A recent report by the West Virginia Hospital Association found that West Virginia hospitals provided $721 million in uncompensated care in 2010, according to an AHA News Now report.
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Nurses and administrators at Tufts Medical Center in Boston are "close" to agreeing to a contract, which would avert a strike planned for Friday, according to a Boston Globe report.
NorthStar Surgical Center in Lubbock, Texas, a member of Nashville, Tenn.-based Symbion Healthcare, celebrated its 10th anniversary on April 30.
Incentive-based wellness programs can prompt behavioral changes that lower healthcare costs, according to a report published in the May/June issue of American Journal of Health Promotion.
Tatum Healthcare, part of the executive services firm Tatum, recommends hospitals consider four essential steps to meet challenges in 2011, according to a release by Tatum Healthcare. “With so many priorities competing for hospital executives’ attention, CEOs, COOs and CFOs…
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Tenet Healthcare has released its first quarter results, reporting a net operating revenue of $2.5 billion — a 7 percent increase from its $2.34 billion revenue in the first quarter of 2010, according to a company news release. The company…
Results from a study suggest pay-for-performance hospital programs may need to be tailored to the specific healthcare organization in order to yield the greatest effect on healthcare quality, according to an article published in Health Affairs.
The trial between the Foundation for Seacoast Health and Hospital Corporation of America began yesterday, as both parties contend for control of Portsmouth (N.H.) Regional Hospital, according to a Seacoast Online report. Portsmouth Regional is currently owned and operated by…
A federal judge has approved a class-action settlement involving St. Vincent Indianapolis and the method it used to collect overdue payments, according to an Indianapolis Business Journal report. Plaintiff Michael Sargent sued the hospital in Oct. 2008, claiming the hospital…