Highmark Credit Rating Downgrade with West Penn Debt Risk
Highmark faces a challenging future as it gets to work turning around the finances of West Penn Allegheny Health System, which it acquired this week, according to a report from …
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BCBS of NC and Cornerstone Health Care Form ACO
Cornerstone Health Care and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, the largest health insurer in the state, have partnered to form an accountable care organization that will tie reimbursement …
HHS Says Deadline for HITECH Disclosure Rule is now ‘Fluid’
A controversial “accounting of disclosures” provision of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act will probably not be finalized before the scheduled Jan. 1, 2014, deadline …
SEC Investigating Leak that Profited Healthcare Companies
A Washington firm and several people are under investigation over a leak of information officials say could be tied to a surge in trading in healthcare stocks. Subpoenas were issued …
West Penn Allegheny Health System says UPMC Physicians Want to Switch
Many of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center doctors have inquired about switching to Allegheny Health Network, West Penn Allegheny Health System Chief Medical Officer Tony Farah said Monday. How …
Pennsylvania Hospital Seeks Partnership with Network
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 …
Latest Health Care App Cuts Costs by Getting Patients To Take Their Medication
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 …
Cooper Health System Agrees to $7.5M for AmeriHealth Stake
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 …