Stephanie Bouchard
The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has certified a class action lawsuit against one of the world's largest distributors of pharmaceuticals. The San Francisco-based McKesson Corporation has been accused of inflating the prices of hundreds of brand-name prescription drugs, including some of the most prescribed, such as Prozac and Lipitor.
In a return to the public domain, HCA Holdings has announced an initial public offering of 126.2 million shares of common stock, which began trading Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange at $30 per share.
Two national providers of healthcare services to correctional institutions have announced plans to merge.
Nearly half of healthcare professionals participating in Beacon Partners' 2011 Healthcare Reform Study think repealing healthcare reform will negatively impact patient care.
The Health Industry Group Purchasing Association has called Medtronic's cancellation of some of its largest group purchasing organization contracts "nothing short of an attack on America's hospitals."
The Quality Institute of the Ohio Hospital Association and the Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio have launched the Northwest Ohio Hospital Quality Collaborative, designed to bring together hospital administrators, physicians and other clinicians to share best practices to improve patient safety and outcomes.
Loyola University Chicago and Trinity Health of Novi, Mich., have announced plans to consolidate Trinity and the university’s wholly-owned subsidiary, the Loyola University Health System.
The National Quality Forum has endorsed 21 measures to be used in caring for long-term residents and short-term patients at nursing homes. These measures will be used in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Nursing Home Compare, an online database used by consumers to compare more than 17,000 nursing homes nationwide.
Cardinal Health has joined the Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay Transport Partnership, a program in which the EPA and industry leaders work together to reduce greenhouse gases and air pollution.
The Joint Commission is considering a new primary care home designation as an add-on to its ambulatory care accreditation program and is soliciting input on the additional requirements.