Ottumwa (Iowa) Regional Health Center, part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based RegionalCare Hospital Partners, is laying off 43 employees — approximately 7 percent of its staff — according to a KTVO report.
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Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, Calif., is laying off or cutting work hours of 150 employees to combat reduced reimbursement and other financial challenges, according to a Business Journal report.
Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare will cut 464 positions — approximately 5 percent of its workforce — as part of a plan to save an estimated $68 million, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution report.
A study published in Health Affairs found that Massachusetts' use of "pay-for-performance" bonuses has not found evidence of racial and ethnic disparities in Medicaid patients, according to a news release.
The American Hospital Association urged President Barack Obama in a letter to ensure hospitals receive federal aid to care for undocumented patients.
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Boston-based Steward Health Care System has laid off an undisclosed number of business office employees at its six Caritas Christi Health Care hospitals, according to a Boston Globe report.
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Emergency room visits have increased in Massachusetts hospitals by about 4.1 percent between 2006 and 2008, according to an Annals of Emergency Medicine study.
High Point (N.C.) Regional Health System is seeking approval from the state's Division of Health Services Regulation for a $56 million expansion, according to a report by Sun News.
Philadelphia's Independence Blue Cross is replacing its old pay-for-performance program with a new reimbursement model that includes bigger incentive payments to healthcare providers who improve quality while also reducing costs, according to a Courier-Times news report.