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DOJ accepts hospitals' joint purchasing agreement
The U.S. Department of Justice has decided to offer no challenge to a proposal by two hospitals to enter into an exclusive joint purchasing agreement for some of their medical and surgical supplies.... Read more...
It's finally clear: The insurance tail wags the provider dog
While insurance companies have troubles of their own, generally speaking they seem to be doing a lot better than hospitals and medical practices. Hospitals and physician groups have made very deep... Read more...
Antitrust laws could limit efforts to control prices
A couple of weeks ago, President Obama and several major interest groups announced that they'd be able to cut $2 trillion off of the growth in healthcare spending over the next decade. That sounds... Read more...
FTC clears way for clinical integration at physician-hospital group; Should Citigroup be allowed to fail?;
> The FTC has ruled it won't challenge a planned integration program by TriState Health Partners, a physician-hospital organization in Maryland. Article > Here's a question that's scary even... Read more...
Hospitals likely to need help with identity theft fight, IRS rules
Hospitals are groaning and accounts receivable management companies are cheering at the federal regulations going into effect at the beginning of next month. A handful of regulatory actions affecting... Read more...
Medical identity theft challenge just beginning
As healthcare providers, you already have an obligation to protect patient healthcare data strenuously, something demanded not only by HIPAA and other laws, but by every form of legal ethics as... Read more...
FTC cracks down on medical identity theft
The FTC plans to issue a new consumer protection rule that will take on the issue of medical identity theft, a growing concern now that identity thieves have recognized that medical records are rich... Read more...
