The Society of Hospital Medicine, the society representing more than 31,000 hospitalists and the hospital medicine specialty, has implemented several successful patient safety initiatives that have produced greater efficiencies and savings.
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Some hospital-owned urgent care centers charge emergency room prices, according to a Sun Sentinel report.
Aetna is suing six New Jersey physicians who allegedly filed out-of-network claims for patients admitted to in-network hospitals, according to a report by the Record.
Texas Rep. Susan King (R-Abilene) has filed a bill that would allow healthcare providers to opt out of the requirement to provide patient information to the state, according to a Reporter News report.
Union nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center plan to sever their contract with the hospital before a strike vote next month, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
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Tenet Healthcare has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit regarding the deaths of patients who were stranded at one of the company’s New Orleans hospitals in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, according to a Bloomberg report. At least 34 patients…
Local residents are voicing their concerns about Corning (N.Y.) Hospital's move, saying the loss of the hospital will mean a negative impact on local businesses, according to a news report by The Leader.
South Carolina's Budget and Control Board has approved a $100 million bailout for the state's Department of Health and Human Services, allowing the state's financially squeezed Medicaid program to continue paying physicians and other providers, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek…