by Keith Kuhn | Jul 21, 2014 | Provider
Kindred Healthcare Inc raised its hostile bid for a stake in Gentiva Health Services Inc, stepping up its pursuit of the home healthcare services provided by Gentiva to an aging U.S. population. Hospital operator Kindred offered $16 per share for a 14.9 percent stake...
by Keith Kuhn | Jul 19, 2014 | Provider
Highmark Inc. and Armstrong County Memorial Hospital on Monday announced a multi-year contract extension. The new agreement builds on the insurer’s existing relationship with the hospital and benefits Highmark members in the Armstrong County area by providing...
by Keith Kuhn | Jul 19, 2014 | Payor
Health insurers are experimenting with new formulas for reimbursing doctors and hospitals, slowly moving away from the traditional approach of basing payments on the numbers of tests and procedures performed, according to a survey of Blue Cross insurers, among the...
by Keith Kuhn | Jul 17, 2014 | Industry
Durham, North Carolina-based health data platform company Validic announced this week that it had acquired its partner Mountain View, California-based Infometers for an undisclosed sum. Validic’s CEO Ryan Beckland told MobiHealthNews that his company bought Infometers...
by Keith Kuhn | Jul 17, 2014 | Payor
Hartford health insurer Aetna said it has hired Dr. Harold L. Paz as executive vice president and chief medical officer. Paz, who will join Aetna from his position as CEO of Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Health System, will be in charge of clinical strategy...
