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Hospitals, long term care and managed care commanded 46% of the total merger activity in Q4, according to Irving Levin Associates, a research healthcare publishing firm in New Canaan, Conn. Given this slower activity, communicators… Continued

Despite disturbing trends of hospitals and HMOs losing money on physician affiliations, developing strengthened physician relationships is critical to surviving a healthcare environment plagued by reimbursement cutbacks. In 1998, health systems lost an average of… Continued

The NCQA will evaluate PPOs on the following criteria: Consumer protection: Do members know about their appeal rights? Are medical review decisions made quickly and fairly? Is members’ privacy protected? Member service: Are appeals resolved… Continued

Marketing Specialist Mercy Medical Center, a 350 bed regional referral center located in North Central Iowa, is currently seeking a Marketing Specialist to join our Marketing and Public Affairs Department. This individual will support the… Continued

The information in Media Moves is provided by the health research department of Press Access, which provides contact informaton for more than 1,000 journalists at more than 1,000 consumer and business publications. Arrivals Boston Globe… Continued

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While lifestyle segmentation and health status profiling isn’t rocket science it can be hit or miss. Inforum, a market research software firm, has recently linked with the CDC to provide expanded resources for healthcare planners… Continued

If you’re in the market for a Web name, Doctors.MD and DoctorsMD.com are taking bids. Given the increasingly cluttered online healthcare environment with more than 15,000 Web sites, catchy domain names are hot commodities. An… Continued