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Hospitals profitable but skimp on charity care in North Carolina

Many of North Carolina's hospitals are reporting healthy profits, but have been skimping on charity care for their poorest patients, the McClatchy News Service reported . For example, UNC Hospitals

Duke, LifePoint create community hospital network

Duke University Health System is partnering with LifePoint Hospitals to run community hospitals throughout North Carolina, Duke announced earlier this week. Together, the Durham-based academic health

Asif Ahmad - Disruptive Forces in Health IT

Who: Asif Ahmad Current position: Executive Vice President of Technology Services for US Oncology Location: The Woodlands, Texas Fast facts: Ahmad joined US Oncology in September after serving as EVP

Duke University Health sued over dirty surgical instruments

A group of 18 patients who had operations at Duke University Health System hospitals in 2004 have sued the institution, which exposed the patients to surgical instruments which were mistakenly washed