Two recent studies by The Delta Group's CareChex titled "2010 CareChex Quality of Care by U.S. Geographic Area" and "2010 CareChex Patient Satisfaction by U.S. Geographic Area" identified an interesting discrepancy between technical quality of hospital care and patient satisfaction…
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As a measure to crack down on the high rate of healthcare fraud occurring in the country, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services created recovery audit contractors, who are responsible for auditing hospitals for billing errors and possible healthcare…
Hospital and health system layoffs continue across the country, pitting dismal hospital finances against the provider shortage predicted for the next five years, according to various reports.
For most organizations, the physician-hospital relationship has been severely strained by the competitive stance taken between physician groups and hospitals over the past decade and a half. This competitive stance has arisen from two converging factors: Declining ability to maintain…
Here are 10 recent fraud cases involving physicians making recent headlines.
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The Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled to uphold a lower court's decision to prohibit economic credentialing of physicians by a health system, according to an American Medical Association news release.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced Nebraska will receive more than $12.6 million to build a new hospital in Geneva and buy new equipment for Rock County Hospital in Bassett, according to a KCAU-TV report.
Christus Santa Rosa Health System in San Antonio, Texas, will convert one of its ASCs to a surgical hospital and contract with a physician-owned company to co-manage the facility, according to a report by the San Antonio Express News and…
Indian Health Services, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska natives, faced a committee that focused on investigations alleging fraud, theft and employee misconduct at…
There are approximately 4,500 medical-surgical hospitals in the country. Of these, nearly 2,500 are affiliated with or a part of system, nearly 2,000 are independent, and approximately 200 to 250 are physician-owned hospitals.Over the last ten years, there have been…