Rockledge, Fla.-based three-hospital Health First will open 100-bed, $166 million Viera (Fla.) Hospital next week, according to a Florida Today report.
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Illinois' Cook County Health & Hospitals System — the public hospital system for the metropolitan Chicago area — has said it plans to close Oak Forest (Ill.) Hospital and convert it into an outpatient facility, according to a Chicago Tribune…
Consumers spent $363 billion on healthcare bills other than health insurance premiums, deductibles and coinsurance in 2009, according to a report by Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.
Lisa Austin, RN, CASC, vice president of ASC operations for Pinnacle III, identifies five critical questions ambulatory surgery centers should ask before investing significant money or time into adding spine.
While 94 percent of clinicians feel it is imperative to reduce readmissions, 71 percent say their organization’s current procedures for preventing readmissions among high-risk patients are only somewhat or not effective, according to a study by the Society of Hospital…
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Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, R.I., is suing Blue Cross Blue & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, claiming the payor contributed to the hospital’s financial problems by paying the hospital too little to cover costs, according to a Providence Journal…
The HHS Office of Inspector General has reviewed the effectiveness and activity of CMS’ fraud hotline, suggesting the agency issue written guidance for processing hotline complaints and upgrade its information system, according to an OIG report. At least one year…
Pennsylvania hospitals say Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposal to cut $150 million in state Medicaid spending would deprive the state of $183 million in matching federal funds, according to a report by the Times Leader. The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of…
After Randolph Medical Center in Roanoke, Ala., announced it is unable to continue operations through a bidding process to sell the hospital, Roanoke Health Care Authority voted to close the hospital that same night, according to an Anniston Star news…
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board has turned down Cook County's proposal to close Oak Forest (Ill.) Hospital, according to a WBEZ news report.