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.
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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…
The Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority, which leases Grady Memorial Hospital to a corporation that operates it, is calling upon to hospital's board to justify its planned closure of two community health clinics, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution report.
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Hospital employment in the United States increased more than 0.5 percent from 4.708 million in January to 4.711 in February, on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to a news release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Texas Children's Hospital in Houston has opened Texas Children's Hospital West Campus in suburban Houston, according to a release by the hospital.
A leading House Republicans is targeting five provisions of the healthcare reform law for defunding, according to a report by the Hill.
The AHA and 12 other hospital and pediatric care organizations are opposing an HHS proposal to cut funding for residency programs in children's hospitals in fiscal year 2012, according to a report by AHA News Now.
In response to pressure from the government, insurers, employers and patients over the high healthcare costs at Boston's Children's Hospital, hospital leaders have successfully managed to cut $90 million in the past year and a half, according to a Boston…