Richard Pizzi
According to a survey from the American Hospital Association, the "capital crunch" and the recession are severely restricting U.S. hospitals in obtaining funds to upgrade their facilities or invest in new clinical and information technologies.
A new Commonwealth Fund report finds that policies in Switzerland and the Netherlands that achieve near-universal healthcare coverage and low administrative costs can help inform the U.S. healthcare reform debate.
The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania hailed a new report by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council that shows a significant decline in infections contracted during hospitalization.
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is opening the company's first retail outlet in Mount Pleasant, S.C. BCBS of South Carolina will offer insurance for individuals as well as children's policies at the store.
A new report from the Noblis Center for Health Innovation, a non-profit healthcare advisory firm, has found that hospitals and health systems are cutting back on both capital spending and unprofitable services as a result of the economic crisis.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan plans to cut as many as 1,000 jobs and seek state approval to raise rates on its individual health insurance products.
A new survey of community clinics in California reveals that the statewide shortage of allied health workers is putting a great strain on these nonprofit health organizations.
The Rite Aid Corporation and nine subsidiaries in eight states have agreed to pay $5 million in civil penalties to settle allegations of violations of the federal Controlled Substances Act.Ac...
Employment at U.S. hospitals rose 0.25 percent in December 2008 to a seasonally adjusted 4,711,300 people, according to a report from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics last week.The repo...
The University of Chicago Medical Center will undergo a major restructuring that will trim $100 million in expenses - equivalent to 7 percent of its annual budget - and include the elimination of top...