Philadelphia-based Albert Einstein Healthcare Network has renamed three hospitals as part of a system-wide rebranding initiative, according to a Times Herald report.
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An audit conducted of Doctors Medical Center in Modesto, Calif., shows the hospital's financial woes have not lifted since 2009 when it posted operating losses of $13.2 million, according to a San Jose Mercury News report.
Hoboken, N.J., Mayor Dawn Zimmer is asking for community support of a recent Hoboken Municipal Hospital Authority vote that would allow ownership of Hoboken University Medical Center to be transferred to HUMC Holdco for $91.7 million, according to a news…
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has released to Congress its annual June report, which includes assessments of current Medicare payment systems as well as observations of the healthcare industry as it relates to Medicare. MedPAC issues reports in March and…
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission has released its first June report to Congress, which outlines trends in Medicaid enrollment. MACPAC was created by the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act that President Obama signed in Feb. 2009.…
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Vail (Colo.) Valley Medical Center laid of 22 employees due to reduced reimbursements and increased Medicare and Medicaid patients, according to a Vail Daily report.
After trying to delineate the hospital’s finances, a Santa Clara County civil grand jury has criticized El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, Calif., for lack of transparency in how it spends taxpayer money, according to a Palo Alto Daily News…
A federal District Court judge has ordered Lifespan hospital group to pay $14.2 million to Tufts Medical Center in Boston for Lifespan’s misconduct dating back to 2002, according to a Providence Journal report. Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan merged with Tufts, then…
If your hospital suffers from communication problems, one simple change may have the power to significantly improve this area of performance, says Quint Studer, founder and CEO of the Studer Group. He encourages hospital executives to perform the following exercise…
The Illinois Department of Public Health has determined proposals by two health systems to build new hospitals in McHenry County fail to meet state standards, according to a Chicago Tribune report.