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Georgia Hospital Health Services, a subsidiary of the Georgia Hospital Association, has selected a Web-based benchmarking tool to help its member hospitals analyze how effectively they use space in key revenue generating areas.

Contrary to popular belief, Health 2.0 isn’t just for patients. Entrepreneurs are leveraging its tools and services to drive administrative efficiency for hospitals.

Hospitals participating in the Premier healthcare alliance’s QUEST: High Performing Hospitals national collaborative have saved an estimated 8,043 lives and $577 million in one year, according to an analysis from Premier.

UMass Memorial Health Care, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Catholic Healthcare West are investing millions of dollars in multi-year healthcare IT initiatives.

Though medical professionals continue to be the key decision-makers and influencers on drug formularies, hospitals executives are gaining in stature on these agreements, a new study has found.

Interview with Russ Rudish, Vice Chairman and Health Care Providers Sector Leader, Deloitte & Touche, LLP (New York)

Commentary by Scott MacKenzie, CEO of Passport Health Communications in Franklin, Tenn.

Commentary By Mike Alkire, president of Premier Purchasing Partners

Monthly editorial from Healthcare Finance News Editor Richard Pizzi

America’s annual healthcare bill could be reduced by $600 billion to $850 billion if the nation learns how to reduce wasteful spending, according to a new report by Thomson Reuters.