Here are facility, revenue and payroll statistics for healthcare facilities based on 2007 Census data.
The Latest
UnitedHealthcare and WellPoint, the nation's first- and second-largest health insurers, are getting tough in rate negotiations with hospitals and physicians, and WellPoint says employers are backing it up.
In the next decade, physician supply won't keep up with rising demand for physician services, according to a 2008 report by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration. The HRSA report projected trends in physician supply and demand from 2005-2020.
Fifteen states have opted out of the physician supervision requirement for certified registered nurse anesthetists. Note: States listed in alphabetical order.
Based on research studies and federal funding estimates for an electronic health record system of no particular brand name, installing an EHR system can generate as much as $1.7 million per physician in cost savings or new revenue over five…
The American Medical Association offered recommendations on immediate actions the Obama administration can take to curb fraud in the healthcare system at a day-long summit sponsored by the federal government, according to an AMA news release.
Indianapolis-based Browning has asked the Carmel (Ind.) Redevelopment Commission to commit $4 million in commercial property tax dollars to a 38-acre development that includes medical facilities, according to a report in the Carmel Star.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class I recall of Exel/Exelint Huber needles, Exel/Exelint Huber Infusion Sets and Exel/Exelint "Securetouch+" Safety Huber Infusion Sets, manufactured by Nipro Medical Corporation for Exelint International Corporation, according to an FDA…
Nurse Anesthetists Week is taking place from Jan. 24-30, according to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists.
Allied Physicians Surgery Center in South Bend, Ind., marked its 100,000th case in Dec. 2009 and will celebrate its tenth anniversary on Feb. 14, according to a report by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce.