According to a report by Moody's Investors Service released on July 25, non-profit hospitals experienced the lowest revenue growth of more than a decade during fiscal year 2010, according to an AHA News Now report.
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A House Subcommittee has approved a bill that would reauthorize $330 million in annual funding for five years to the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program, according to an AHA News Now report.
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital in Virginia Beach, Va., will open on Aug. 4.
A new, $654 million patient tower at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago is on track to open in Jan. 2012, according to a Rush news release.
Here are 10 recent Stark, false claims and kickback lawsuits involving hospitals and health systems.
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Even though North Adams (Mass.) Regional Hospital was denied designation as a critical access hospital, it is largely expected the hospital will emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to a Berkshire Eagle report.
In a webinar titled "Guaranteed Resource Use New Savings and New Revenues," Richard Kunnes, MD, managing principal and CEO of The Sevenex Group, described how hospitals can achieve significant savings and new revenues by advanced managing of resource use.
HCA Holdings' weaker-than-expected earnings led shares of the hospital operator to drop 19 percent yesterday, bringing down other hospital sector stocks with it, according to a report by The Tennessean.
Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare has commenced litigation against California Watch, an investigative news outlet that alleged the investor-owned hospital chain extended patients' length of stay and overstated their level of illness for economic reasons in order to receive higher payments.
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System has partnered with the Consulate of Mexico in Detroit to provide bilingual health education to Mexican nationals, according to a FOX 2 News report.