The following ten physicians were either accused or convicted of fraud within the past two months, beginning with the most recent. 1. Retired Chief of Surgery Sentenced to 2 Years Imprisonment For Florida Medicare Fraud SchemeA retired chief of surgery…
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An examination of emergency department and primary care physicians' ability to communicate found that haphazard communication and poor coordination can undermine effective care and potentially drive up healthcare costs, according to a National Institute for Health Care Reform news release.
It is time to re-engage hospital staff. According to a 2010 report by Press Ganey Associates, 45 percent of hospital employees consider themselves "distanced from or discontent with their current work." Here are 12 best practices to turn that sad…
Hospital groups are concerned that medical device manufacturers will pass on a 2.3 percent tax on their products to hospitals and other providers, according to a letter the groups sent to the Internal Revenue Service.
A physician and director of Hi-Desert Memorial Health Care District in Joshua Tree, Calif., has filed a lawsuit against the hospital district, claiming its physicians and CEO retaliated against him for voicing complaints about poor care, according to a Hi-Desert…
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Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health System has agreed to pay $145,000 to settle a lawsuit that claimed one of its hospitals violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act by failing to provide a sign language interpreter to…
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that public hospitals and community health centers cannot sue drug manufacturers over alleged overcharging for prescription medications.
A recent report by the Connecticut Hospital Association found that hospitals in the state contribute $17.6 billion to the economy each year.
Public data on patient outcomes in Veterans Affairs hospitals has motivated hospitals with poor results to make changes, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
CMS' new Value-Based Purchasing program will move a small but significant portion of hospital payments to a new pay-for performance system that begins in October 2012, according to John T. Kelly, MD, managing director of Huron Healthcare, part of Huron…