Hospitals across the country added 10,200 jobs in March, up from approximately 4.72 million in February to approximately 4.73 million, according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics.
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Effective April 1, CMS is requiring home health and hospice care eligibility for Medicare patients be authorized by a provider in a face-to-face patient encounter, according to an AHA News Now report.
Belleville, Ill.-based Memorial Hospital has unveiled plans to build a new, $118 million, 94-bed hospital in Shiloh, Ill., according to a Belleville News Democrat report.
Keokuk (Iowa) Area Hospital will focus on leaner operations after failing to find a partner for an affiliation, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
After serving its local community for 75 years, Franciscan Skemp Hospital in Arcadia, Wis., will be closing its doors due to underutilization of the facility, according to a local WKBT news report.
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Miami's Jackson Health System has recently received a great deal of coverage on its financial woes. One estimate puts this year's losses at $100 million, and at least one health system has sent a letter of intent to acquire Jackson.…
Randolph Medical Center in Roanoke, Ala., will soon file for bankruptcy following its closure, according to a Randolph Leader report.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer submitted a formal request to CMS to eliminate more than 160,000 people from the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, the state's Medicaid program, as part of a larger plan to cut the state's Medicaid costs,…
The GOP-controlled House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee approved legislation to defund health insurance exchanges, according to a report by AHA News Now.
Three hospital leaders discuss how their hospitals embraced transparency and data distribution to improve finances, satisfaction and clinical outcomes at their facilities.