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On June 17, 2014, Southern California Public Radio affiliate KPCC broadcasted a report about physician-owned distributors of implantable medical devices (“PODs”) and the legal and ethical concerns that are raised when POD ownership gives referring physicians a...
Stalled research into a promising treatment for type 1 diabetes will move from the University of Pittsburgh to the rival Allegheny Health Network, where human trials could start in coming months. The research will be under the direction of Dr. Massimo Trucco, an...
Heritage Valley Health System’s efforts to better connect with patients now includes an overhauled web home page that makes it easier to get lab results, track medical records and make doctor’s appointments. The new website comes as the health system moves toward...
New Hampshire's insurance commissioner says he needs more time to decide whether to hold a hearing on the narrow provider network for individuals buying health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Commissioner Roger Sevigny had previously agreed to hear a...
More than 1 million people in Oregon and Southwest Washington will soon have easy access to the notes their providers write during medical appointments. Nine area health systems and medical groups announced Tuesday they are adopting the OpenNotes initiative, a...
For decades, United States Steel was this city’s dominant employer, but now the biggest employer is the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, with its 22 hospitals and 62,000 workers. As if to highlight how the service sector has supplanted manufacturing, UPMC’s...
Hospital administrators in Connecticut who have been involved in the unprecedented streak of mergers and consolidations often tout the financial benefits and efficiencies of such moves. But as the number of independent hospitals in the state dwindles -- with more than...
In just nine months, Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield subscribers will lose low-cost access to UPMC doctors and facilities. On Monday a Republican lawmaker teamed up with his Democratic colleague to prevent that. But will Harrisburg act in time? With UPMC digging in...
Health insurer Highmark Inc. has been screaming about UPMC’s higher charges for cancer treatment, specifically a "facility fee" it says does nothing for the quality of care. But the higher charges don't end there. Take the case of a 23-year-old woman who went for a...
WellPoint Announces Webcast of Its Conference with Investment Community WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) announced today that it will conduct a live webcast of its Investor Conference on Friday, March 21, 2014. The meeting will be hosted by Joseph Swedish, chief executive...
A Dallas nursing homehas lost its Medicare and Medicaid license and is being forced to move dozens of residents to new locations. When a CBS 11 News crew arrived officials at Southaven Nursing Center stayed very ‘tight lipped’ about what caused the facility to lose...
All-States Medical Supply has laid off eight employees due to soaring audit rates and recent cuts in Medicare reimbursement, according to a release. When All-States won a contract as part of the national mail-order program for diabetic supplies in 2013, it planned to...
