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DoJ drops probe into Highmark's anti-competitive actions
The Department of Justice (DoJ) has ended an investigation into whether Highmark and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) were engaging in anti-competitive practices in the Pittsburgh
Hospitals advocate for bargain CT scans
With ongoing debates about inappropriate CT scan use, hospitals are using inexpensive CT scanners on smokers to screen for lung cancer, Kaiser Health News and The Washington Post report.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center slashes bloated board
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) removed 29 members from its 51-member board, based on independent findings that the board had become too large to be effective, according to the
Highmark sues UPMC over 'deceptive' ad campaign
The adversarial relationship between Highmark and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) rages on as Highmark says UPMC is engaging in a false, misleading, and deceptive marketing
Patients want you to share their EHR data
A majority of cancer patients said they were willing to share their electronic health information--keeping privacy in mind--if it meant improving the quality of their overall care, according to
Highmark, UPMC end negotiations as Aetna steps in
Provider agreement talks between Highmark and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center appear to be irretrievably broken after UPMC signed a contract with Aetna that allows the health insurance
UPMC plans China expansion
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center plans to bring its healthcare services to China, UPMC officials told employees in a recent internal newsletter. "Today we are looking at China as one of
Highmark used anti-competitive actions in 'precedential' case
Highmark illegally conspired to reduce competition, raise prices and gain a monopoly on the Pittsburgh region's healthcare industry, according to a newly reinstated antitrust lawsuit against the
UPMC outpatient demand surges 10 percent
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will add another 558 new full-time jobs through next June bringing the total added for FY2011 to 815, according to the Pittsburgh Business Times. "It's
Technology helping patients to understand informed consent
Hospitals are turning to technology to better inform patients about what they are consenting for the doctor to perform, reports the Associated Press. The interactive computer programs explain
