Across the country, many community hospitals are evolving into regional referral centers. However, the plans for doing so often ignore the core implications of becoming a regional referral center and, instead, describe it in terms of volumes, which are out…
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As the healthcare industry enters a period of major change, hospital administrators must prepare for a number of major challenges — including reimbursement cuts, EMR implementation, stricter compliance measures, new models of care, an influx of insured patients and more…
A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that although medical journals traditionally require authors to disclose their ties to industry companies, orthopedic specialists that received more than $1 million were not always transparent about their corporate relationships…
Taking a closer look at the recent Annual Report of the Medicare Board of Trustees, a Wall Street Journal opinion piece by two critics of the healthcare reform law predicted it would "gut" the Medicare program, significantly cut payments to…
In 2010, Cleveland Clinic's heart program was ranked the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for the 16th year in a row. Steve Nissen, MD, chairman of cardiovascular medicine at Cleveland Clinic's Sydell and Arnold Miller…
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Hospitals looking to develop accountable care organizations face the same regulatory concerns and hurdles that hospitals have long grappled with in their physician integration efforts. Specifically, ACOs must ensure that their agreements with physicians do not violate anti-kickback statutes, Stark…
On Aug. 31, the HHS Office of Inspector General released an Advisory Opinion regarding the provision of free pre-authorization services by a hospital for diagnostic imaging services provided by the hospital.
Michael Silhol, the top attorney for Dallas' Parkland Memorial Hospital is receiving a years' salary — $332,000 — in severance from the hospital following his resignation, according to a Dallas Morning News report.
Philadelphia-based Albert Einstein Healthcare Network and Morristown, Pa.-based Montgomery Health System have broken ground on a $350 million, 146-bed hospital in East Norriton, Pa., according to a Philadelphia Business Journal report.
Boston Medical Center has announced it expects to lose $175 million in 2010 due largely to Medicaid reimbursement changes, according to a Boston Globe report.