Out of there. Up to eight partners terminated at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, sources say.
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Consultants↗
Biomedical subjects
Cinda Becker
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Balance past due. Hospitals use technology to get a handle on the thorny and complex issue of bad-debt collection.
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Accounts Payable and Receivable↗
Medical advances. For many diabetics, development of oral insulin--whether via an inhaler or a capsule--could mean the end of daily needlesticks and the beginning of a simpler treatment regimen.
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Administration, Inhalation↗
Pleading poverty. Study: NYC hospitals still in trouble.
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Bankruptcy↗
Out of the dark. After blackout, hospitals fret health plans' reactions.
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Disasters↗
It'll be back. California group purchasing bill on hold.
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Antitrust Laws↗
Adjusting the numbers. New Jersey Hospital Association says cost efficiency should be based on costs. . . .
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Efficiency, Organizational↗
Business almost as usual. The 16-month probe into GPO behavior hasn't led to many changes in hospitals' purchasing practices. But it has forced execs to re-examine group relationships.
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Antitrust Laws↗
Lights out. Hospitals operate as usual during power outages.
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Disaster Planning↗
Injecting some hope. Cell therapy could lead to new treatments for congestive heart failure, whose sufferers now have few options.
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Biotechnology↗
Premier premieres finances. GPO quietly posts numbers on Web, keeps part of vow.
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Financial Audit↗
Unbundling a practice. At hearing, a leading GPO says it plans to stop controversial marketing strategy.
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Group Purchasing↗
What suppliers think. GPO supply contracts don't ensure success: survey.
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Contract Services↗
Bloodless coup. Funded by the Army, Oregon researchers turn to the sea to develop a revolutionary bandage that stanches heavy bleeding.
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Biological Dressings↗
Broadlane's trailblazing mission. San Francisco company's deal reduces tenet stake to that of minority holder.
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Capital Financing↗
Time to pay for quality. CMS will partner with premier in trial project to give financial bonuses to hospitals that deliver the best care.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is poised to announce a new pilot program in which it will partner with healthcare alliance Premier to reward top performing hospitals with recognition and, more importantly, added dollars. Though a relatively risk-free step for the nation's largest payer, it marks a seminal moment for the burgeoning paying-for-quality movement in healthcare.
Antitrust Laws↗
Soldiers of misfortune. New Jersey a raging political battlefield for medical malpractice market.
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Government Regulation↗
Bleak prospects. West Penn Allegheny struggles for financial footing.
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Bankruptcy↗