As case volumes continue to shift to outpatient environments around the country and across many surgical specialties, many ASCs are being developed as joint-venture businesses between hospitals and surgeon groups. Such businesses will become more prevalent in the coming years.…
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A subsidiary of Community Health Systems (CHS) has made an equity investment in Franklin, Tenn.-based Spheris, one of the largest global providers of clinical documentation and computer-aided medical transcription products and services to health systems, hospitals and medical practices.
Here, Brian Scullion, MD, a principal in the Healthcare Investment Banking Group at William Blair & Company, discusses what's driving the market's downward spiral, what it means for investor-held companies, and which sectors of the healthcare market remain strong.
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Medicare is struggling to get reimbursement to physicians in California, Nevada and Hawaii, according to the Los Angeles Times, and the effects could be devastating.
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Regular staff turnover at healthcare facilities is not unexpected, considering the highly competitive nature of healthcare and often a shortage of qualified individuals. So what does it say, then, when an organization is able to keep staff for 20-plus years?
Community hospitals posted a record profit of $43 billion in 2007, according to a published report.
Not only are fewer patients able to pay their bills, fewer paying patients are walking through the doors of hospitals: Even patients with insurance are deferring treatment and procedures, reports the New York Times.
There will be at least 14 MDs in the 111th Congress, two more than in the current session, according to the Wall Street Journal.