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By Chelsey Ledue | 06:06 pm | October 02, 2009
A recent study concludes that retail clinics provide quality care at lower costs and equal or better quality than other urgent care options.
By Chelsey Ledue | 06:04 pm | October 02, 2009
Many physicians aren’t sure if the financial incentives for electronic health record adoption in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will be enough to positively affect their practices, according to a recent survey.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 06:01 pm | October 02, 2009
Northwest Hospital & Medical Center, a 281-bed acute care hospital, has agreed to an expanded affiliation with the University of Washington Medicine health system.
By Richard Pizzi | 06:00 pm | October 02, 2009
The Hospital Corporation of America is going green.
By Richard Pizzi | 04:04 pm | October 02, 2009
Duke University Health System is moving forward with the construction of a state-of-the-art Cancer Center and the new Duke Medicine Pavilion, a major expansion of surgery and critical care services at Duke University Hospital.
By Richard Pizzi | 03:49 pm | October 02, 2009
Hospitals are growing concerned about the increase in a new strain of hospital-acquired infections, or HAIs. A study released in September by Arlington Medical Resources (AMR) and Decision Resources, found that a relapse or recurrence of Clostridium difficile infections in the hospital setting is difficult to treat.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 03:21 pm | October 02, 2009
Commentary by Thomas Green, CEO of Lancaster Pollard
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 03:17 pm | October 02, 2009
NewsMaker Interview with Peter Bastone, chief executive officer at Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center in Madison Vejo, Calif.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 02:56 pm | October 02, 2009
Commentary by Judy Bielawski, of the Dickson Company.
By Richard Pizzi | 02:37 pm | October 02, 2009
October Editorial by Editor Richard Pizzi