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As North Shore Medical Center prepares for transition, so does its top exec
With five months left in the job, North Shore Medical Center President Bob Norton has checked off one of the major things on his to-do list: approval for consolidation of the hospital’s two campuses....
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Aetna and Humana have a plan to preserve competition — but will it be enough?
Humana Inc. and Aetna Inc. have made their case, but will it be enough? According to CNBC News, both insurance companies have reportedly offered to sell off coverage plans to preserve competition, and...
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Triangle health care investment group raises $11M
A local investment fund with health care ties is gaining steam, and has now added$11 million to its coffers. The fund, called Excelerate Health Ventures, counts among its investors health care...
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Saint Thomas reaps millions in savings thanks to new care model
When Saint Thomas Health first launched MissionPoint Health Partners, it was a bit of a risk. The provider-based managed care model was one of the new structures launched amid health care reform's...
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FIRST LOOK: Cincinnati hospital’s $80M expansion blends style, technology:...
The $80 million expansion at Mercy Health’s Jewish Hospital in Kenwood includes a five-story patient tower that resembles a cross between an ocean liner and the starship Enterprise. Technology and...
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AmeriHealth and Theranos: The deal that never happened
One year ago, AmeriHealth Caritas announced a proposed marriage that never made it to the altar. The Philadelphia-based health insurer is probably quite relieved the deal was never consummated. I have...
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Here’s what Juno just bought for $10M plus milestones from a Boston professor
Perhaps because the disclosed payment was relatively small, or that the acquisition was overshadowed by other news out of Juno Therapeutics over the previous week, the Seattle biotech’s purchase of a...
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U of L lands millions for medical research
Researchers at the University of Louisville have landed $8 million to study the effects of alcohol on the body. The money, from a National Institutes of Health grant, will back four projects which look...
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Exclusive: BioBridge Global’s national CEO search could start and end in San...
Linda Myers, the only CEO BioBridge Global has ever had, has decided to step down at the end of the year. As a result, the San Antonio-based bioscience company she has led since 2013 plans to conduct a...
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Portland-based diagnostics lab raises funds
Molecular MD, a 10-year-old Portland diagnostics company, has raised $500,000 out of a $2 million offering, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company has...
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Healthiest Employers: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
How long has your company had a wellness program? 12 years Why did your company start a wellness program? We established our wellness program to foster a healthier work environment for our employees...
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Healthiest Employers: Baker Donelson
How long has your company had a wellness program? 5 years Why did your company start a wellness program? We want to support our employees in their health & wellness goals. We strive to be a great...
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Healthiest Employers: Burr & Forman LLP
How long has your company had a wellness program? We began planning and research beforehand, but the Wellness Matters program became visible to our employees in 2008 with our first onsite health...
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Healthiest Employers: Ghafari Associates LLC
How long has your company had a wellness program? At least six years. Why did your company start a wellness program? To benefit the employees’ overall health and to promote a healthy culture in our...
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Healthiest Employers: Bressler Amery & Ross PC
How long has your company had a wellness program? Three years. Why did your company start a wellness program? To promote a healthy and informed work force and to find ways of maintaining affordable...
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Healthiest Employers: Butler Snow LLP
How long has your company had a wellness program? 11 years Why did your company start a wellness program? Butler Snow began the wellness program to positively impact the health and wellness of our...
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2016 Fast 50: Corporate Fitness Works
Ranking: No. 7 Percentage growth: 219.91% Brenda Loube and Sheila Drohan started Corporate Fitness Works in Maryland in 1988, but after a few years in business, they got a few high-profile clients in...
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Regional One Health's long road back
When the East Campus of Regional One Health opened earlier this year, it signaled the latest milestone of progress for an organization that was in danger of being closed only a few years ago. In 2009,...
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Bigger is better for Western New York doctors
UBMD Physicians’ Group and Buffalo Medical Group have long held a leadership role in the region among multi-specialty physician groups. But there’s lots of new competition brewing. Three years ago, the...
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Nursing shortage reaches critical condition
Staffing shortages are a routine concern for Candie Cook, a registered nurse at Heritage Valley Beaver. When a colleague calls in sick at the 334-bed facility — referred to as a “call loss” — Cook...
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