MedCath Sells Share of Avera Heart Hospital in South Dakota
Charlotte, N.C.-based MedCath Corporation announced today that it has agreed to sell its one-third stake in Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota to Avera McKennan, according to a MedCath Corporation news release. Click to continue »Accountable Care & the Transfer of Financial Risk: 3 Tips for Providers
The transition within the healthcare industry from a fee-for-service model to accountable care structures includes a fundamental shift in who manages risk. As we move toward accountable care models, risk transfers from health insurers to provider groups. This shift will require providers to understand the risks associated with the populations they manage and adopt many of the tools and processes currently used by insurers to manage risk. Click to continue »Arkansas Orthopedic Surgeon Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison for Fraud
Robert J. Tomlinson, MD, a Fayetteville, Ark.-based orthopedic surgeon has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for healthcare fraud, according to an Arkansas News report. Click to continue »7 Statistics About Obstetrician and Gynecologist Compensation
Here are seven statistics about compensation of obstetricians and gynecologists, based on May 2009 data, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Click to continue »AHA Wants Withdrawal of New Rules on Out-of-Network Payments for ED Services
The AHA is urging HHS to withdraw final regulatory language on payments for out-of-network providers of ED care in the healthcare reform law, according to a report by AHA News Now. Click to continue »Don Berwick Refuses Sen. Grassely's Request for Donor List
CMS Administrator Don Berwick, MD, has declined a request from Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) to provide a list people who donated to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, which Dr. Berwick headed before his CMS appointment, according to the Hill. Click to continue »Anthem Gets California's OK for Higher Rates, Having Backed Off Startling Rate Increase that Influenced Reform Debate
California regulators approved a rate increase for Anthem Blue Cross that was hefty but still much lower than the proposal that set off a firestorm of criticisms during the healthcare reform debate in February, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times. Click to continue »Hospitals Reopen, Add Jobs Despite Economy
As hospitals across the country cut jobs to save money, several hospitals will provide their communities with a windfall of open positions, according to various reports.
Click to continue »Wall Street Journal Examines Local Governments' Sales of Public hospitals
Due to rising debts and new demands expected under the healthcare reform law, some local governments are seeking to sell their public hospitals, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. Click to continue »
Internal Memo Reportedly Outlined Plans to Withhold Information on Medicare Overbilling by Dallas' Parkland Memorial
An internal memo at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas outlines the hospital's plans to withhold information from its outside auditor, Deloitte & Touche, due to concerns that any documents released to the auditor could be subject to an OIG subpoena, according to a Dallas Morning News report. Click to continue »
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