In the opening day of trial, federal prosecutors claim the former CEO of a New York hospital system tried to bribe three state officials with hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for favorable treatment for his hospitals, according to…
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Ten hospitals sued New Hampshire in federal court yesterday, claiming the state is violating the federal Medicaid Act by providing inadequate reimbursement, according to a Boston Globe report. The hospitals argue Medicaid cuts were made for state budgetary reasons, and…
Blanton Godfrey, PhD, chairman of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and co-creator of the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award, is scheduled to speak at the TeleTracking Technologies annual client conference in October, according to a company news release.
California’s Community Memorial Health System and Maine’s MaineGeneral Health — two non-profit systems that rated BBB- or lower — are selling significant amounts of municipal debt this week to finance replacement hospital construction, according to a Bloomberg report. Ventura, Calif.-based…
Investigative reporting outlet California Watch claims Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Services has increased its profits by extending patients’ length of stay and overstating their level of illness for economic reasons. The investigation includes testimonies from former Prime employees, who allege…
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Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Holdings has released its earnings for the second quarter of 2011 ended June 30, 2011. While the company's revenues were up 4 percent to $8.1 billion compared to the second quarter of 2010, net income attributable to…
Nearly $306.7 billion in federal payments that should be distributed in August, including Medicare and Medicaid funds, are at risk if leaders fail to reach an agreement to raise the federal debt ceiling before Aug. 2, according to a CNN…
District Judge Eliza Ovrom has objected to a clause in a medical malpractice case against the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics that would require the plaintiffs to keep secret the settlement terms, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
Orange Regional Medical Center in Wallkill, N.Y., scheduled to open Aug. 5, will be the first new hospital in New York State in more than 20 years, according to a news release by the hospital.
Eric Lewis, CEO of Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles, Wash., wants to cut employee benefits in order to balance rising healthcare and employee costs and well as decreased revenue, according to a Peninsula Daily News report.