Leadership & Management

Stark Law violations can result in significant financial penalties for hospitals in addition to reputational damage, which is why it is crucial for hospitals to understand the restrictions and exceptions detailed under Stark Law. Here Bob Wade, an attorney at…

Stark Law violations can result in significant financial penalties for hospitals in addition to reputational damage, which is why it is crucial for hospitals to understand the restrictions and exceptions detailed under the Stark Law. Here Bob Wade, an attorney…

The San Francisco Planning Commission today will consider a $2.5 billion plan by Sutter Health affiliate California Pacific Medical Center to build a 550-bed hospital as part of a $2.5 billion, long-term expansion plan, according to a San Francisco Gate…

Conservative commentators are surprised by the ferocity of top Democrats' anti-free speech responses to insurers who have been blaming 2011 rate increases on new requirements for the industry under the healthcare law, which begin this week.

Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System, operated by the South Broward Hospital District, is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice after a whistleblower brought forth allegations that it had conspired with Tampa, Fla.-based WellCare to defraud Florida's Medicaid and…

A great cardiac program can boost patient volume, improve your hospital's reputation and significantly increase revenue. Here five cardiology program experts — three from the hospitals ranked as having top five heart programs by U.S. News & World Report —…

Brownsville (Pa.) Tri-County Hospital, a now shuttered physician-owned hospital, will be auctioned off in an upcoming bankruptcy court auction in Pittsburgh, according to a Herald-Standard report.

Three major health insurance companies will stop offering new child-only plans rather than have to start accepting children with preexisting medical conditions, a new requirement in the healthcare reform law starting this week, according to a report by the Washington…

It's a confusing situation for patients and a financially necessary one for hospitals: If a hospital cannot decide whether a patient is appropriate for inpatient admission, the patient can be kept up to 48 hours under "observation" while the hospital…

Anthem Blue Cross of New Hampshire has rejected a proposed contract with Exeter (N.H.) Hospital that asked for less than a 3 percent rate increase, which the hospital attributed to the increased cost of services provided, according to an Exeter…