Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center in Marshalltown, Iowa, has cut six current and seven open management and administration positions to restructure staff, according to a Times-Republican report.
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A recent study in the Annals of Surgery found that high quality hospitals deliver lower-cost care to trauma patients, according to a news release by the University of Rochester Medical Center, where the lead author of the study serves as…
At the urging of hospital groups, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has agreed to reduce planned Medicaid cuts in the state's budget from $2.85 billion to $2.3 billion, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
The Utah House has passed a bill that would set up $26 million in state funds to pay hospitals and other providers to care for undocumented immigrants, according to a report by the Salt Lake Tribune. Despite its sizable cost,…
Rarely has healthcare led other industries in customer service, says Paul Spiegelman, founder and CEO of patient experience company Beryl. For years, healthcare facilities have operated on the assumption that, "If you build it, they will come" — that the…
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The nation’s top five health insurers made $11.7 billion in profits in 2010, according to a release from Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.).
The General Hospital Corporation and Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, representing Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, has agreed to pay the U.S. government $1 million to settle allegations that the hospital system violated the HIPAA privacy rule, according to a news…
Fifty-two hospitals in upstate New York received more than $19 million in collective quality improvement incentive payments last year from Univera and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, according to a Buffalo News report.
Since Medicaid coverage will expand significantly under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act starting in 2014, states may find it challenging to find primary care for the future Medicaid population due to a shortage of primary care physicians, according…
The HHS Office of the Inspector General has released an advisory opinion regarding a proposal by a network of pediatric charity hospitals to begin billing third-party payors, including federal healthcare programs, while waiving cost-sharing amounts to patients regardless of financial…