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By Richard Pizzi | 12:00 am | November 10, 2008
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose 0.22 percent in October to a seasonally adjusted 4,686,500 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last week.Employment at hospitals grew 10,...
By Richard Pizzi | 12:00 am | November 10, 2008
The Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration has signed a five-year, $44 million deal with Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., to administer a Third Party Liability program for the state's Medicai...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | November 07, 2008
athenahealth, which focuses on helping physician practices handle the business side of the house, has recorded a 35 percent increase in revenue for the third quarter.Total revenue for the thr...
By Richard Pizzi | 12:00 am | November 07, 2008
The Minnesota branch of the Mayo Clinic is closing its clinical trials unit and immediately cutting 30 jobs.Mayo officials announced they would close the 100-person Mayo Clinical Trial Servic...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:00 am | November 07, 2008
Express Scripts, a St. Louis-based provider of pharmacy benefit management services, has notified the FBI of an apparent extortion attempt possibly involving millions of patient records.Compa...
By Richard Pizzi | 12:00 am | November 07, 2008
Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton, Va., recently opened an expanded emergency department, the last step in a $60 million project that featured renovations to 95 percent of the facility.The Richm...
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | November 07, 2008
Key Congressional leaders say they are "ready to roll" on passing healthcare reform legislation early next year.At a Thursday briefing hosted by Families USA, Michael Myers, on staf...
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | November 07, 2008
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has granted the state of Minnesota a waiver that will ensure 18,000 parents remain eligible for MinnesotaCare health insurance. The state will receive...
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | November 06, 2008
The Tenet Healthcare Corp. has formed a wholly owned operating subsidiary, Conifer Health Solutions, Inc., which will offer a full range of revenue cycle management and patient communication services....
By Richard Pizzi | 12:00 am | November 06, 2008
Voters in Dallas County, Texas, overwhelmingly approved a bond measure on Tuesday that would replace 54-year-old Parkland Memorial Hospital with a larger, modern facility.The $747 million bon...