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Future is present August 30, 2010 Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has always been regarded as a bit of a prophet.
Expanding their horizons August 30, 2010 Modern Healthcare's seventh annual Group Purchasing Survey shows that GPOs continue to diversify their offerings of services beyond traditional supplier contracting in an effort to address the growing demands of their members, who are grappling with a healthcare system under reform.
Medical chopper crash claims three in Ark. August 31, 2010 Three air ambulance crew members from the company Air Evac Lifeteam were killed early Tuesday morning after the helicopter they were flying crashed near Clinton, Ark., about 80 miles north of Little Rock.
Thomson Reuters snags data analytics outfit September 01, 2010 Thomson Reuters, an information broker, media company and a provider of research and data analysis for healthcare and other industries, announced it acquired Healthcare Data Management, a firm specializing in healthcare data analytics for self-insured health benefits plans.
FDA seeks to address industry concerns about device-approval process August 31, 2010 Officials at the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices and Radiological Health attempted to reassure medical devicemakers and other stakeholders that the agency's efforts to overhaul the medical-device approval process will result in an improved system.
For vets, records at the click of a blue button September 01, 2010 The Veterans Affairs Department, which has been a pacesetter in healthcare information technology for more than 30 years, is proving to be a role model once more. This time it is giving patients easier access to their own health information.The New York-based Markle Foundation's Connecting for...
Former Spectranetics execs face charges August 31, 2010 Three former executives of device company Spectranetics have been indicted on charges involving a scheme to import unapproved medical devices into the U.S.
Carolinas HealthCare System acquires Heart Group September 01, 2010 Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte, said it has acquired a 10-physician cardiology group and merged it into its existing cardiology practice. Heart Group of the Carolinas is now part of the system's Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
CCHIT, Drummond Group eager to get to business August 31, 2010 "Relief." It's the first word that came out of Karen Bell's mouth when asked how she felt about Monday's big news.HHS had tapped the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology, of which Bell serves as chairwoman, as one of the first two organizations qualified to test and certify...
Tampa system to merge with Adventist September 01, 2010 The wave of merger-and-acquisition activity among Florida hospitals continued Wednesday as a three-hospital system in the Tampa Bay area announced it has completed plans to merge with the ever-expanding Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare.
100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare - 2010 (text list) August 23, 2010 Modern Healthcare's 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare for 2010: 1. Barack Obama President of the United States, Washington2. Kathleen Sebelius Secretary,HHS,Washington 3. Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House (D-Calif.),U.S. House of Representatives,Washington
Dallas architecture firm acquires Beijing outfit August 31, 2010 RTKL Associates, a Dallas-based architecture, engineering and planning firm, has acquired AHS International, a Beijing-based healthcare-architecture practice. Terms were not disclosed, but the deal is described as being “structured as a simple asset purchase.”
FDA announces new performance initiative September 01, 2010 The Food and Drug Administration has launched a new performance-measure initiative that will allow the general public to track how well the agency is doing in meeting key goals.
Allscripts completes Eclipsys acquisition September 01, 2010 Electronic health records systems developer Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions has announced the completion of its acquisition of Eclipsys Corp., also an EHR systems developer.
Kinslow lands CEO post at Aria Health August 31, 2010 Aria Health named Kathleen Kinslow to succeed outgoing president and CEO Roy Powell, who will step down in November after roughly 14 years as the Philadelphia hospital's chief executive.
Caregivers should be required to have flu shots, group says August 31, 2010 Flu vaccination of healthcare personnel is a patient-safety concern practice that should be a condition of both initial and continued employment at healthcare facilities, according to a position paper released by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, or SHEA.
Frick to retire from CEO post at Independence Blue Cross August 31, 2010 Joseph Frick is retiring as president and CEO of Independence Blue Cross, effective Dec. 15. Daniel Hilferty, executive vice president and president of Health Markets at the Philadelphia-based insurer, has been chosen as successor.
Two-year sentence for ex-City of Angels CEO September 01, 2010 A former Los Angeles hospital CEO was sentenced to two years in prison for paying kickbacks to fill beds with homeless Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
Dixon named CEO of Chesapeake Regional September 01, 2010 Wynn Dixon, 63, has been named Chesapeake Regional Medical Center's chief executive officer by the Chesapeake Hospital Authority.
