UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh saved 336 inpatient days on elective spine surgery patients in 2010 through patient- and family-centered interventions, according to a report in Health Affairs.
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Medline Industries, a medical supply firm based in Mundelein, Ill., has agreed to pay $85 million to the federal government to settle claims about illegal kickbacks to hospitals, according to a Chicago Tribune report. Sean Mason, a former Medline employee,…
Healthcare executives from the New York area have been named in a government corruption case involving a state senator and assemblyman, according to a Crain’s New York Business report. The lawsuit alleges that New York Senator Carl Kruger and Assemblyman…
Charlotte, N.C.-based Presbyterian Healthcare is set to begin construction later this year on a new, $90 million hospital near Mint Hill, N.C., according to a Charlotte Observer report.
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, Ill., is scheduled to move into a new, $50 million facility on March 24, according to a Pantagraph report.
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The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association is asking Governor Jan Brewer to consider legislation that would impose a provider tax on hospitals and other healthcare providers to ease cuts to the state's Medicaid program, according to a Phoenix Business Journal…
Several Democrats and one Republican in the House have come out against President Obama's plan to eliminate $300 million in funds to train pediatric residents at children's hospitals, according to a report by the Hill.
If you hospital or system has a bank letter of credit expiring in 2011, here are some practical tips on how to go about the process.
The article below is reprinted with permission from The Capital Issue, a quarterly newsletter published by Lancaster Pollard.
Last week's nurses' strike cost Washington Hospital Center approximately $6 million to cover temporary nurse wages, security and other costs, according to a Washington Post report.