For much of the past two decades, a war has been brewing between traditional community hospitals and a new breed of doctor-owned specialty hospitals that focus on specific treatments such as cardiac angioplasty, outpatient surgery or knee and hip replacements. Although often cast in loftier terms, in reality the fight...
The rise of specialty hospitals, typically for-profit firms that are at least partially owned by physicians, has led to substantial debate about their effects on the cost and quality of care. Advocates of specialty hospitals claim they improve quality and lower cost; critics contend they concentrate on providing profitable procedures...
The number of U.S. specialty hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers has been increasing. Advocates of these facilities believe that they will increase competition and improve health services. General hospitals, however, complain that specialty facilities select only the most profitable patients, which reduces general hospitals' ability to pay for care of...
This document reveals about a report that addresses the following questions: (1) How many applications for grandfather determinations has CMS received from specialty hospitals under development, what types of specialty hospitals applied, where were these hospitals located, and how many of the applications have been approved. (2) What information exists...
Declining reimbursement, the threat of specialty hospitals and quality initiatives were top of mind for CEOs. The top concern of CEOs was continuing reimbursement pressures from various payors. A research study shows that the threat of niche providers and specialty hospitals also weighed particularly heavy on the minds of CEOs....
Study Better Positions EKR to Advance the Development of Ularitide for AHFS BEDMINSTER, N.J. -- EKR Therapeutics, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on providing novel products for the acute-care hospital setting, today said that its prospective, observational study of heart failure patients showed that early evaluation of...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Emageon Inc. , a leader in enterprise medical information technology systems for hospitals, healthcare networks and imaging facilities, announced today that the Strategic Alternatives Committee of its Board of Directors has selected Jefferies and Company as Lead Advisor and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey as...
Survey Ranks Cleveland Clinic As Nation's 4th Best Hospital Overall, Placing 15 of its 16 Ranked Specialties Ahead of All Ohio Hospitals; 10 Clinic Specialties Rated Among Nation's Top Ten CLEVELAND, July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fourteenth year in a row, Cleveland Clinic's cardiac care has...
PHILADELPHIA, July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Temple University Hospital has been ranked again as one of the nation's top hospitals for respiratory disorders by U.S. News & World Report in its 2008 "America's Best Hospitals" guide. Temple University Hospital - home to the acclaimed Temple Lung Center -...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Emageon Inc. , a leading provider of technology solutions for hospitals and healthcare networks announced today that the company's RadSuite product has been chosen by HealthNet L.L.C., a Montana technology joint venture, to include installs at Glendive Medical Center and Sidney Health Center....
St. Luke's ranks in top tier in 4 specialties; the most of any Wisconsin hospital MILWAUKEE, July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center is among the top 50 hospitals in the nation in four different specialties, according to U.S. News & World Report's "2008 America's...
2008 Rankings Include 170 Hospitals and Medical Centers in 16 Specialties, 19 Hospitals Included in "Honor Roll" WASHINGTON, July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News Media Group today announced the 2008 publication of America's Best Hospitals, accessible today online at http://www.usnews.com/besthospitals and on sale at newsstands Monday, July...
LOS ANGELES -- Three programs at USC University Hospital and one at USC/Norris Cancer Hospital are considered among the best in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report's 18th annual "America's Best Hospitals" rankings accessible today online at www.usnews.com/besthospitals and on sale at newsstands Monday, July 14. ...
Ripple's Lifestyle Network to Roll Out in Select Einstein Bros. and Noah's Bagel Restaurants in Markets Across the Country EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. -- Ripple, a network of screens located in specialty retail locations featuring content that informs, entertains and connects people to their world, announced today that the...
CHICAGO -- National Surgical Hospitals, owner, operator and developer of surgical hospitals and surgery centers in partnership with local physicians, today announced that it recently acquired a 40% interest in Skyway Surgery Center in Chico, California. Majority ownership in the facility remains with the surgery center's 20 physician partners. ...
EAST NORRITON, Pa. -- In response to its increased focus on the healthcare market, ActiveStrategy, the leading provider of Enterprise Strategy Execution software and consulting, has named Tim Mueller (PHOTO: http://www.activestrategy.com/images/mueller_headshot2.jpg) as the Director of its Healthcare Consulting Practice. Mr. Mueller has more than 16 years of experience...
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. -- Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKRX) a specialty pharmaceutical company and Bioniche Pharma have entered into a five-year commercial manufacturing and supply agreement for two undisclosed pharmaceutical products. Under the terms of the five-year agreement, Akorn will be responsible for the manufacturing and supply of the...
MECHANICSBURG, Pa., July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Vibra Healthcare, LLC ("Vibra") announced today that it has completed the acquisition of two specialty hospitals in Southern California. The acquisition included the Continental Rehabilitation Hospital of San Diego (a 110-bed freestanding Long Term Acute Care Hospital -- LTACH) and the Robert H....
Methodist University Hospital , home toone of the busiest neuroscience institutes in the country, is making aninnovative breakthrough in medicine by presenting the Virtual Brain TumorBoard Webcast series, beginning Wednesday, July 2, from 7 a.m. to 8a.m. Central Daylight Time on www.methodisthealth.org/virtualbrain . The Virtual Brain...
PITTSBURGH, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Pittsburgh-based Foundation Radiology Group FRG has signed multi-year contracts with Pineville Community Hospital, Pineville, KY; and Knox County Hospital, Barbourville, KY, through which FRG will become their exclusive provider of diagnostic imaging professional services, effective July 1st. Pineville Community Hospital PCH is...
