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Too many admissions at a hospital at one time can put patients at risk, but a new study suggests that "controlled entry" of patients can reduce variations in occupancy rates and boost patient safety.

HASCO Medical, a Mobile, Ala.-based managed healthcare provider serving patients in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi, has purchased Mobility Freedom and Wheelchair Vans of America, both based in Florida.

Medco Health Solutions and Verizon Wireless have created a pharmacy app that allows users to access their drug history and look for lower-cost alternatives to prescription drugs.

Federal officials have announced three new accountable care organization initiatives that they say could save Medicare $430 million over the next three years.

Employers can expect to see an 8.5 percent increase in healthcare costs in 2012, a slight increase from the 8 percent increase expected this year, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute.

More than 700 Florida medical providers have recently enrolled in The Center for the Advancement of Health IT (AHIT), a regional extension center program, to receive help implementing electronic health record systems and achieving meaningful use.

Economic growth is expected to continue in the United States throughout the remainder of 2011, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in their spring 2011 Semiannual Economic Forecast.

Texas-based LifeCare Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the HealthSouth Corporation's long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) for $120 million.

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration faces a tight deadline to get a Medicaid waiver as it looks to transition Medicaid to a managed care program.

Chicago-area and Wisconsin residents are protesting Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wisc.) plan to cut Medicare and Medicaid benefits.