Miami-Dade County Commissioners will soon consider two separate plans to remedy the management problems surrounding public Jackson Health System, according to a Miami Herald report.
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1. In February, Innovative Resources Group — doing business as APS Healthcare Midwest of White Plains, N.Y. — agreed to pay $13 million to the federal government and the state of Georgia to settle allegations that it submitted false claims…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a final rule for its Hospital Inpatient Value-Based Purchasing program, which allots incentive payments to hospitals based on their performance on certain quality measures, rather than simply reporting data, starting in…
A judge is expected to rule this week whether Lacy Thomas, former CEO of Las Vegas’ University Medical Center, will again stand trial on allegations that he steered $10 million in no-bid contracts and sweetheart deals to his friends in…
The office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Education is proposing a "mystery shopper" approach to evaluate primary care physicians, according to an AAPC release.
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A planned nursing strike at Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) General Hospital scheduled for yesterday was called off after the nurses' union reached a tentative agreement with the hospital, according to a Times-Tribune report.
Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the House and possible presidential candidate, is calling for transparency of prices for medical devices from hip implants to stents, according to a report by DOTmed.
Fewer mass layoffs at hospitals occurred in the first quarter of 2011 than in the first quarter of 2010, according to a release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A mass layoff involves at least 50 employees losing their jobs…
Community Health Systems has increased its all-cash bid for Tenet Healthcare from $6 per share to $7.25 as its “best and final offer,” according to a CHS news release. If Tenet has not begun good-faith discussions with CHS by May…
It seemed like a perfect arrangement: an interested and loyal group of community-based physicians teaming up with the local hospital to create a win-win joint-venture ASC. But, as the saying goes, “even the best laid plans often go astray.” When…