Latest changes at Penn Health System have some optimistic
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The financially troubled University of Pennsylvania Health System, which had hired Hunter Group to provide consultant services, has now terminated the contract. UPHS, which lost $198 million in 1999 and laid off 20 percent of its workforce, also hired Peter G. Traber as its chief executive officer to replace outgoing Robert Martin.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
ISSN: 0885-6613
Year: 2000
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Giving doctors an HMO incentive: The bonus system can improve care, or deter it, some say. More consumers ask what they're buying
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Aetna U.S. Healthcare and Independence Blue Cross' Keystone Health Plan East both offer bonuses to doctors for more than basic care. Concern still persists about the practice, however.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
ISSN: 0885-6613
Year: 1999
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A strategy for survival
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Philadelphia, Penn.-based Jefferson Health System has followed a conservative strategy to achieve financial success. The health care company earned $1.9 billion in 1999 compared to $1.8 billion in 1998.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
ISSN: 0885-6613
Year: 1999
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