State and federal regulators will review health insurance premium hikes greater than 10 percent under new proposed regulations released by HHS, according to an HHS release.
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The non-profit, teaching hospital Gundersen Lutheran will remain in La Crosse, Wisc., but in a new six-story building for which construction will begin in Jan., according to a Winona Daily News report. The six-story hospital project will be built in…
The Department of Justice has accused the Mayo Clinic, based in Rochester, Minn., of violating the False Claims Act by falsely billing federal healthcare programs, such as Medicare, for lab tests that were never performed, according to a report by…
Optimizing the Revenue Cycle in Uncertain Financial Times: What Every Hospital Trustee Needs to Know
The following article is a white paper from QHR, reprinted with permission. The economic downturn and efforts to reform healthcare continue to pose significant challenges for hospitals nationwide. These challenges are consuming intellect and resources above and beyond the daily…
Funding for the healthcare reform law has been removed from the proposed "continuing resolution" before Congress to keep the federal government running through March 4, according to a report by The Hill.
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Community Health is preparing for a hostile takeover of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare in response to the Tenet board's rejection of its $7.3 billion offer, according to a report by the Tennessean.
Crystal Lake, Ill.-based Centegra Health has announced its plan to construct a new, 128-bed hospital in Huntley, Ill., according to a news release by the health system.
PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute has released a report on the top six healthcare industry issues of 2011 — a year when health organizations are expected to undergo strategy makeovers as they react to new rules and payment models brought on…
A recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that the cost of hospitalization for a neurologic surgery patient was reduced by an average of $1,439 when a hospitalist and surgeon co-managed the patient.
If lawsuits challenging the health insurance mandate are successful, Michigan hospital executives say it could harm their bottom lines, according to a report by Crain’s Detroit Business. The mandate, part of the healthcare reform law, requires more than 12 million…