A growing number of U.S. medical institutions have been responding to a more challenging environment at home by extending their brands and intellectual capital beyond our borders, where growth opportunities are more abundant and they have the ability to fundamentally…
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The rate of hospital outpatient visits remained relatively flat in the ten year period from 1997 to 2007, according an analysis of the National Center for Health Statistics' "National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2007 Outpatient Department Summary" by the…
Hospitals in New Jersey contributed $18.6 billion to the state economy in 2009, according to an economic impact report by the New Jersey Hospital Association.
Hospitals with the most market clout command 2-3 times higher payments than the lowest-priced hospitals in Oregon's price-reporting system, according to a report by the Oregonian.
An employee of Blountstown, Fla.-based Calhoun Liberty Hospital has been accused of conspiring with his peer to take out life insurance policies on a patient of the hospital, according to a News Herald report.
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The whistleblower in a case against Tampa, Fla.-based WellCare Health Plans is petitioning to bar Florida's Attorney General Bill McCollum from participating in the multimillion-dollar healthcare fraud settlement, according to a BusinessWeek news report.
A recent report by Medical Device Manufacturers Association posited that hospitals spend more money on medical devices and equipment purchased through Group Purchasing Organizations than they would if they purchased those devices and equipment in the open market, according to…
Hospitals are on track to implement more mass layoffs in 2010 than the record year of 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. As many hospitals are forced to downsize because of financial losses, hospital administrators must effectively eliminate…
Larry Teuber, MD, president of Medical Facilities Corp., discusses five ways to improve patient satisfaction through greater attention to detail, better provider attitudes and less wasted time.
Health insurance provider Aetna has been fined by the New York State Insurance Department for failing to comply with the state's prompt pay requirements and improperly completing benefit forms, according to an Insurance Corner report.