Saga solution: Daughters of Charity system to be acquired by new hospital company

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2015/07/daughters-of-charity-acquired-blue-mountain.html?ana=e_sfbt_bn_breakingnews&u=FAuoHGaGEPdmk4X6khnaiw045b16af&t=1437198328

Robert Issai, president and CEO of the Daughters of Charity Health System.

Robert Issai, president and CEO of the Daughters of Charity Health System.

Tenet takes majority stake in ambulatory company United Surgical

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/tenet-takes-majority-stake-ambulatory-company-united-surgical

Tenet Healthcare's Dallas headquarters. (Google image)

Deal makes Tenet largest provider of ambulatory services in the United States, company says.

Cardinal Health closes $1.1 billion takeover of Harvard Drug Group

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/cardinal-health-closes-11-billion-takeover-harvard-drug-group

Photo of Cardinal Health from <a href="centralohioabc.org">centralohioabc.org</a>

Harvard Drug Group mainly distributes generic pharmaceuticals and pulled in more than $450 million in revenue in fiscal 2014.

Fee-for-service vs. value-based care: 6 points of debate raised by health policy experts

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/fee-for-service-vs-value-based-care-6-points-of-debate-raised-by-health-policy-experts.html

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Tenet, Dignity Health and Ascension ink definitive agreement for JV: 6 things to know

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/tenet-dignity-health-and-ascension-ink-definitive-agreement-for-jv-6-things-to-know.html

Hospital Transactions and Valuations

Aurora St. Luke’s first hospital in U.S. to use GE Healthcare’s ‘4-D’ diagnostic ultrasound

http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2015/07/14/aurora-st-lukes-first-hospital-in-u-s-to-use-ge.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Healthcare%20Dive&utm_campaign=Issue%3A%202015-07-15%20Healthcare%20Dive

The first hospital using the GE Healthcare technology with patients is Aurora St. Luke’s on Milwaukee’s south side.

CFC Launches Cyber Policy for U.S. Healthcare Providers

http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2015/07/14/374994.htm?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Healthcare%20Dive&utm_campaign=Issue%3A%202015-07-15%20Healthcare%20Dive

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