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By Richard Pizzi | 11:05 am | July 13, 2009
A $270 million, 12-story hospital will open on 135 acres in central Florida this week.
By Richard Pizzi | 12:50 pm | July 10, 2009
Resurrection Health Care of Chicago has signed an agreement to implement software that will help it deal with the federal government's Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) initiative.
By Richard Pizzi | 12:18 pm | July 10, 2009
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York State’s First Lady Michelle Paterson and hospital officials recently cut the ribbon on a new two-story trauma and emergency room building for Staten Island University Hospital.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:54 am | July 10, 2009
Skyrocketing prescription drug prices are stinging Illinois residents over the age 50 - forcing nearly 20 percent to cut back on the basics, like food and utilities, in order to afford needed medications, according to a recent AARP survey.
By Diana Manos | 11:48 am | July 10, 2009
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday it will release $350 million in preparedness grants to help state and local public health programs prepare for the H1N1 flu, or swine flu.
By Richard Pizzi | 10:12 am | July 10, 2009
The NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan has received a $100 million gift from the Druckenmiller Foundation to establish a state-of-the-art neuroscience institute.
By Diana Manos | 11:40 am | July 09, 2009
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Thursday it has posted new ratings on 4,000 hospitals on its "Hospital Compare" website, including new mortality and readmission data.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:37 am | July 09, 2009
Fulfilling a demand for both traditional and advanced refractive vision correction treatments will propel the ophthalmology market to become one of the largest healthcare sectors over the next ten years, according to a report by life science market research publisher Kalorama Information.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:34 am | July 09, 2009
Scottsdale Healthcare, based in Scottsdale, Ariz., has signed a deal with the Dallas-based cost management firm Broadlane to help manage the $9 million annual workforce spend at the health system's three acute care hospitals.
By Chip Means | 11:03 am | July 09, 2009
Document management and the advantages of automating documenting procedures are the focus of the the July 2009 Product Spotlight.