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Hospitals not keeping up in healthcare profit race
As you'll see elsewhere, this has been a pretty good year for healthcare companies--but much better for biotechs, pharmas and medical device makers than for providers. A recent analysis by... Read more...
Video brings home pricing dilemma for health system
"What if you could not find the price for anything at the grocery store, even the most basic items? What if the check-out clerk offered to mail you a bill, but could not tell you what your total... Read more...
Dell, post-EMR launch, buys Perot Systems; Providers content with Medicare payment contractors
> Not long after launching its own EMR, Dell has acquired healthcare business solutions provider Perot Systems in a deal worth almost $4 billion. Article > A new survey by CMS concludes that... Read more...
Medical device companies facing credit problems
With hospitals and other healthcare providers postponing their investments in medical devices, medical devicemakers are feeling some significant pain as well, according to a new report from Moody's... Read more...
Either president will create financial challenges for healthcare industry
Whether you're on board for Obama or marching for McCain, you can expect to see some significant changes to the U.S. healthcare system, regardless of who's elected. While neither is proposing... 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...
Moody's ratings changes could raise healthcare credit ratings
Moody's Investors Services has announced that it plans to adopt a revised rating scale for municipal bonds that could raise healthcare credit ratings by an average of one notch. The agency plans to... Read more...
