A federal appeals court in Philadelphia has requested an inquiry into whether auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers was acting in good faith in advising the now defunct Allegheny Health, Education and Research Foundation, which filed for bankruptcy protection in 1998, according to…
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An increase in employee benefit costs was the main reason for Lahey Clinic Medical Center's 33-percent drop in operating income for the six-month period ended March 31, according to a report by the Boston Business Journal.
Greenville (S.C.) Hospital System University Medical Center is hoping a new billing system will help it close a $10 million budget gap, according to a report in The Greenville News.
Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, R.I., is seeking $20 million from the state's General Assembly, according to The Providence Journal.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has once again asked contractors to hold claims for services under the physician fee schedule for the first 10 business days in June, while Congress struggles to delay a proposed 21.3 percent fee…
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The Michigan Health and Hospital Association is reporting the University of Michigan Health System provided $280 million in community support, through uncompensated care and education services, according to an UMHS news release.
Minnesota's Allina Hospitals and Clinics CEO Ken Paulus has volunteered to work without pay until the hospital system negotiates a settlement with its nurses, according to a report in the Star Tribune.
Total operating revenue for St. Louis area hospitals in 2008 rose 4.4 percent to more than $7 billion, while non-operating revenue dropped to a loss of $440 million from a gain of $169 million in 2007, according to a report…
HCA has named Thomas Garthwaite, MD, as the new COO of the hospital chain's clinical services group, according to an HCA news release.
Halifax Health, a public health system based in Port Orange, Fla., has challenged Adventist Health's planned take over of Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach, Fla, saying it will match Adventist's $71 million pledge to the ailing hospital…