St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md., has agreed to pay the United States $22 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that it paid kickbacks and violated the Stark Law when it entered into a professional services…
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The ED at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center still faces overcrowding, but dangerous conditions have abated due to a new rapid early medical evaluation area, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
The Cleveland Clinic will lay off approximately 200 employees in administrative and clinical positions this week, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
The Michigan Nurses Association has filed a charge with the National Labor Relations Board against Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Mich., alleging unfair labor practices, according to a Lansing State Journal report.
Here are seven stories from Becker’s Hospital Review on hospital emergency departments.
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At a time when more patients are visiting EDs, a focal point of violence against hospital staff, hospitals have been cutting back on security personnel, according to a report by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
WakeMed, the hospital system based in Raleigh, N.C., will distribute $7.65 million in bonuses to most of its 7,000-plus employees after exceeding annual financial goals, according to a report by the News Observer.
Republicans in the House and Senate committees are preparing to summon CMS Administrator Don Berwick, MD, who was a recess appointment and has not testified before any Congressional committee since his appointment, according to a report by the Akron Beacon…
Senate Democrats, still in the majority after the midterm election, are considering making changes to healthcare reform law with an eye to cost-containment, according to a report by The Hill.
Healthcare providers face a climate of increased investigation coupled with a quickly changing business environment. The Department of Justice has requested increases in its budget, including substantial increases in the DOJ’s 2011 budget for investigating and litigating healthcare fraud cases.…