Healthcare -- an industry on the upswing in a down market In our currently unstable economic environment, the healthcare industry's stability is a positive factor. Recent Wall Street Journal articles, which quote analysts from Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, Credit Suisse First Boston, and Salomon Smith Barney, contain positive recommendations about the healthcare industry. Full Story
Sarah Cannon Institute purchases clinical trials management company The Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI), one of the largest community-based research support programs in the United States, has reached an agreement to purchase Memphis-based Summit Research Solutions (SRS), a clinical trials management company. Full Story
New healthcare company created to help cancer patients Just think for a moment how your patients must feel when they receive a cancer diagnosisÖthink how you would feel if you were the patient. As if receiving such a diagnosis isn't overwhelming enough, as a cancer patient you have to navigate the many disparate healthcare services and treatment alternatives required for effective care. Full Story
Revenue cycle management increasingly critical to practice success When April rolls around, thoughts turn from the beauty of spring to the general unpleasantness of filing the federal income tax return. For the healthcare provider, filing a tax return has become even more distasteful, as it is one more reminder that line 37, Adjusted Gross Income, continues to decline. The bigger picture impact of this revenue decline is its effects on the provider's staffing levels and ability to invest in technology that is supposed to improve practice efficiency and patient care quality. Full Story
