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By Bernie Monegain, Contributing Editor, and Fred Bazzoli, Editor A six-month government investigation has led to charges that a company with an extensive database of healthcare bi...

WASHINGTON – Premier, Inc. recently announced results of a study on Medicare hospital pay-for- performance revealing improved quality of care, lower costs and declining patient mortality rates....

CHICAGO – The American Medical Association continues to come out swinging against the latest step in the consolidation in the health insurance market. The Chicago-based professiona...

BENTONVILLE, AR - Wal-Mart is partnering with local hospital systems to open co-branded clinics across the country that officials say will tout greater savings for all involved. Wal-Mart...

DOJ JOINS Whistleblower suits against 3 hospitals The U.S. Department of Justice has announced its collaboration with three whistleblowers in two lawsuits against three New Jersey hos...

ELYRIA, OH – EMH Regional Healthcare System and Columbus Regional Hospital will tackle bad debt issues using TransUnion’s Healthcare Revenue Cycle Platform, which is designed to streamline...

NEW YORK – An appeals court ruling in New York may throw into question whether physicians with admitting privileges could be considered employees of the hospitals at which they have privileges....

CHEYENNE, WY – In early 2004, the Wyoming Department of Health began developing a program within Medicaid (EqualityCare) to improve the health management of its population, regardless of...

THERE ARE GOOD WAYS to restrain healthcare spending. And then there are ways that are you don’t even dare mention, not in polite company. This column could be construed as coming...

ALPHARETTA, GA – MedAssets Inc., which became a publicly owned company in mid-December through an initial public offering of stock, is making some noise. That’s quite a cont...