Certificate of need laws undercut consumer choice, stifle innovation and weaken markets' ability to contain healthcare costs, said the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission in a joint statement to the Illinois Task Force on Health Planning.
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Minimally invasive spine procedures involving the use of facet fixation products are expected to grow faster than other sectors of the spine surgery market over the next five years, according to US Markets for Minimally Invasive Spine Technologies 2008. The…
One of the most challenging issues that comes up when ASCs joint-venture with hospitals is the IT integration. "If we find out a hospital is involved in an ASC project we've been asked to work on, we work very hard…
For the fourth year in a row, QSE Technologies has been named to Colorado Biz's list of the state's 250 largest private companies. The company also announced the completion of its 70th healthcare project.
Provena Covenant Medical Center, a Catholic hospital in Urbana, Ill., has announced that it will seek the Illinois Supreme Courts review of a ruling by the Illinois 4th District Appellate Court, which stripped the organization of its property-tax exemption when…
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New Report Examines Hospital-Physician Relationships and Arrangements to Secure Successful Alignment
A new report examines the trends driving a shift in hospital-physician relationships and profiles the arrangements that can be adopted to secure successful, long-term alignment with the physician workforce. The report is the result of a collaborative effort between Sg2,…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has, over the last several years, grown increasingly concerned with percentage-based lease arrangements, indirect financial relationships, per click payments and “under-arrangements” transactions. It has long indicated that changes to the Federal Ethics…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has, over the last several years, grown increasingly concerned with percentage-based lease arrangements, indirect financial relationships, per click payments and “under-arrangements” transactions. It has long indicated that changes to the Federal Ethics…
Here are the top ten ambulatory procedures associated with the most costly stays in hospitals, with the mean charges for the visit, according to 2003 statistics from 17 selected states.
RM Crowe has acquired the 60,000-square-foot Terrace Park Professional Center in Bettendorf, Iowa.