by Keith Kuhn | May 2, 2013 | Provider
A rural southwestern Pennsylvania hospital says in a letter to employees that it is seeking a “strategic relationship” with a larger health network. The letter doesn’t specify a potential partner for Windber Medical Center however chairman David...
by Keith Kuhn | May 2, 2013 | Industry
Billions of dollars in venture capital is being poured into new innovations to improve health care. Devices remotely monitor patient health; smart phone apps help patients manage their exercise and schedule appointments with their doctors; and ‘Big data’ applications...
by Keith Kuhn | May 1, 2013 | Payor
Cooper Health System agreed to pay at least $7.5 million for a 20 percent stake in AmeriHealth New Jersey, according to the Camden system’s consolidated financial statement for 2012, released Tuesday. Cooper and Amerihealth’s parent, Independence Blue...
by Keith Kuhn | May 1, 2013 | Payor
An estimated 1,950 people took steps toward improved health during three community events organized by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina to mark the seventh annual National Walk@Lunch Day. The participants walked an estimated combined total of 2,550 miles —...
by Keith Kuhn | May 1, 2013 | Payor
PITTSBURGH – At a hearing on Monday on UPMC’s denial of access to subscribers of Highmark’s Community Blue health plan, members of the House Democratic Policy Committee heard complaints that could foreshadow a broader denial of access – which...
