The Connecticut House of Representatives gave final legislative approval on an $864 million proposal by the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington that aims to expand the hospital's medical and dental schools and to build a new hospital on…
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The American Hospital Association has sent a letter to CMS asking the agency to reduce the proposed documentation and coding offset included in its 2012 Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, according to an AHA News Now report.
A recent study by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development found that hospitals in Minnesota employed 8.3 percent of all workers in the state, or 214,108 employees, and generated $27.2 billion in economic activity in 2009, according to…
Five U.S. senators have asked the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to launch an investigation into physician-owned distributorships to determine whether they are legal, according to a Wall Street Journal report. PODs, which exist in…
CEOs play a large role in the success of a hospital. But as the healthcare system gets more complex, CEOs face increasing demands on their time and responsibilities. What skills are most important for a hospital CEO in today’s world?…
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Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Ill., has officially begun construction on its $220 million patient care tower, according to a hospital news release.
City officials have approved Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford University's proposed plans for a $5 billion hospital expansion, according to a Sacramento Bee news report.
Financially embattled Kenneth Hall Regional Hospital in East St. Louis, Ill., has shut down its emergency services after hospital owners were alerted air conditioning was not working in the facility, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch news report.
Akron (Ohio) General Health System has published its 2010 outcomes in its yearly annual report, which includes more than $571 million in total operating revenues, according to the report.