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NewsSurvey: Use of health savings accounts growing
A new survey suggests that health savings accounts are becoming increasingly popular, with the number of accounts and level of assets rising steadily. A new study from Celent reported that the number... Read more...
Hospital lobby asked to look for healthcare savings
Can hospitals really deliver healthcare savings? The Senate Finance Committee is asking them to deliver, specifically by finding ways to shave costs off of Medicare and Medicaid over the next decade.... 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...
Leapfrog: Most hospitals don't meet cost-effectiveness, quality standards
A new survey by The Leapfrog Group has concluded that few hospitals are currently meeting the group's cost-effectiveness and quality standards. Among hospitals recently surveyed by the organization,... Read more...
Lean, Six Sigma management becoming more popular at hospitals
A new study has concluded the U.S. hospitals are beginning to embrace Lean and Six Sigma business management strategies to cut costs and boost productivity, despite there currently being little... Read more...
Study: CDHPs, self-insured plans up in first half of 2008
Consumer-directed health plans and self-insured plans gained in popularity during the first half of this year, according to a new study by managed care research firm HealthLeaders-InterStudy. With... Read more...
Hospitals using investment cash flow for capital needs
Wow, this doesn't sound like a good sign. According to a new study from A.M. Best, cash-strapped hospitals have begun to turn to their investment cash flow as a means of generating necessary capital.... Read more...
Sermo partners with Bloomberg to connect physicians, investors
Professional investors will soon be able to talk (almost) directly to physicians thanks to a new partnership between Bloomberg, L.P. and Sermo. The new partnership is, as far as your editor knows, a... Read more...
Premier asks suppliers to keep costs down
While there's lots of ways to deal with the current financial crisis, there's nothing wrong with simply asking for help--particularly if people really, really want your business. One group taking... Read more...
Healthcare lending leader Citigroup acquires Wachovia
The market turmoil has wreaked yet another change in the financial landscape for healthcare financial managers with the acquisition of banking company Wachovia by healthcare lending colossus... Read more...
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