Cambridge Health Alliance plans to close facilities and layoff employees, according to the Boston Business Journal.
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Healthcare observers were split between the November elections and the economic downturn as their choices for the top hospital stories of the years. Both impacted hospitals in multiple ways and will continue to exert influence on hospital finances and operations…
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Two American ASC firms are partnering with a Bahrain-based healthcare organization to build ASCs and surgical hospitals in the Middle East.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) of North Carolina has launched a free, online survey tool in partnership with Zagat and WellPoint that allows BCBS of North Carolina customers to rate their experiences with physicians, according to a BCBS of…
Currently, there are three primary ownership models in the ASC industry: Independent (100 percent physician ownership); Selling a minority stake to a corporate partner (e.g., 70 percent physician-owned; 30 percent corporate-owned), Selling a majority stake (e.g., 49 percent physician-owned; 51…
As unemployment rises and the country's recession continues, many states are seeing increases in Medicaid applications as tax revenues are falling below projections, according to The Associated Press.
The Center for Outpatient Surgery at Abbott Northwestern’s Sartell (Minn.) Outpatient Center is closing in January due to the struggling economy and reimbursement rates that were not sufficient to cover the costs of running the center, according to a report…
The Center for Outpatient Surgery at Abbott Northwestern’s Sartell (Minn.) Outpatient Center is closing in January due to the struggling economy and reimbursement rates that were not sufficient to cover the costs of running the center, according to a report…
Maintaining "normothermia" (the condition of normal body temperature) in patients during surgical procedures is extremely important in not only saving lives but controlling costs, which is why it is vital for ASCs to be aware of symptoms associated with hypothermia,…