The California Department of Public Health issued administrative penalties to 12 California hospitals for patient safety violations that could result in serious injury or death, according to a CDPH news release.
Leadership & Management
Craig A. Becker, president of the Tennessee Hospital Association and an AHA board member, makes six observations about hospitals' future in the next year or two.
A federal judge has ruled that Bradford (Penn.) Regional Medical Center has violated the federal Stark Act by entering into an illegal financial relationship with two physicians and their medical practice and submitting claims to Medicare based upon referrals from…
West Orange, N.J.-based St. Barnabas Health Care System and Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health have entered into formal talks about a possible partnership between the two systems to improve healthcare delivery and reduce costs, according to a Star-Ledger report.
Tampa, Fla.-based USF Health has signed an affiliation agreement with HCA for trauma services and research at five Florida HCA hospitals, according to a Tampa Bay Business Journal report.
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Hospitals in Illinois will receive one-time payments totaling $120 million from the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family as part of an effort to accelerate payments to hospitals that provide Medicaid services so that the state is eligible for higher…
The final CMS physician fee schedule for 2011 contains a 10 percent increase for all primary care physicians and for general surgeons in shortage areas, according to a report by the American Medical News.
Bob Gift, a director at IMA Consulting in Chadds Ford, Pa., offers four tips on making hospital departments more efficient.
The AHA and five other national hospital associations have filed a legal brief against a multi-state lawsuit challenging the healthcare reform law's plan to expand the pool of paying patients through a mandate to buy insurance and an expansion of…
Properly constructed stipend agreements between hospitals and anesthesia groups can produce important benefits for both parties. Anesthesia practices gain additional revenue which, among other things, can help defray costs associated with expanded coverage requirements. Hospitals, meanwhile, are assured of reliable,…