A federal judge in Arizona has dismissed a whistleblower’s complaint against Franklin, Tenn.-based IASIS Healthcare that alleged the 19-hospital system paid kickbacks in exchange for referrals, according to a Nashville Business Journal report. U.S. District Judge Robert Clive Jones rejected…
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Pittsburgh-based West Penn Allegheny Health System is expected to announce plans for a new medical school by the end of the week, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report. The announcement is expected to be made at a reception Friday night,…
The following report was compiled by Principle Valuation, based on hospital financial reports obtained through the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA) database.
CMS has issued a proposed rule on the release and use of Medicare Parts A, B and D claims data to qualified entities so that they may assess the performance of hospitals, physicians and other healthcare providers, according to an…
New Hampshire legislators have passed a two-year budget, which includes more than $250 million in Medicaid reimbursement cuts to hospitals as well as a repurposing of funds generated through the state's hospital provider tax, according to a Portsmouth Herald report.
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Hospitals added 4,100 jobs in May, an increase of 0.09 percent compared to April, according to a recent report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Mayo Clinic in Phoenix is now undergoing construction to add nearly 2 million square feet to its hospital campus, according to an Arizona Republic news report.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has appointed three new members to the state's Health Facilities Board, filling the remaining vacancies for a full board, according to a Chicago Business news report.
New Orleans' planned $1.2 billion, 424-bed University Medical Center may need approximately $100 million from the state general fund annually by 2020, according to a Times-Picayune report.
A redevelopment project by Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver may create 1,400 construction-related jobs annually and $340 million in labor compensation from now until the project's planned completion in 2014, according to a hospital news release.