The American Hospital Association has released the third quarter results of its RACTrac Survey, which tracks the impact of the Recovery Audit Contractor program on hospitals.
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Health insurance premiums are expected to increase post-healthcare reform by estimates ranging from 2 percent to 9 percent due to provisions such as co-payments for preventive care, covering children regardless of pre-existing conditions, eliminating lifetime coverage caps and fees on…
Healthcare Management Partners has released the first edition of HMP Metrics, a set of proprietary financial modeling and data analysis tools developed from HMP’s database.
Three key Washington insiders predicted the next physician fee fix, due by the end of this month, might last just a month or two rather than the 13-month fix the AMA wants, according to a report by the Wall Street…
Physician-owned Franciscan Physicians Hospital in Munster, Ind., has been sued by the hospital’s former owners for breach of contract and conspiracy to defraud, according to a Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana report.
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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.
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.