Tags: The Exigence Group

The Exigence Group is a national healthcare management organization owned and managed by physicians. Read more...  

Tags: Accenture | EMR | EMR adoption | physicians

A study by Accenture's Innovation Center for Health and Institute for Health & Public Service Value found that 58 percent of current physician non-users of electronic medical records plan to implement EMRs within the next two years, according to an Accenture news release. Read more...  

Tags: safety-net hospitals | uncompensated care

A survey of safety-net health systems finds their costs for uncompensated care now average more than $2.3 million per hospital, according to a release from the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems. Read more...  

Tags: CEO | Sullivan Cotter & Associates | Ted Chien

Chicago-based Sullivan, Cotter and Associates, one of the nation's top independent compensation, benefits and human resources management consulting firms, has named Ted Chien as its new president and CEO, according to a Sullivan, Cotter and Associates news release.   Read more...  

Tags: 2009 | earnings | fourth-quarter | HCA

Hospital giant HCA reported fourth-quarter revenue of $7.61 billion, up 4.7 percent over the same period a year earlier, but total surgeries were down by 0.1 percent, according to a release from HCA.

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Tags: conference | healthcare reform | Ronald Brownstein | speaker

CHICAGO — Ronald Brownstein, Political Director for Atlantic Media Company, will discuss "The Politics of Healthcare Reform" at the Hospitals and Health Systems: Improving Profitability Conference, taking place April 13-14, 2010, at the Westin Hotel on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago.

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Tags: agreement | Amerinet | Ansell Healthcare | Siemens Healthcare

Amerinet, a leading healthcare group purchasing organization, has announced new agreements with Ansell Healthcare for exam gloves and Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics for blood gas testing systems and service, according to an Amerinet news release.

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KLAS, an independent healthcare vendor research firm, has ranked 3M Health Information Systems as the second highest-performing healthcare software vendor in its 2009 Top 20 Best in KLAS: Software & Professional Services report, according to a 3M news release.

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CHICAGO — Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review has announced "50 of the Best Spine Specialists in America," profiling top spine surgeons, physicians and innovators in the country.

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Tags: Jim Nelson | managing principal | Sullivan Cotter and Associates

Sullivan, Cotter and Associates, an independent compensation and human resources management consulting firm based in Detroit, has named Jim Nelson a managing principal at its offices in Minneapolis, according to a SullivanCotter news release.

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Tags: billing | Horizon Practice Plus | McKesson | physicians | scheduling

McKesson has announced the general availability of Horizon Practice Plus 12.0, a comprehensive practice management system for hospital-employed and mid- to large-sized physician practices, according to a McKesson news release.
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Tags: board of directors | Cardinal Health | James Mongan

Dublin, Ohio-based Cardinal Health has appointed James J. Mongan, MD, to the company's board of directors, effective immediately, and he will serve on the board's audit committee, according to a Cardinal news release.
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Tags: hospital moratorium | Nebraska

Nebraska State Sen. Kathy Campbell introduced a bill that would place a two-year moratorium on new hospitals in the state, according to a report by the Kearney Hub.
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Tags: Anthem Blue Cross | California | patient safety

Anthem Blue Cross will finance a $6 million patient safety collaboration with California's three regional hospital associations, according to a release from Anthem.
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Tags: Medline | SmartSponge | SmartWand | surgical sponges

Medline Industries, the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare products, has been named the exclusive distributor for ClearCount Medical Solutions' SmartWand-DTXTM and SmartSponge System, the only FDA-cleared systems using radio-frequency identification to both count and locate surgical sponges, according to a Medline news release.
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VMG Health — VMG Health provides valuation and financial advising services to the healthcare sector. The company's core practice areas include business valuation, professional services valuation, transaction advisory services and joint-venture relationship development. Founded by Greg Koonsman in 1995, VMG Health advises a variety of healthcare clients and provides solutions to financial, operational and legal issues. www.vmghealth.com/ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it / This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it / (214) 369-4888.

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Tags: 2010 | guidance | Sun Healthcare Group

Sun Healthcare Group, based in Irvine, Calif., announced its 2010 full-year guidance, according to a Sun news release.
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Tags: CTQ Solutions | Nueterra Healthcare | patient satisfaction

Leawood, Kan.-based Nueterra Healthcare, a leading developer and manager of physician-owned surgical facilities, has been recognized by CTQ Solutions for achieving an unparalleled level of patient satisfaction by achieving above average scores on all 29 key performance indicators measured by CTQ's survey, according to a Nueterra news release.
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Tags: BrainLAB | computer-assisted surgery | Iowa | St. Lukes Hospital | VectorVision flex

St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has become the first hospital in North America to acquire VectorVision flex, a computer-assisted surgery system that features Digital Lightbox with TraumaCad, a pre-operative planning and digital templating software solution, according to a news release from BrainLAB, the manufacturer of VectorVision.
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Tags: Baltimore | donations | Maryland | St. Agnes Hospital

Two hospitals in Baltimore are turning to employees and physicians on staff to raise millions of dollars for current capital projects, according to a report by the Baltimore Business Journal.
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