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By Eric Wicklund | 10:05 am | June 02, 2010
An Ohio-based nursing home management company has signed an agreement to take over five bankrupt nursing homes in Georgia, continuing its national effort to acquire and rehabilitate underperforming or badly managed facilities.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:59 am | June 01, 2010
As many as 13,000 registered nurses from hospitals throughout California issued a one-day strike notice Friday over patient care shortcomings at their facilities.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:52 am | June 01, 2010
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina's large-group customers will be offered assistance in setting up onsite employee health centers.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:36 am | June 01, 2010
AHA Solutions, a subsidiary of the American Hospital Association, has launched the 2010 version of its Patient Flow Challenges Assessment, a survey for hospitals that offers insights into patient throughput and capacity management issues.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:30 am | June 01, 2010
The Association of Community Pharmacists is challenging Congress to fix what it calls are hidden fees and abusive practices by the pharmacy benefit management industry.
By Eric Wicklund | 10:24 am | June 01, 2010
A global bidding war is shaping up between some of the world's largest private equity groups for Australia's second-largest hospital owner.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:53 am | May 28, 2010
Intercare Health Systems, formerly the City of Angels Medical Center, will pay a $10 million consent judgment stemming from an alleged Medicare and Medi-Cal fraud scheme in Los Angeles.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:30 am | May 28, 2010
Americans' confidence in their ability to access and pay for healthcare rose in April after dipping in February and March, according to Thomson Reuters.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:21 am | May 28, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has instructed its contractors to hold claims containing services paid under the Medicare physician fee schedule for the first 10 business days of June.
By Eric Wicklund | 11:07 am | May 28, 2010
A new study out of Brandeis University estimates that Americans spend billions of dollars each year on medical care for treatment of conditions that are simply part of being human.