Leadership & Management

Janesville, Wis.-based Mercy Health System is proposing a second scaled-back hospital to be built in Crystal Lake, Ill., according to a Northwest Herald report.

LSU Health Shreveport (La.) officials are attempting to cut $6-7 million in order to balance a $13.7 million budget shortfall, according to a Shreveport Times report.

The Government Accountability Office has issued a report recommending CMS more clearly communicate its goals for the Medicare Integrity Program and improve the reliability of data used to calculate the MIP’s return on investment. Read more at Becker’s ASC Review.

Jim Dague, CEO of Goshen, Ind., based IU Goshen Health, announced his retirement earlier this month, following a 16-year tenure with the health system. During his time as the health system's top leader, he oversaw the system's recent affiliation with…

Davis Health System, based in Elkins, W. Va., will break ground on a new medical care center located on the Davis Memorial Hospital campus this fall, according to a health system release.

The Aroostook Medical Center in Presque Isle, Maine, will expand services hours at a walk-in clinic located near the hospital, according to a Bangor Daily News report.

The American Hospital Association has submitted comments, requesting changes to CMS' proposed 2012 physician fee schedule as well as its proposed rule for the 2012 hospital outpatient prospective payment system.

Nurses at Yakima (Wash.) Valley Memorial Hospital plan to picket outside the hospital as negotiations for a new contract have stalled between the administration and the nurses' union, according to a KNDO report.

Approximately 1.4 million healthcare providers, including roughly 750,000 physicians, will be required to revalidate their Medicare enrollment records as part of an anti-fraud initiative called for in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to an amednews report.

A study has found many uninsured or publicly insured trauma injury patients are likely to return to emergency departments for routine follow-up care after they’ve been discharged from the hospital, according to U.S. News and World Report. The study examined…