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CHS readies launch of Quorum spinoff
Friday, April 01, 2016 7:31 PM
Community Health Systems Friday announced the spinoff date for its new company, Quorum Health Corp. CHS, the nation's second-largest hospital chain after HCA, said its shareholders will get one share of Quorum on April 29 for every four shares of...


FDA reports a small risk of implant malfunction from medical scans
Friday, April 01, 2016 5:11 PM
Patients with pacemakers, drug pumps and other medical devices face a very small risk of electrical malfunction when undergoing medical scanning, but it shouldn't stop them from getting necessary care, according to health regulators.


Giant medical supplier Medline acquires Canadian company
Friday, April 01, 2016 5:02 PM
Giant medical supplier Medline is buying a Canadian company in a deal that will help one of the Chicago area's biggest companies bulk up even more.


Retooled Bayer expands U.S. business
Friday, April 01, 2016 2:07 PM
The German conglomerate that invented aspirin over a century ago wants to take over much more of the American medicine cabinet. Bayer is boosting its presence and brand in the U.S., the world's biggest medicine market.


MedStar still crippled by computer virus
Friday, April 01, 2016 1:17 PM
MedStar Health is still trying to return to normal five days after its health information technology systems were hit by a computer virus. The latest report from the 10-hospital system insists no patient or "associate" data were...


Hospices inappropriately billed Medicare for $268 million
Friday, April 01, 2016 1:10 PM
Hospices inappropriately billed Medicare $268 million for inpatient care that is only supposed to be given to patients with uncontrolled pain or symptoms that can't be managed at home, according to a report by HHS' Office of Inspector General.


WellStar enters Atlanta with $575 million purchase of five Tenet hospitals
Friday, April 01, 2016 1:05 PM
WellStar Health System of Marietta, Ga., on Friday more than doubled the size of its hospital footprint with the completion of its purchase of five Atlanta-area hospitals from Tenet Healthcare Corp. and a merger with a not-for-profit hospital west...


Healthcare on pace for another huge year of job gains
Friday, April 01, 2016 12:47 PM
Hospitals, doctors' offices and other healthcare settings added 36,800 jobs in March, representing roughly 1 out of 6 jobs that were created last month in the entire U.S. economy.


Rheumatoid arthritis drug prices on the rise
Friday, April 01, 2016 11:48 AM
Rheumatoid arthritis drug prices have skyrocketed over the past three years, despite little to no change in composition, experts and insurers say.


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