Here are the five biggest anti-kickback statute cases involving hospitals that made headlines in 2010.
Leadership & Management
Here are 30 statistics on the top 10 most expensive types of medical errors in the United States, according to a June 2010 study conducted for the Society of Actuaries. The study, titled "The Economic Measurement of Medical Errors," used…
Patient deaths from pneumonia and acute myocardial infarction are significantly more likely in hospitals where nurses reported schedules with long work hours, according to a Newswise report.
Thirty-one percent of rural populations and 12 percent of urban populations had difficult access to trauma care within one hour of driving time, according to a report published in the Jan. 2011 issue of the Archives of Surgery.
One in 16 U.S. surgeons reported thoughts of suicide over a one-year period, according to a study published in the Archives of Surgery and conducted by researchers from the Mayo Clinic, American College of Surgeons, Johns Hopkins University and other…
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Democrat Tom Daschle and Republican Bill Frist, MD, both former Senate majority leaders, plan to help states create their own healthcare reform plans under the auspices of the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C., according to a release by the…
The construction of physician-owned hospitals, which has been halted or jeopardized due to Section 6001 of healthcare reform, could have provided $200 million in tax revenue and 30,000 jobs to local communities, according to a news release from Physician Hospitals…
Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, Tenn., is expected to break ground this spring on its $380 million expansion project, which was stalled for two years due to the economy, according to a Chattanooga Times Free Press report. The project was first…
Two separate studies say the current slowdown in the growth of healthcare utilization will continue for several years, according to a report by American Medical News.
Siemens Financial Services has expanded its healthcare financing team and product capabilities for healthcare providers, according to a news release.