A study commissioned by the AHA found hospitals' price increases closely follow their costs and the hospital sector accounted for a steady 30 percent-plus share of U.S. healthcare expenditures, according to the AHA study.
Leadership & Management
Vincent McCorkle, the new president and CEO of Akron (Ohio) General Health System, parent of 511-bed Akron General Hospital, is a strong believer in finding creative ways to engage employees in the hospital's mission. Here he identifies 10 ways to…
Seriously ill patients who received palliative care incurred $6,900 less in hospital costs per Medicaid admission than a matched group of patients, according to a study in Health Affairs. In the study, which was conducted at four New York state…
Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has been notifying hospitals and other healthcare providers that they are "federal contractors" who are subject to OFCCP jurisdiction based on their participation in TRICARE or provision…
A federal appeals court has ruled that physicians who allow patients to pay after care is delivered don’t have to track and prevent identity theft under the federal Red Flags Rule, according to a release from the AMA. In other…
Advertisement
The 2006 Massachusetts law requiring near-universal health coverage for its residents has not stopped the problem of medical bankruptcies, according to a Boston Globe report.
Some medical practices are charging patients a moderate membership fee each month rather than relying on reimbursement from payors for individual procedures and tests, according to a Washington Post report.
Tri-City Healthcare District in Oceanside, Calif., has filed a temporary restraining order and lawsuit against board member Kathleen Sterling after she allegedly pushed five people before a governing board meeting and injured at least one, according to a San Diego…
LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, La., has settled a lawsuit brought forward by a nurse and orthopedic surgeon who blew the whistle on the medical center and were allegedly fired in retaliation, according to a KTBS Shreveport report. William…
If you’re considering selling your medical practice to a larger organization, make sure you do your homework first. Learn what you need to do before making your final decision. As the healthcare environment changes and phrases like “ACO” and “coordinated…