Roche Mulls Sale of Blood-Glucose Monitor Business
Roche Diagnostics Corp. is mulling a sale of its blood-glucose meter business, according to a Reuters report, a move that would cast uncertainty over the nearly 1,000 people working for …
Hospice Being Marketed as a Cost-Cutter for Hospitals
Hospice marketers, exploring possibilities for new revenue to help continue the industry’s remarkable growth, are looking to exploit a provision in the 2010 health care law by persuading hospitals to …
Contract Between Aetna and Carolinas HealthCare System Puts More Focus on Quality of Care
Aetna health insurance company and Carolinas HealthCare System, the largest hospital group in the Carolinas, recently signed a contract intended to control health care costs by better coordinating patient care. …
MedBill DME Billing Services says Thank You to PAMS and Providers
MedBill DME Billing Service attended the PAMS Conference at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Champion Pennsylvania this past week. We would like to thank PAMS for all their hard work …
Highmark Deal to Infuse Forbes with $20 Million of Improvements
Four days after the announcement of a landmark deal between Highmark Insurance and West Penn Allegheny Health System, Dr. Mark Taylor said he was “still glowing.” Taylor is chief of …
Pa. Auditor General Threatens UPMC Over Highmark Deal
In Pittsburgh Wednesday afternoon, Pa. State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has a warning to UPMC and Highmark. “The UPMC-Highmark battle must stop, and it must stop now. The 2014 deadline …
Inconsistency in Hospital Charges Alarming
The White House administration revealed what over 3,000 hospitals charge for common medical procedures in an early effort to challenge healthcare costs by showing consumers how prices for the same …
Preferred Home Health Care Acquires Acelleron Medical Products
Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, Inc. (PHHC), a leader in providing home care to residents of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, announces the acquisition of Acelleron Medical Products, a …