While 78.4 percent physicians in a nationwide study were dissatisfied with Medicare reimbursements, surgeons often disagreed with generalists on how it should be changed, based on their own economic interests, according to a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Here is a list of five hospitals and health systems planning to eliminate positions.
Major payors are expected to buy more small regional health insurers that won’t be able to meet some expensive requirements of healthcare reform, according to a report by the American Medical News.
Cleveland Clinic president and CEO Delos "Toby" Cosgrove, MD, apologized on Friday for the way the Clinic handled the news about closing East Cleveland's only level two trauma center and explained the reasons behind the center's closing, according to a…
Southern Ocean County Hospital in Manahawkin, N.J., has changed its name to Southern Ocean Medical Center, according to a news release from the hospital.
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Mark G. Midei, MD, the cardiologist who was accused of performing unnecessarily heart stents at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md., has sued the hospital and its parent, Catholic Health Initiatives, for $60 million in compensatory damages and up…
The 331-bed Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, Pa., is undergoing a $529 million expansion and renovation project that includes a five-story, 96-bed pavilion as well as a parking structure, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report.
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System of Michigan is the latest facility to renovate emergency rooms to include designated space for seniors, according to a Detroit News report.
Financially struggling West Penn Allegheny Health System in Pittsburgh plans to build more low-cost urgent care and outpatient care centers in order to prepare for the impact of healthcare reform and turn around the system, according to a PittsburghTribune-Review report.
Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Mass., will cut the equivalent of 60 full-time jobs over the next few months in response to decreased demand for services and lower reimbursement rates from insurers, according to a Boston Herald report.