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Getting to the HEART of a program – Sacred Heart launches cardiac institute, acquires big surgical group
By  Emily Proffitt http://www.spokanejournal.com
Group Warns of Looming Thoracic Surgeon Shortage
By John Gever http://www.medpagetoday.com CHICAGO, June 13 — A five-year shortfall in applicants for cardiothoracic surgery training positions threatens to create a shortage of physicians qualified to perform open-heart surgeries, lung resections, and other major procedures, according to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Only 94 applicants applied for the 118 positions available in the National Residency […]
AHIP Outlines Plan to Slash $145 Billion in Health Care Costs by 2015
By Sheri Porter http://www.aafp.org America’s Health Insurance Plans, or AHIP, recently released a health care reform proposal that it says could reduce America’s total health care expenditures by $145 billion by the year 2015, but some groups have problems with the proposal’s details. “A Shared Responsibility: Advancing Toward a More Accessible, Safe, and Affordable Health Care […]
A.M. Best Upgrades Rating for Medical Mutual Insurance Company of Maine
BUSINESS WIRE http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/ A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the issuer credit rating (ICR) to ‘bbb+’ from ‘bbb’ for the Medical Mutual Insurance Company of Maine (MMIC) and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of B++ (Good). The outlook on both ratings is stable. The ratings reflect MMIC’s excellent risk-adjusted capitalization, recent favorable operating earnings, leadership […]
A.M. Best Revises Outlook to Positive for ProAssurance Group and ProAssurance Corporation
NJ-A.M.-BEST http://www.earthtimes.org
Cancer Clinics of Excellence (CCE) Announces Management and Board of Directors Slate at 1st Annual General Membership Meeting
PRNewswire http://www.redorbit.com
Shortfall in primary care physicians likely to get worse
By Brian Newsome http://www.gazette.com
Rush-Copley Medical Center selects Allscripts EHR
http://www.hospitaliteurope.com/
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