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Highmark drops UPMC suit, hikes up rates
Nearly a week after West Penn Allegheny Health System accused UPMC "predatory tactics," that lawsuit and another one against it will be dropped, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported....
West Penn Allegheny accuses UPMC of bribing docs
Pennsylvania's West Penn Allegheny Health System filed an amended complaint yesterday in its lawsuit against University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) that claims the rival used "predatory
UPMC incorrectly billed Medicare for same-day readmissions
Following federal recommendations, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has refunded $26,547 for overcharging Medicare with incorrectly billed same-day readmissions, reported the
Highmark can't stop hospital's negative ad campaign
A recent court recommendation has delayed Highmark's attempts to stop the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) from engaging in a negative ad campaign based on the upcoming end of their
UPMC, IBM team on SmartRoom solution to give nurses access to mobile data
A number of solutions help physicians view clinical data extracted from hospital information systems on their mobile devices. But until recently, nurses did not have comparable automation tools,
Medical educators in Pennsylvania received at least $10 million from drug companies in 2009
Conflict-of-interest allegations aside, several Pittsburgh-area doctors and nurse educators are insisting that their work is not compromised despite data showing they were paid roughly $3.5 million
Pittsburgh health system's hiring, contracting trends imply conflict of interest
In a classic "there's so much smoke, whether there is an actual fire hardly seems to matter" scenario, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) sent millions of dollars in lucrative jobs
