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HIT M&A volume up, but vendors otherwise shaky

Despite recent turmoil in the financial markets, health IT M&A transactions have had a strong few months. During the first quarter of 2008, 57 HIT deals were announced, equal to the number of Read more...

Non-profit finances deserve second look

Looked at one way, it's easy to see why an agency like Moody's would be less than enthusiastic about the financial prospects of not-for-profit hospitals. Just consider what's going on in many Read more...

Moody's shows little enthusiasm for non-profit hospital finances

It's tough to find there, buried within the careful language, but I think the net of the recent "special comment" from Moody's Investors Services might be that the agency is cautiously Read more...

HealthSouth gets credit upgrade, but questions remain

For HealthSouth, it looks like a good news/bad news situation in terms of feedback from key financial ratings firm Moody's Investors Service. On one hand, Moody's affirmed the B3 corporate family Read more...

Painful cash crunch leaves few good options

Painful cash crunch leaves few good options Wow, things are still painful out there. Even if your facility had auction-rate bonds outstanding, and managed to bail out of them successfully, you're Read more...