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Survey: One-third of doctors don't accept credit cards
A new survey suggests that one of the key components in making high-deductible plans work--the ability to collect those deductibles easily--isn't in place for many medical practices. The survey, by... Read more...
Physician-owned hospitals: Are they the boogeyman?
Folks, before you hit that "compose e-mail" button, let me say that nobody needs to give me a lesson on the problems that can arise when physicians operate or own a substantial part of a hospital.... Read more...
Moody's urges hospitals to remember lessons of record-setting bankruptcy
In 1998, the U.S. healthcare industry saw what was, at that time, the biggest bankruptcy filing ever by a not-for profit health system. Allegheny Health & Education Research Foundation, a $2... Read more...
HFMA ANI 2008: Hospitals need flexibility for outpatient success
Today, hospitals are placing greater importance on developing outpatient ventures that serve their business. However, to succeed, hospital leaders need to be both flexible and opportunistic, rather... Read more...
HMA sells seven-hospital stake to Novant
Hospital owner/operator Health Management Associates has sold a 27 percent stake in seven of its hospitals to Novant Health. Novant, which paid $300 million, is getting a piece of hospitals cutting... Read more...
