Leadership & Management

The Internal Revenue Service has announced it has made Part V, Section B of Schedule H on its 2010 Form 990 optional for hospitals for to 2010 tax year.

Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Ranson, W.V., which is part of the West Virginia University Hospitals East system, has signed a letter of intent to acquire 50 acres of land that will be used for a future medical campus, according to…

Sweeping changes to Texas Medicaid have been approved by the Texas House of Representative that would allow private health companies to take over the state health program, according to a Houston Chronicle news report.

Wake Forest Baptist (N.C.) Medical Center released its plans for a $125 million comprehensive cancer center, according to a Winston-Salem Journal report.

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.

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.

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.