Morning Links: 19 June 2006

Three local healthcare IT firms shine in annual rankings, CCA to house Wyoming inmates, rival hospital companies bid for Dallas contract, Iasis reveals infection problem, and more...

Email | Print By E. Thomas Wood and Milt Capps

Three local companies climb higher in annual "Healthcare Informatics 100" ranking: Passport Health Communications vaults from #92 to #67, with revenues up 47 percent; Healthcare Management Systems moves from #66 to #47; and Spheris advances from #28 to #19

CCA lands contract with Wyoming, will house up to 600 of state's prisoners at Oklahoma facility

HCA, QHR and Iasis are all in the hunt as owner of two Tenet-leased hospitals in Dallas area looks at alternative operators

Iasis sends letters to 300 patients warning they may have been infected during colonoscopy procedures

Private equity firm in Cleveland reportedly has bought Express Courier International, based in Franklin

Nashville ranks well on recycling, but SustainLane ranking says we're "laggard" on transit, tap-water quality and commuting, making us #40 overall on sustainable living; also #48 of 50 major cities on greenspace

American Retirement closes $95 mil. Fla. purchase announced in March

UK-based specialty liquor company Blavod, with North American HQ in Nashville, posts fiscal year-end results; operating loss narrows from prior year