In the Belly of the Beast - Hitting the Target with Mergers & Acquisitions
By Darryl Price
Healthcare Practice Leader
Slalom Consulting
Studies continue to point out that only around 20% of merger and acquisition activity achieves targeted expectations. That is not to say mergers and acquisitions fail, only that they don’t meet expectations. This “missing the target” is consistently attributed to overly enthusiastic expectations, but most often it is due to underestimating the impact of the change on the people and culture. Read management article
Double Trouble – Disruptive Physicians and Hostile Work Environments
By Mary H. Spillane, Williams KastnerBy Kimberly D. Baker, Williams Kastner
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Studies, events show US healthcare is a costly business 01/27/12 10:41 pm By Neil McLaughlin The past few days have brought more evidence of skewed costs and utilization in the American healthcare system. Health experts are increasingly aware that testing is overdone in this country. Even minor complaints can trigger a ...
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Posted: January 28, 2012 - 12:01 am ET 01/27/12 10:41 pm In a petition for “extraordinary relief,” Iasis Healthcare Corp. has sued the Utah Medicaid inspector general's office, saying that the regulator does not have state-law authority to enforce a $2.7 million recoupment order that Iasis maintains was ...
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3 Utah hospitals sue over disputed Medicaid funds 01/27/12 9:07 pm By Hunter Schwarz, Deseret News Davis Hospital & Medical Center, Salt Lake Regional Medical Center and Jordan Valley Medical Center, all part of IASIS Healthcare, were told in a letter in October from Health Management Systems that between 2008 and ...
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Study Paints Picture of Aging, Homeless Veterans 01/27/12 2:36 pm “They're aging up," said Robert Hallett, national coordinator of the VA's Healthcare for Homeless Veterans program. Jamison Fargo of Utah State University and the National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans and colleagues studied 130000 homeless ...
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Molina Healthcare Inc (MOH) PT Raised to $25.00 by Bank of America (BAC) 01/27/12 11:45 am Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) increased their price target on shares of Molina Healthcare (NYSE: MOH) to $25.00 in a research note issued on Friday. Separately, analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) raised their price target on shares of Molina ...
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Health IT Business News Roundup for the Week of January 27, 2012 01/27/12 11:45 am CHRISTUS Health in Texas has selected Compuware Corporation's tools for optimizing the performance of EHR systems. Intermountain Healthcare in Utah has selected Kony Solutions' mobile application platform...CentraCare Health System in Minnesota will ...
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Dark side of US healthcare in focus at Sundance film fest 01/27/12 11:45 am PARK CITY, Utah: The ailing US healthcare system comes under the microscope in a documentary at the Sundance film festival that tries to diagnose what is wrong — and suggests a cure. “Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare” presents a ...
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Molina Healthcare Inc (MOH) Share Price Target Increased to $27.00 by Analysts ... 01/27/12 9:15 am Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) boosted their price target on shares of Molina Healthcare (NYSE: MOH) to $27.00 in a research note issued on Friday. Separately, analysts at Barclays Capital (NYSE: BCS) reiterated an “equalweight” rating on shares of Molina ...
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Molina Healthcare Issues Guidance for Its 2012 Fiscal Year 01/27/12 4:10 am (BUSINESS WIRE)--Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:MOH) today announced its guidance for fiscal year 2012. The Company will host an Investor Day meeting in New York City on Thursday, January 26, 2012, from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm Eastern Time.
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Orriant Chief Calls on CEOs to Save the US Health Care System 01/27/12 4:10 am SALT LAKE CITY, UT, Jan 27, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- A health industry leader today urged corporate America to stop complaining about skyrocketing employee health costs -- now the third largest expense for US companies today -- and start doing ...
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Health Endeavors and Aviacode Partnership Expands 01/26/12 11:11 pm by PR or News Wire Health Endeavors announced a new strategic partnership with a premier medical coding and compliance service company, Aviacode of Salt Lake City, Utah. Health Endeavors offers physician and hospital subscribers a web-based compliance ...
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Hinkle: Virginia shouldn't enable federal takeover of health care 01/26/12 9:19 pm (Utah's exchange, which originally did essentially that, likely will not survive federal scrutiny.) To participate in an exchange, insurers will have to include a variety of mandated benefits. The Department of Health and Human Services has let it be ...
