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By Richard Pizzi | 12:00 am | August 08, 2008
Life sciences companies globally are turning to e-clinical solutions in order to improve inefficiencies and cut costs during the most expensive phase of drug development, says a new report.Th...
By Fred Bazzoli | 12:00 am | August 08, 2008
The Los Angeles city attorney and federal officials have filed charges against three hospitals, their executives and several others, charging that they recruited homeless individuals to receive unnece...
By Molly Merrill | 12:00 am | August 07, 2008
National health insurer Humana, Inc. has signed a $245 million deal with Knoxville, Tenn.-based Covenant Health to acquire its subsidiary, PHP Companies, Inc., which does business as Cariten Healthcar...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:00 am | August 07, 2008
Combating medical infections in healthcare settings is proving to be profitable for Cardinal Health, which is considering splitting its clinical and medical products units off from the troubled - and...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | August 07, 2008
Americans are so dissatisfied with their healthcare system that 82 percent think it should be rebuilt, according to a new survey by The Commonwealth Fund. Payment reform is among the strategies...
By Molly Merrill | 12:00 am | August 06, 2008
Managed healthcare company Molina Healthcare Inc., has signed a $42 million deal to acquire Florida NetPASS, LLC, to further extend itself into the Medicaid market.In connection with the tran...
By Molly Merrill | 12:00 am | August 06, 2008
In hopes of reaping both economical and environmental benefits, Marshall Medical Center in Cameron Park, Calif., will install a photovoltaic solar system to power its campus.MMC will use Sola...
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | August 06, 2008
The government could save lives and cut costs if it made it more difficult to launch a new medication, according to a new study.The study, conducted by Duke University and published August 5...
By Patty Enrado | 12:00 am | August 05, 2008
Through the Calhoun County "Pathways to Health" initiative, the community of Battle Creek, Mich., has been refining and applying a chronic care model to improve clinical outcomes, boost heal...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | August 05, 2008
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and their subsidiaries (KFHP/H) reported total operating revenue of $10.1 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, compared to $9.4...