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A total of 233 mergers and acquisitions were announced in the healthcare industry during the second quarter of 2010, up 7 percent from the 218 deals announced in the prior quarter.
CDPH, a New York insurance plan, will invest $1 million in 21 area primary care and pediatric practices to participate in the second phase of the plan's IT-based medical home initiative.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday $51 million in grants to help states launch health insurance exchanges.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will begin to make meaningful use incentive payments to eligible physicians and hospitals as early as May 2011, according to a senior CMS official.
Employers lack adequate data from third-party providers to effectively manage their health benefits costs, says a new report from the Healthcare Performance Management Institute.
Kindred Healthcare has opened a new hospital in Folsom, Calif., and expanded its homecare and hospice business in Boston and Denver.
Physicians estimate the cost of defensive medicine to be between 26 percent and 34 percent of annual total healthcare costs, according to a new online survey.
Vestar Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired the independent healthcare ratings firm HealthGrades for approximately $294 million.
Healthcare and healthcare policy leaders say the lack of incentives and current financial interests of providers and other stakeholders are barriers to moving healthcare toward more integrated and accountable delivery models, according to a new survey.
The Rite Aid Corporation and 40 affiliated companies have agreed to pay $1 million to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule.