The cities of Cleveland and East Cleveland are withdrawing their lawsuit against Cleveland Clinic for plans to close the Huron Hospital trauma unit, in East Cleveland, Ohio, according to a joint news release from all three parties.
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Temple University Health System has agreed to pay $130,000 in penalties following a six-year investigation into the health system's drug-tracking procedures by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Drug Enforcement Administration and a U.S. Attorney's Office in Pennsylvania, according to…
Joint replacement, currently a critical service for many hospitals and the bellwhether indicator for the entire orthopedic service line, is expected to become even more valuable for hospitals as an aging population increases the demand for these procedures.
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal in the case of Robert Urciuoli, a former Rhode Island hospital executive convicted of corruption, according to a Boston Globe report.
The credit ratings of six different hospitals and health systems were downgraded by various ratings agencies from Oct. 15, 2010 – Nov. 15, 2010, according to a report from HFA Partners.
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The American Hospital Association has released the third quarter results of its RACTrac Survey, which tracks the impact of the Recovery Audit Contractor program on hospitals.
Health insurance premiums are expected to increase post-healthcare reform by estimates ranging from 2 percent to 9 percent due to provisions such as co-payments for preventive care, covering children regardless of pre-existing conditions, eliminating lifetime coverage caps and fees on…
Healthcare Management Partners has released the first edition of HMP Metrics, a set of proprietary financial modeling and data analysis tools developed from HMP’s database.
Three key Washington insiders predicted the next physician fee fix, due by the end of this month, might last just a month or two rather than the 13-month fix the AMA wants, according to a report by the Wall Street…
Physician-owned Franciscan Physicians Hospital in Munster, Ind., has been sued by the hospital’s former owners for breach of contract and conspiracy to defraud, according to a Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana report.