Abbeville (S.C.) Area Medical Center recently underwent a revenue cycle review that identified inefficiencies that, if addressed, would increase revenues by $200,000 a year, a big improvement for this 25-bed critical access hospital.
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An update to Massachusetts Hospital Association's April 2010 hospital costs report showed substantial lowering of hospital cost increases during 2009 and the beginning of 2010, according to an MHA report.
The Kentucky Hospital Association has released its latest economic impact report, which shows that hospitals in the state spent more than $5 billion on salaries, supplies and services in 2008, according to a news release by the KHA.
Vista Health System, based in Waukegan, Ill., broke ground on a $3.9 million freestanding emergency department in Lindenhurst, Ill., which will provide 24-hour emergency services to area residents, according to a news release by the health system.
Pennsylvania court records showed medical malpractice filings dropped from 2,632 in 2000 to 1,533 in 2009, according to a report by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Two recent studies suggest that hospital inpatients are indeed sicker than in the past, raising concerns about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services decision to reduce payments under the inpatient prospective payment system by 2.9 percent for fiscal year…
Sanford-MeritCare, which was formed last year after the merger of Sioux Fall, S.D.-based Sanford Health and Fargo, N.D.-based MeritCare, has announced it will change its named to Sanford Health, according to a Plains Daily report.
A federal appeals court has affirmed the corruption conviction of Robert Urciuoli, the former president and CEO of Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, R.I., who was convicted of fraud and conspiracy in 2008 for paying state senator John Celona…
Marshall | Steele is a physician-led healthcare services firm in Chicago, Ill., that helps hospitals implement a patient-centric care model and improve patient satisfaction. Marshall Steele, MD, and vice president Matthew Reigle share four ways the firm achieves success for…
The Centers Medicare and Medicaid Services has released proposed changes to the rules and regulations governing physician-owned hospitals as part of a larger proposed rule for 2011 payment rates for hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers. The proposed rule…