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Rural healthcare advocate to head HRSA Cardiac conditions lead personal health spending Physicians will receive incentives for EHR use New York leads states in long-term care spending

Outpatient surgery visits increased 67 percent between 1996 and 2006 to 34.7 million a year, according the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC says reimbursement changes helped lead to the increase.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced a 60-day delay of the effective date of the Competitive Bidding Interim Final Rule, to April 18, 2009.

If every American had a patient-centered medical home, healthcare costs would likely decrease by 5.6 percent, resulting in a national savings of $67 billion per year.

IRS issues report on hospital community benefit Hospital credit ratings tank in 4th quarter Iowa hospital announces hiring & salary freeze Hospital employment climbs slightly in January

New Jersey’s hospitals are reporting sharp hits to their bottom lines, a drain on cash reserves and an increase in layoffs, according to a statewide survey conducted by the New Jersey Hospital Association.

The University of Southern California and Tenet Healthcare Corp. have signed a definitive agreement for USC to acquire the USC University Hospital and USC Norris Cancer Hospital.

Oregon hospitals claim that they will face almost $400 million in losses over the next two years under the 2009-2011 budget proposal presented to Oregon lawmakers by the state’s governor, Ted Kulongoski.

Allina Hospitals and Clinics has negotiated an agreement with the Minnesota Nurses Association to ensure adequate nurse staffing in the event of a natural disaster, catastrophic event, pandemic illness or response to terrorism.

Record Medicaid caseloads, cuts in payment rates and skyrocketing uncompensated care are putting heavy financial burdens on hospitals in Michigan and Georgia.