CMS is seeing progress toward its goal of cutting the Medicare fee-for-service error rate in half by 2012, according to a CMS official's testimony before Congress.
Leadership & Management
One month after Kenneth Graham, former CEO of El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, Calif., was ousted by the board of directors without cause, criticism of the ouster continues and the hospital foundation's fundraising efforts seem threatened, according to a…
The following six lawsuits involving executives were reported within the past month, beginning with the most recent. 1. 5 Former Executives of Tampa’s WellCare Health Charged for Medicaid FraudFive former executives of Tampa-based WellCare Health Plans have been indicted for…
SSM Orthopedics in St. Louis has acquired 14 private practice physicians, according to a STLtoday news report.
The core issue behind healthcare reform is really “entitlement reform,” according to Boston University professor Laurence Kotlikoff, who believes the country needs to start from scratch with healthcare reform, according to an interview with Yahoo Finance. The economics professor said…
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Mark Samples, president of Prime Healthcare Properties in Huntsville, Ala., lists five frequently asked questions about ambulatory surgery center development and provides the answers.
Mark Samples, president of Prime Healthcare Properties, a development firm in Huntsville, Ala., identifies five significant ambulatory surgery center development mistakes.
Enrollment in nursing programs from baccalaureate level to advanced practice is growing and more men are entering the field, according to a survey by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Here are other key findings of the survey, which…
An obstetrician formerly employed by Ohio Valley General Hospital in McKees Rocks, Penn., is suing the hospital’s former president and CEO for defamation, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report. Paul M. Zubritzky, MD, filed a suit in the Allegheny County…
The Texas House County Affairs Committee heard testimony yesterday on bills that would remove the corporate practice law from individual hospital districts, giving some hospitals the ability to hire physicians directly, according to a Texas Tribune report.