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Lobbying or not? Gingrich's health center was a power player in Washington ... 01/26/12 5:09 pm By Fred Schulte and Joe Eaton, iWatch News Newt Gingrich's Washington-based advocacy on behalf of a broad array of health care interests has been far more extensive than the Republican presidential candidate has acknowledged, a review by the Center for ...
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Clark resigns from Intermountain Healthcare 01/26/12 5:09 pm Steve Smoot, administrator and CEO of Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, has been named the new regional vice president for Intermountain Healthcare in Utah County. During his 10 years with Intermountain, Clark oversaw significant expansion at the ...
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Feds: Utah can reward Medicaid patients for healthy moves 01/26/12 11:37 am It cited laws that prohibit federal Medicaid dollars from being used to purchase anything but medical care. But last week they changed their minds, said Utah Department of Health spokeswoman Kolbi Young. CMS wouldn't budge, however, on other points.
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How US private insurance healthcare is failing 01/26/12 11:37 am Both have been borne the scars of a callous and broken US healthcare system – which, apparently, brings a gleam to the eyes of those seeking to promote privatization in their overhaul of the NHS in the UK For those who missed the story, Burke, ...
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Accused Utah hospitals fire back at state's Medicaid sheriff 01/26/12 10:04 am By kirsten stewart Hospitals have fired their first salvo against efforts by Utah's Medicaid program to crack down on fraud, waste and abuse. Three IASIS Healthcare Inc. facilities — Davis Hospital & Medical Center, Salt Lake Regional Medical Center ...
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Program Manager I, Marketing, Kirkland, WA 01/26/12 10:00 am The Program Manager of Marketing is responsible for leading marketing initiatives, brand management, and targeted communications to support Evergreens mission of advancing the health of the community we serve.
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Feds reject parts of Utah's Medicaid reform waiver 01/26/12 8:16 am The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services turned down the state's plan to up the Medicaid co-pay from less than $3 to $6. It also won't allow the state to offer vouchers for residents to use the Utah Health Exchange instead of enrolling in the ...
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Utah's Valley Mental Health loses money under OptumHealth 01/26/12 8:16 am By heather may Valley Mental Health has returned $1.3 million to Salt Lake County because it didn't provide enough care to low-income mentally ill patients last year. And it may have to hand over another $725000 for providing fewer services than ...
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Molina Healthcare Issues Guidance for Its 2012 Fiscal Year 01/26/12 5:43 am Molina's licensed health plans in California, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin currently serve approximately 1.7 million members, and the Company's subsidiary, Molina Medicaid Solutions, ...
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Manager, Patient Access, South Puget Sound Region, WA 01/25/12 12:00 pm Large multi-specialty practice is looking to add a team player who can solve problems, manage, and develop people, successfully implement new processes, and one who can streamline and improve upon current scheduling, registration, and referral processes.
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Program Services Director, Tukwila, WA 01/25/12 12:00 pm Under the direction of the Executive Director (or designee) is accountable for work that that supports the achievement of the mission and goals of the Washington Center for Nursing. The Program Services Director is a leader in ensuring WCNs continued success, a visible representative of the organization across the state and in other venues, and a role model for other staff. This position requires energy, positivity, experience, innovation, self-knowledge, critical thinking, and a solution-seeking approach.
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Director of Nursing, Hollywood, CA 01/24/12 3:00 pm AIDS Healthcare Foundation is searching for a Registered Nurse to work as our Director of Nursing. This is a Fulltime, Regular position to oversee the daily operations of one of our healthcare centers and it also includes responsibilities to oversee the nursing operations of all of our healthcare centers in the United States.
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Medical Director, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 01/24/12 3:00 pm Under the supervision of the Chief of Managed Care the Medical Director is responsible for the appropriateness and quality of medical care delivered to members through the Positive HealthCare Partners health plan. The Medical Director shall review all denial medical services and participate in the grievance and appeals process. The Medical Director shall provide guidance of health plan quality improvement, utilization review as well as continuous measuring, monitoring and improvement of the health delivery system for plan members. The Medical Director shall be member of the Executive Management Team and involved in strategic planning.
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Flexible Financing: Taking a Look at Low Short-Term Interest Rates Options
By Anthony J. Taddey, Lancaster PollardBy Jason J. Dopoulos, Lancaster Pollard
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Ten Ways CFOs Can Get Ahead of the Health Care Reform Curve
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