Chicago-area hospitals are addressing healthcare for low-income and uninsured patients by partnering with federally qualified community health centers, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
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Ground breaking has occurred for a new, $20 million hospital in Fillmore County, Neb., according to a report by KLKN-TV.
Drexel University College of Medicine, based in Philadelphia, Pa., has announced Saint Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., has become a regional medical campus for the medical school, expanding upon the two's existing partnership, according to a Drexel news…
Indianapolis-based Clarian Health Partners, which operates 16 hospitals throughout Indiana, will change its name to Indiana University Health to reflect is affiliation with the Bloomington, Ind.-based university, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
Nurses at Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital began a strike yesterday morning after they were unable to agree on a contract with the hospital, according to a report by KSBW News.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced a partial freeze on ICD-9-CM codes and ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes before implementation of ICD-10 on Oct. 1, 2013, according to a Healthcare Financial Management Association report.
A recent study by Zurich suggests that the frequency of medical malpractice claims (measured as claims per 100 occupied bed equivalents) is declining, according to a Healthcare Financial Management Association report.
Recent survey findings suggest patient experience to be a top priority for hospitals, according to a Beryl Institute news release.
Johnson Memorial Medical Center in Stafford Sprints, Conn., has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with the help of an $8 million line of credit from Healthcare Finance Group, according to an HFG news release.
Fitch Ratings has affirmed an A- rating for California Statewide Communities Development Authority's revenue bonds series 2000 for the Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation and Orthopaedic Hospital, according to a Fitch news release.