| Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare
| What's unfair competition? FTC may define it soon | | Wednesday, August 12, 2015 5:17 PM | |
| | The Federal Trade Commission may soon define more clearly what constitutes unfair competition. Healthcare players would welcome the clarity in a nebulous area of antitrust law, experts say, but it's not likely to change the FTC's enforcement... |
| Uninsured rate dips below 10% | | Wednesday, August 12, 2015 3:30 PM | |
| | The percentage of uninsured people in the U.S. declined to 9.2% in the first three months of 2015, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey released Wednesday. |
| CHI appoints supply-chain exec | | Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:00 PM | |
| | Catholic Health Initiatives has appointed Cheryl Harelstad senior VP of supply chain. She comes to CHI from Minneapolis-based Allina Health. |
| Meaningful use of EHRs by doctors fell in 2014 | | Wednesday, August 12, 2015 1:45 PM | |
| | Participation by office-based physicians in the electronic health-record incentive payment program waned significantly in 2014, the program's fourth year, as clinicians faced system upgrades and tougher requirements. |
| New Jersey hospital hopes bankruptcy will expedite sale to Prime | | Wednesday, August 12, 2015 12:41 PM | |
| | St. Michael's Medical Center, a Trinity Health hospital in Newark, N.J., filed for bankruptcy protection this week. The hospital has been waiting since February 2013 for the state to approve its controversial deal with Prime Healthcare Services. |
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