Sidney (Neb.) Regional Medical Center will soon build a new hospital, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture has helped finance the initiative with a $20 million loan, according to a Nebraska Radio Network report.

There were no big surprises in the latest American Hospital Association's RACTrac survey. Second quarter 2012 findings are consistent with HealthPort's experience processing audit requests for our customers.

After the economic collapse of 2008, the word "pension" became a somewhat frightening term. Many individuals had lost significant portions of theirs, and many organizations that still had successful pension plans — including hospitals and health systems — realized it…

Roughly 73 percent of employees who work at hospitals and health systems participate in a 403(b) defined contribution plan — the highest level of plan participation at healthcare organizations in the past 10 years, according to a study from the…

The American Hospital Association and Premier healthcare alliance have submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service requesting that non-profit hospitals have flexibility to meet new tax-exemption requirements.

Broadwater Health Center in Townsend, Mont., has received $500,000 by the chairman of the board of the State Bank of Townsend to stave off a possible closure, according to an Independent Record report.

The average amount of healthcare spending for people with employer-sponsored insurance rose 4.6 percent in 2011, a significant step up from the 3.8 percent growth rate in 2010, according to a report from the Health Care Cost Institute (pdf).

At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Raj Chopra, CFO of The C/N Group, will be giving a presentation titled "Benchmarking the Financial Solvency of an ASC."

Deborah Grider, senior manager with Blue and Company, offers 10 steps to prepare for full implementation of ICD-10.

Medicare is a major sticking point for both President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, and the details of each candidate's Medicare plan, as well as the potential impact on costs and benefits, can be lost in translation.