A tool to calculate surgery risks for a particular patient is being used in heart surgery and will eventually be adopted to other surgical specialties, but access is still limited to mainly larger hospitals, according to a report by the…
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National Jewish Health, a specialty hospital for respiratory care in Denver, saw revenue grow from $149 million in 2008 to $170 million in 2009, despite the recession, according to a report by the Denver Business Journal.
Buoyed by an increase in patient-related revenue, Children’s Hospital in Boston reported a 38 percent increase in operating income for fiscal 2009, according to a report by the Boston Business Journal.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will reimburse hospitals that treat Haitians critically injured by the earthquake as part of its National Disaster Medical System, according to a news release by the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Q: How are hospitals still feeling the effects of the economic downturn?Dave Felsenthal: States are still struggling, and many states don't have the money to fund state-run Medicare and Medicaid programs. Often they can't pay the bills immediately, so this…
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Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., has proposed a $66 million expansion project that includes the construction of an ambulatory surgery center, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.
Co-management arrangements are relatively new pay-for-performance programs whereby hospitals engage physicians to manage and improve entire hospital service lines (e.g., cardiovascular, orthopedics, etc.). These arrangements place emphasis on achievement of pre-established quality and performance metrics and can offer significant improvements…
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center closed Braddock (Pa.) General Hospital on Jan. 31, despite protests from residents who were concerned about losing local access to care, according to a release from UPMC.
New state regulations setting time limits for HMO patients to see doctors may force HMOs to add more physicians to keep appointments on time, according to a release from the California Medical Association.
Bellevue, Wash.-based PeaceHealth has won a certificate of need from the state to build a 10-bed critical-access hospital on San Juan Island, Wash., according to a release from PeaceHealth.