Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., has agreed to pay $5.25 million to the government to settle allegations of over-billing Medicare, according to an LA Weekly news report.
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You can't manage what you don't measure: that seems to be the mantra of every hospital executive, as electronic data systems increasingly help hospitals track data on quality measures, patient satisfaction and revenue. Here five hospital leaders discuss ten statistics…
A new study has found that 17 percent of all visits to EDs could be redirected to retail clinics or urgent care centers, saving $4.4 billion, according to a release by the RAND Corp.
The AMA is asking CMS to postpone changing an inflation index for physician pay and to move up feedback reports for CMS' quality initiative, according to a report by the American Medical News.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Tuesday that the state will accept $250 million in federal medical assistance, assuaging the fears of those who thought he might turn the money down, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
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Reeves County Hospital District in Pecos, Texas, may raise taxes to make up for patients unable or unwilling to pay their hospital bills, according to a CBS7 News report.
Three major insurers have agreed to pay 11 Cincinnati physician practices a set monthly amount to provide a patient-centered medical home in a pilot program for up to 10,000 patients, according to a report by the Business Courier of Cincinnati.
Healthcare spending grew just 2.7 percent in the first half of 2010, the smallest increase since the Bureau of Economic Analysis began tracking medical care more than 50 years ago, according to a report by USA Today.
A recent discussion about unpaid and under-compensated care at Georgetown, Ohio-based Brown County Regional Healthcare's board meeting echoed complaints from hospitals across the country, as patients find it more difficult to pay hospital bills, according to a News Democrat report.
As more physicians tire of declining reimbursements and growing patient loads, concierge medicine may become more popular. According to the American Academy of Private Physicians, more than 1,000 physicians already practice concierge, boutique or "members only" medicine in which patients…