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Jul 28, 2015 | Henry Powderly

Capella Healthcare sold to Medical Properties Trust for $900 million

Capella Healthcare, a Franklin, Tennessee-based operator of hospitals and acute care centers, will be sold Medical…

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Jul 27, 2015 | David Weldon

Hospital marketing departments expand with focus on data, social

Using social media, web technologies and data analytics, healthcare marketing professionals can engage current patients,…

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Jul 22, 2015 | John Andrews

How hospitals, healthcare providers can avoid labor strikes

The good news is labor relations within the healthcare industry seem stable for the most part, though contentious issues such as…

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Jul 15, 2015 | Anthony Brino

Barnabas Health and Robert Wood Johnson to merge, create New Jersey's biggest system

The deal brings together 11 hospitals, 30,000 employees and 9,000 physicians.

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Jul 15, 2015 | Tammy Worth

Hospitals shopping for end-to-end revenue cycle suites

As the healthcare industry moves from volume to value, tech vendors including Cerner, Craneware, Premier Revenue Solutions LLC and…

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Jul 14, 2015 | Susan Morse

Critically ill patients do better, cost Medicare less, at long-term acute care hospitals, study says

Medicare cost differences ranged from $13,806 to $20,809 over an episode of care among…

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Jul 13, 2015 | Susan Morse

Healthcare foes team up to tackle rising competition

Once bitter rivals, healthcare providers in same markets are finding it's better to keep their enemies close, sharing services,…

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Jun 16, 2015 | Henry Powderly

Tuscon Medical Center, 4 rural hospitals, form alliance

The alliance will centralize certain services relating to purchasing and electronic health records and extend physician networks.

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Jun 15, 2015 | Henry Powderly

For-profit hospitals see strong first quarter on payer mix, higher admissions, report says

New report by Standard & Poor's claims a more diverse payer mix brought about by the…

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Jun 01, 2015 | Susan Morse

Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines to acquire Skiff Medical Center

Mercy plans to invest $7 million in the hospital during the next seven years, enhancing the hospital's cardiology,…

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