Richard Pizzi

The University of Michigan Health System has announced a hiring freeze for non-patient care jobs in its hospitals and health centers unit.UMHS has also asked certain non-patient care departme...

Tenet Healthcare Corp. missed analysts' earnings estimates and shares plummeted more than 25 percent Tuesday after it reported dismal third-quarter results that were only slightly helped by the sale o...

Louisiana's $7 billion-plus Medicaid program will need another $450 million in the next budget year just to retain the status quo, the state's health secretary said this week.Department of He...

The West Penn Allegheny Health System posted an operating loss of almost $94 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, according to unaudited financial results that were released Monday.The...

A southwestern Pennsylvania hospital is planning a $3 million renovation that will include expanding its emergency room and creating a new specialized surgical care area.Cindy Cowie, chief ex...

The state of Wisconsin has reached preliminary agreement with the federal government for a five-year federal waiver allowing the state to expand its BadgerCare Plus healthcare plan.Under the...

Three pharmaceutical companies will have to pay at least $7.3 million to the state of Missouri after a St. Louis jury found they overcharged Medicaid for prescription drugs.According to the...

The Maryland Hospital Association has completed the competitive bidding process for an electronic data interchange provider for the state's hospitals.The MHA hopes to advance the development...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced a final rule establishing Medicare payment and policy changes for services in hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical cente...

The Western Maryland Health System plans to implement Web-based infection control and pharmacy modules at its two campuses to prevent healthcare-associated infections, optimize antibiotic use and redu...