The number of uninsured hospital admissions in Hamilton County, Tenn., more than doubled from 2004-2008, and charity care losses rose from $34 million to nearly $91 million, according to a Times Free Press report.
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Three health systems — Tenet Healthcare, Carolinas HealthCare System and Novant Health — have all re-applied for a certificate of need to build a hospital in Fort Mill, S.C., according to a Charlotte Observer report.
The AMA disagrees with a new Institute of Medicine report that would give advanced practice nurses such as nurse practitioners and anesthetists basically the same reimbursements and perhaps even the same scope of practice as physicians, according to a release…
Physician shortage estimates are 50 percent worse than anticipated prior to healthcare reform, according to a release by the Association of American Medical Colleges. A report by the AAMC's Center for Workforce Studies made the following four other key findings:
The Department of Health & Human Services' Office of Inspector General has released its 2011 Work Plan, which outlines what activities that will be started or continued with respect to programs and operations under HHS the in fiscal year 2011.The…
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When St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima, Ohio, found itself facing a number of incidences of broken communication, Herbert Schumm, MD, vice president of medical affairs at St. Rita's, found that the root cause stemmed from not being able to…
As hospitals and health systems prepare for changes brought on by healthcare reform, these providers are examining how they can approach and build new models of care, whether they involve ACOs, bundled payments or medical homes. Here, Bill Leaver, president…
A subpanel of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners has voted to adopt draft medical loss ratio regulations, which now await final approval for later this month, according to a news report by The Hill.
John E. Lawler, senior director of major capital projects at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Mass., has been sentenced to two years in jail for embezzling more than $2.5 million from the Massachusetts health system, according to a Telegram…
St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, MD, is expected to soon be hit with more than 100 malpractice claims from patients who allegedly received unnecessary heart stents from Mark G. Midei, MD, a physician formerly practicing at the hospital, according…