Ingham Regional Medical Center in Lansing, Mich., which is owned by McLaren Health Care, will be laying off 100-150 employees to make up for a decrease in patient volumes, according to a Lansing State Journal news report.
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After a successful sale of $33 million bonds that was authorized by the hospital board, West Park Hospital in Cody, Wyo., is set to begin its expansion and renovation project, according to a Powell Tribune news report.
Like a large family, hospitals are careful to spread resources and attention evenly so as not to create resentment among departments. However, one department may not be receiving the attention it deserves: the emergency department. Patient volume in EDs has…
Five former executives of Tampa-based WellCare Health Plans have been indicted for allegedly defrauding the Florida Medicaid program by producing false documents to inflate the costs of behavior health services, according to an MSNBC report. The former executives indicted are…
Straying from the “pay and chase” approach to fraud, healthcare programs are concentrating on preventing “bad actors” from fraudulently billing Medicare or Medicaid, according to a Reuters report. Peter Budetti of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said fraudsters…
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AHA has expressed concern over CMS' recent decision to increase record requests by recovery audit contractors from hospitals with a high volume of Medicaid payments, according to a report by AHA News Now.
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Cleveland-based University Hospitals has opened 144-bed UH Ahuja Medical Center in Beachwood, Ohio, the first new stand-alone hospital in Cuyahoga County (Ohio) in 30 years, according to a UH news release.
Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) plan to cosponsor legislation requiring HHS to publicize Medicare payments for physicians, which have been closed to the public for about 35 years, according to a report by The Hill. The two…
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, chastised CMS for postponing implementation of a recovery audit contractor program from Medicaid, according to a report by the Hill.