LifePoint completes Sumner deal September 01, 2010 LifePoint Hospitals, a publicly traded health system based in Brentwood, Tenn., closed on its deal to acquire Sumner Regional Health Systems, a tax-exempt system that filed for bankruptcy in late April. LifePoint's deal to acquire Sumner Regional, which will be renamed HighPoint Health System, was...
Not an exact science August 30, 2010 The extensive changes to federal reimbursement, the healthcare safety net and insurance regulation anticipated under health reform have left industry executives scrambling to project what will happen to revenue and expenses in the coming decade.
Minn. agencies ordered to shun reform push August 31, 2010 Citing an “unwise” federal takeover of healthcare, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has ordered all of his state executive agencies to refuse to participate in optional programs and provisions included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Podcast: Kaiser Family Foundation's Drew Altman on challenges ahead under reform August 23, 2010 In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Rebecca Vesely talks with Drew Altman, president and CEO of the Kaiser Family Foundation. Altman, a perennial on Modern Healthcare's 100 Most Powerful rankings, discusses changes he's seen and challenges ahead under healthcare reform.
Looking back won't move us forward August 31, 2010 The country has made a decision that basic healthcare is essential for all of our citizens. To get there, we need to change how we function; to break the mold and look beyond our own wallets and folklore about the “American Way.”
The 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare August 23, 2010 Modern Healthcare's ninth annual ranking of the 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare—as decided by the magazine's readers—is topped with people who are spearheading implementation of the sweeping new healthcare reform law and pressing forward with other big regulatory...
Select Medical completes Regency acquisition September 01, 2010 Select Medical Holdings Corp., a specialty-hospital owner based in Mechanicsburg, Pa., has completed its acquisition of long-term acute-care company Regency Hospital Co.
Feds appeal order blocking stem-cell research August 31, 2010 The Obama administration has appealed a federal judge's order that undercuts federally funded embryonic stem-cell research.
Specialty Hospitals wants United Medical back September 01, 2010 Specialty Hospitals of America is asking a Washington judge to return its ownership of United Medical Center from the District of Columbia, arguing the district council botched a foreclosure on the property that allowed the government to buy the struggling hospital at auction in July.
Regulators extend their reign August 23, 2010 This year, call it “regulation domination.” Modern Healthcare's ninth annual ranking of the 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare—as decided by the magazine's readers—is topped with people who are spearheading implementation of the sweeping new healthcare reform law and...
ProAssurance to buy Texas insurer September 01, 2010 ProAssurance Corp., a medical-liability company based in Birmingham, Ala., has agreed to pay $32.50 a share to acquire the Austin, Texas-based medical-liability insurer American Physicians Service Group.
Video Interview: Former MedPAC Chairman Jay Crosson on ACOs August 09, 2010 Modern Healthcare Editor David Burda discusses accountable care organizations with Jay Crosson, senior advisor for health policy for the Permanente Medical Group and former vice chairman of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
Frozen August 30, 2010 Wonder and disappointment. Two constants in the world of science, both were felt last week after a judge's ruling closed off millions of federal dollars for human embryonic stem-cell research and threatened the future of this field of scientific study.
On-site shortsighted August 30, 2010 As the CMS continues to tinker with its policy regarding physician supervision of services being provided in hospital outpatient departments, smaller providers say they may not have the manpower to comply with the latest revisions.
Reporting of healthcare-associated infections applauded and other news . . . August 30, 2010 Kudos to the CMS and Modern Healthcare for calling attention to the need for more standardized reporting of healthcare-associated infections to help identify and prevent them (“The infection connection,” Aug. 9, p. 6).
Hospital-Physician Relations August 31, 2010 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act along with other economic forces will dramatically change the way hospitals and physicians work with one another. To help measure that change, Modern Healthcare in partnership with Press Ganey is conducting an industry-wide survey on hospital-physician...
First to act August 30, 2010 States are beginning to set up the necessary infrastructures to implement provisions of the federal health reform law, and California is first out of the gate.
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