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By Richard Pizzi | 11:50 am | October 20, 2010
The Massachusetts Medical Society's annual Physician Workforce Study shows a fifth consecutive year of primary care physician shortages as well as shortages in 10 of 18 physician specialties across the state.
By Molly Merrill | 11:20 am | October 20, 2010
Patients treated at five-star-rated hospitals had a 72 percent lower risk of dying compared to those at one-star-rated hospitals, according to a study by the healthcare ratings organization HealthGrades.
By Eric Wicklund | 10:01 am | October 20, 2010
Management Health Solutions, a Fairfield, Conn.-based developer of business solutions announced Tuesday the acquisition of Hospital Inventories Specialists, a Tampa, Fla.-based provider of inventory management solutions and analytical services.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 02:42 pm | October 19, 2010
The Department of Justice has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, alleging that provisions of its agreements with hospitals raise hospital prices, prevent other insurers from entering the marketplace and discourage discounts.
By Diana Manos | 11:42 am | October 19, 2010
Executives at Sentara Healthcare, a Norfolk, Va.-based health system, have announced they saved $3.4 million in employee healthcare coverage costs by implementing an aggressive three-year wellness program.
By Eric Wicklund | 11:27 am | October 19, 2010
A new agreement with the Medical Group Management Association will give MedAssets access to thousands of group practices around the nation who are in need of GPO services.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:14 am | October 19, 2010
The credit quality of California’s non-profit hospitals remains strong despite the local severity of the economic downturn and the state's unique operating mandates, according to a new report by Fitch Ratings.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:09 am | October 19, 2010
The Department of Justice has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, alleging that provisions of its agreements with hospitals raise hospital prices, prevent other insurers from entering the marketplace and discourage discounts.
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:02 pm | October 18, 2010
The nation could save about $3.5 trillion over the next 25 years by expanding coordinated care programs in Medicare and Medicaid, according to a new analysis by the UnitedHealth Group's Center for Health Reform & Modernization.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:02 pm | October 18, 2010
The nation could save about $3.5 trillion over the next 25 years by expanding coordinated care programs in Medicare and Medicaid, according to a new analysis by the UnitedHealth Group's Center for Health Reform & Modernization.