Friday, 21 August 2015

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Healthways fires chief operating officer
Thursday, August 20, 2015 6:44 PM
Health and wellness firm Healthways has fired Matthew Michela, its chief operating officer, less than a year after he earned a promotion. Michela plans on filing a lawsuit in response.


Health Net considered takeover options since 2013
Thursday, August 20, 2015 5:00 PM
Health Net, the Woodland Hills, Calif.-based insurer that is being acquired, had explored the market for almost two years before inking its sale to Centene Corp. this summer, a regulatory filing shows.


Earliest breast cancer risky for some women, study suggests
Thursday, August 20, 2015 3:45 PM
New research shows that chances of dying from very early breast cancer are small but the disease is riskier for young women and blacks, the same disparities seen for more advanced cancer.


Money and time needed to bring more doctors to VA
Thursday, August 20, 2015 3:30 PM
The effort to recruit and train physicians to tend to the specific and often very locally focused needs of VA patients is slow-going despite its fast-track implementation, according to the Veterans Affairs Department.


Providence to own healthcare clinics inside Walgreens stores in Ore. and Wash.
Thursday, August 20, 2015 3:00 PM
Providence Health & Services will lease space at some Walgreens drugstores across Oregon and Washington state. The healthcare system and drug retailer have entered into a unique agreement where Providence will own and operate healthcare clinics...


Sharp HealthCare on track for yet another year of solid growth
Thursday, August 20, 2015 2:15 PM
Sharp HealthCare's financial performance remained strong last quarter, continuing what has been solid growth in recent years as the San Diego-based system steadily gains market share.


Providers working to stop antimicrobial-resistant diseases
Thursday, August 20, 2015 1:51 PM
Health officials and providers are scrambling to find ways to fight antibiotic-resistant infections, which can affect 1 in 25 hospital patients and can kill 23,000 people every year.


Parkland opens new $1.3 billion hospital in Dallas
Thursday, August 20, 2015 11:58 AM
Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas started moving some 650 patients into a new 2.5 million-square-foot facility, culminating a five year process that started five years ago with a voter-approved bond issue.


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