10.19.09
Study: NY’s health care system ranks 21st, dragged down by costs
New York’s health care system ranks 21st in the nation, according to a new report by the Commonwealth Fund.Permalink Comments off
Triad hospital expansions absent in state’s draft plan
A state panel has sent a 2010 medical facilities plan to Gov. Bev Perdue that doesn’t include any major hospital expansions in the Triad next year.Permalink Comments off
Optometry group Eye Care Associates enters Triad through Burlington purchase
A Triangle-based optometry group has bought its first Triad practice and will likely expand further in the region.Permalink Comments off
Concierge medicine: The wave of the future or just a high-end luxury?
Fed up with a business model that could barely keep the lights on, Sandy Ibrahim left her job as a McLean primary care physician in March 2008, bringing her stethoscope and a handful of patients to a new practice less than a mile away.Permalink Comments off
British CRO taps Quintiles exec to grow U.S. ops
RALEIGH – Quanticate, a clinical research organization based just outside of London, plans to open an office in the Raleigh-Durham area by early 2010 as the company looks to capture more business in the United States.Permalink Comments off