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has selected 16 hospitals to participate in the first two cohorts of a collaborative project engaging nurses and other frontline staff to improve the quality of patient care.
By Richard Pizzi | 10:56 am | March 11, 2009
The National Institutes of Health announced Tuesday that applications are now available for $1.5 billion in grants funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
By Richard Pizzi | 10:32 am | March 11, 2009
As economic difficulties continue to hit hospitals hard, two Milwaukee-area health systems have decided to share certain hospital-based physician services in an attempt to save money.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:03 am | March 10, 2009
Emory University is suspending its $1.5 billion medical expansion project due to concerns about the deteriorating economy.