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Jan 17 2013

hq

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A study in Pediatrics suggests that the primary factor in hospital quality is the illness burden and nature of the population served, which has implications for the design of quality initiatives.

Jan 17 2013

uhg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

UnitedHealth Group announced fourth quarter results, which were largely in line, put gave a 2013 forecast below analysts projections.

Jan 16 2013

cent

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Centene is to acquire AcariaHealth, a specialty pharmacy provider, for around $150 million dollars.

Jan 16 2013

rads

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A study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology suggests that many radiologists will be penalized under the Medicare value-based purchasing program starting in 2015, because their quality scores are not high enough.

Jan 15 2013

UHG Mayo

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UnitedHealth Group and the Mayo Clinic are combining in a venture to use each party’s data to identify the best treatments for various diseases and patients.

Jan 15 2013

h ma

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Investment banking firm Berkery Noyes releases a brief report on health care information technology merger and acquisition activity in 2012.

Jan 15 2013

hosp pay

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A hospital in California is suing to try and stop employees from working to get a cap on executive compensation at the hospital. Controlling non-profit hospital executive pay is long overdue.

Jan 12 2013

nev exc

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The Nevada health insurance exchange will only charge insurers fees of 1.7% of premiums compared to the 3.5% fee the federally operated exchanges are going to charge, but this still a significant amount of additional money that consumers are going to pay.

Jan 11 2013

md hosp

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Health Affairs has research indicating that a hospital pay-for-performance program in Maryland achieved improvements in quality and reduced hospital-acquired infections.

Jan 11 2013

welsh

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Welsh Carson, a large venture and private equity firm, has acquired GetWellNetwork, a provider of information services at patients’ bedsides in hospitals.