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During the first quarter of 2011, $54.4 billion was spent to finance mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare industry, up 65 percent from the $32.9 billion spent in the first quarter of 2010, according to a new report from Irving Levin Associates.
The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System has been awarded $50 million to expand solar panels on rooftop buildings and carports in support of energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives.
Amedisys, a Louisiana-based home health and hospice company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Beacon Hospice.
The Customer Operations Performance Center, a Florida-based customer service and benchmarking company, has released findings from its first Healthcare Industry Benchmark Study.
While patient experience is a top priority for hospital executives it is still largely undefined finds a new study by the Beryl Institute, an organization advocating for better patient experiences within the healthcare system.
Health insurance provider Highmark plans to launch a two-year, patient-centered medical home pilot project.
The TriZetto Group announced Monday a new performance lab in which the company is using IBM hardware to test the scalability of its software applications for payers.
The Tenet Healthcare Corporation has received a revised proposal from Community Health Systems to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Tenet for $6 per share in cash.
As the economy perks up, it appears that rates of physician turnover rise with it. For the first time since 2008, physician turnover has increased, reminding medical groups of the delicate balance between physician supply and demand.
The Engineering Services Network, an Arlington, Va.-based developer of engineering and technology solutions, has won a $4.2 million VistA Financial Annual Enhancements contract to improve the way in which the U.S. department of Veterans Affairs tracks costs and manages claims and billing for its health system.