The introduction of "accountable care organizations" in the health reform law allows Medicare to provide incentives for healthcare providers to lower costs, raise quality of care and improve efficiency at their organizations. The idea is simple: If physicians and hospitals…
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Buried in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a section entitled simply, "Additional Requirements For Charitable Hospitals." This section revokes a charitable hospital's tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 if the hospital fails…
Massachusetts-based consulting company PI Worldwide has advised healthcare organizations to address upcoming talent shortages by creating a strong brand, understanding which attributes correlate with success and developing a pool of candidates within the organization, according to a PI Worldwide news…
The recent uptick of hospitals looking to merge, sell, or reposition their facilities doesn't come as a surprise. The economic downturn has forced hospitals across the country to reconsider new futures for their institutions. Hospitals that struggle financially are looking…
David Witt, CFO of CHRISTUS St. John Hospital, discusses three ways to handle orthopedics utilization at his 170-bed hospital across the street from the NASA-Johnson Space Center near Houston.
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Tenet Healthcare Corp. disclosed in a recent regulatory filing that one of its hospitals is under federal investigation for possible false claims made in relation to heart defibrillator implantations, according to a Reuters report.
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems Inc. has offered $100 million to acquire Youngstown, Ohio-based Forum Health, outbidding Ardent Health Services, according to a Nashville Business Journal report.
New billing clinics at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare Southeast Wisconsin have been extremely popular with patients and ease collections, says Coreen Dicus-Johnson, senior vice president of physician and revenue operations at Wheaton Franciscan.
A precarious economy coupled with a culture of decreased employee loyalty is making it more important than ever that hospitals understand how to retain their top leaders. Today, that often means working harder to keep leadership from seeking other opportunities.…
Emergency department overcrowding is not an unusual phenomenon. Hospitals across the country are struggling to assist every patient admitted into the emergency room as the number of patient visits to the emergency department increases. Robert Takla, MD, chair and medical…