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S&P affirms A+ rating on UPMC revenue bonds

 Industry News Release February 05, 2010
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services assigned its 'A+' ratings to Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, Pa.'s $400 million series 2010A revenue bonds and Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority's $320 million series 2010E revenue bonds, both issued for University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
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Medical, nursing schools need to work together

 Patty Enrado November 11, 2009
Medical and nursing schools should collaborate and evolve their curricula to promote team-based care, according to stakeholders at a summit sponsored by the New England Healthcare Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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Health 2.0 companies reach out to hospitals

 Patty Enrado November 06, 2009
Contrary to popular belief, Health 2.0 isn’t just for patients. Entrepreneurs are leveraging its tools and services to drive administrative efficiency for hospitals.
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Systems see ROI in IT action

 Patty Enrado November 06, 2009
UMass Memorial Health Care, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Catholic Healthcare West are investing millions of dollars in multi-year healthcare IT initiatives.
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CDC awards $4.37M to improve public health informatics

 Chelsey Ledue September 28, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $4.37 million in competitive grants to enhance healthcare information management and improve the detection of and response to emerging public health threats.
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Study: U.S. hospitals are better prepared for disasters

 Richard Pizzi April 24, 2009
U.S. hospitals are significantly better prepared for disasters and public health emergencies now than they were in 2001, according to a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center study.
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West Penn Allegheny files suit against UPMC, Highmark

 Molly Merrill April 22, 2009
The West Penn Allegheny Health System has filed a lawsuit against the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, a Pittsburgh-based integrated global health enterprise and nonprofit health system, and Pittsburgh-based health insurer Highmark, Inc., charging them with conspiracy and antitrust.
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IT critical to fighting hospital-acquired infections, reducing costs, says GAO

 Bernie Monegain October 05, 2008
Hospitals that successfully battle infection and save money in the process rely heavily on technology, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.The GAO research, ti...
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How far can incentives take physician P4P?

 Chip Means June 05, 2007
BOSTON – The inability of pay-for-performance programs to effectively motivate physician quality improvement efforts may be the result of designs that are too generic and stingy. But even...
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Physician P4P programs should target measures, increase pay, study finds

 Chip Means May 13, 2007
Pay-for-performance programs may be ineffective in motivating physician quality improvement because they're too generic and stingy. A new study published in th...
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