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Cinda Becker

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Stuck in the middle. The highly anticipated drug-eluting stents are good for heart patients, but are they bad for hospital balance sheets?

The Food and Drug Administration stands ready to OK a highly anticipated drug-eluting stent as early as this week, but revenue at hospitals may fall as a result of declining volumes in cardiovascular surgeries, a lucrative service. The problem comes "because hospitals are stuck in the middle," says Jeffery Morneault (left), an executive at Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati.

Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures↗

Here we go again. Tufts-NEMC upcoming split with Lifespan may signal second coming of hospital system 'de-mergers'.

After coming to the conclusion that local relationships take precedence over system ties, Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston is paying $30 million to part ways with its out-of-state parent, Lifespan Corp. Lifespan President and CEO George Vecchione (left) is overseeing the breakup, which is part of a recent spate of relatively amicable merger splits.

Academic Medical Centers↗