A report by the Congressional Budget Office indicates that House Republicans' proposed FY 2012 budget could lead to rationing, according to a report by NPR.
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While Doctors Medical Center in San Pablo, Calif., will receive a $10 million county loan, Contra Costa County supervisors warned the safety-net hospital that it can’t expect regular cash infusion and must get its finances in order, according to a…
Las Vegas' University Medical Center Threatens to Cut Ties With Medical School Over Dean's Residency
Reno county commissioners may dissolve University Medical Center’s ties with the University of Nevada medical school unless the new university dean takes residency in Las Vegas, according to a Las Vegas Sun report. Clark County commissioners are frustrated over what…
Rockledge, Fla.-based Health First has partnered with Jacksonville, Fla.-based Nemours to expand pediatric care, according to a Health First news release.
A recent white paper by The Beryl Institute and Revenue Cycle Partners has found revenue cycle processes can have a significant impact on patient experience.
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Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO) and Ron Kind (D- WI) have introduced a bill that would allow critical access hospitals to continue to include the full cost of provider taxes as allowable costs for purposes of determining Medicare reimbursement, according to…
Kansas City, Mo.-based St. Luke's Health System will open its new Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton, Mo., next Tuesday, according to a news release by the health system.
Richard Lopes, MD, former president of WellStar Medical Group, claims interim CEO Jim Budzinski fired him to prevent him from revealing alleged billing and revenue violations, according to a Marietta Daily Journal report.
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital employees are planning to protest outside Rabobank headquarters in response to what they call a "questionable financial relationship" between the hospital, the prominent local bank and the bank's president, according to a Monterey Herald report.
As more people choose high-deductible health insurance or drop coverage altogether, hospitals are under pressure to improve their collection efforts with patients, says Jim Bohnsack, vice president of the healthcare group at TransUnion, the credit-reporting agency.