Heritage Valley Beaver, nurses reach agreement
After a one-day strike last month and the threat of a three-day walkout looming, Heritage Valley Beaver nurses approved a new contract with the health system. Terms of the deal include a shared...
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ZeroTo510 grad deploys technology in Pittsburgh nursing home
RistCall, will introduce its wearable communications technology to a nursing home in Pittsburgh. The company, which recently completed the ZeroTo510 medical device accelerator, developed the device...
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In the money Aug. 15: 4 Austin startups raised $12M last week
At least four Austin-area startups reported raising a combined $12 million in investment capital last week, according to the companies and filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. A...
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CEO of NM health exchange stepping down
Amy Dowd, CEO of New Mexico's Health Insurance Exchange, also known as beWellnm, is leaving the position in September to work with Molina Healthcare as the associate vice president of marketplace...
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After distinguished social sciences career, Bowen becomes UNC dean
UNC-Chapel Hill announced Gary Bowen as new dean for the School of Social Work, promoting him from his current position as Kenan Distinguished Professor in the school. Bowen has a long history with UNC...
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Diversicare beefs up, adds more than 20 facilities
Brentwood-based Diversicare Healthcare Services is growing its portfolio by nearly 40 percent through the addition of 22 skilled nursing facilities in Alabama and Mississippi. Through the deal,...
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New York City private-equity group buying Franklin company
Franklin-based National Seating & Mobility is being sold. According to a news release, existing owner Wellspring Capital Management will sell the company to Court Square Capital Partners, which,...
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Exclusive: Friends of the Children lands federal grant to fund 3-state expansion
Friends of the Children has been selected to receive a $4 million federal grant to fund a major expansion. FOTC, which was founded in Portland in 1993, provides professional mentors to at-risk youth....
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Kindred Healthcare division has a new top exec
Kindred Healthcare Inc.'s rehabilitation department has a new person in charge. The Louisville health care company said this week it had promoted Jason Zachariah to president of Kindred Rehabilitation...
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Boutique Chicago investment firm relocates HQ to Houston
A boutique investment and merchant bank with a focus on health care technology has relocated its headquarters from Chicago to Houston. Healthcare Growth Partners, or HGP, has been in operation for...
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The largest physician practices in Memphis for 2016
Memphis Business Journal’s lists in the Aug. 12 print and digital editions are on the health care industry, and we’re giving web readers a look at the top five from our Physician Practices list. The...
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Silicon Valley teens win honors, cash for health-related technology projects
Three Silicon Valley teenagers have received Davidson Institute honors and cash for their projects aimed at developing new technologies to help people with autism, cancer and respiratory illnesses. San...
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Some ideas for healing the risky business of Obamacare
Government officials say they're working on a treatment plan for the ailing Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges. The exchanges have been tough on insurers, since most can't seem to figure out how...
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Aetna deals another blow to Obamacare
In another blow to Obamacare, Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) reported Tuesday plans to cut by 70 percent its participation in healthcare exchanges in 2017. That means it will go from selling insurance on the...
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EXCLUSIVE: Mercy Health creates senior leadership position to help drive revenue
Mercy Health has hired Jim Eldred to fill the new position of vice president of health economics. At Cincinnati-based Mercy Health, which is the largest hospital system in Ohio, Eldred is responsible...
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Morning Roundup: State employee health care costs on the rise; Downtown...
Budget challenges mean Kansas employees will pay more for health care coverage State employees will pay more out-of-pocket for health care coverage next year, as leaders try to build reserves back to a...
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Houston to gain two luxury health care facilities
They have restaurant-style cafes, private rooms and modern furnishings in properties on lush, green grounds. They're luxury health care facilities, and two will soon open in the greater Houston area....
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Austin, Dallas beat Houston in latest health care ranking
While Houston's health care market may be considered one of the most robust in the country, it doesn't earn the ranking of the best hub in the state, according to certain metrics. Austin and Dallas...
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SEATTLE: State hospital association names new CEO
SEATTLE — The Washington State Hospital Association has tapped Cassie Sauer as its next CEO. Sauer is currently the organization’s executive vice president and will replace retiring CEO Scott Bond in...
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CareSource awarded contract for new Ohio prisoner program
CareSource has been named to lead a new statewide community transition program. The Dayton-based company will work on a contract for the Community Transition Program by the Ohio Mental Health and...
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