River Region Health System in Vicksburg, Miss., has filed 763 lawsuits so far this year to collect on unpaid bills, compared with 114 lawsuits during the same period in 2009, according to a report by News Channel 3.
Leadership & Management
Michael Young, CEO of Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, is getting a bonus of nearly $300,000 for his successful turnaround of the hospital, according to a report by WSB TV News.
Caregroup Healthcare System, including its flagship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, will pay $8.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by employees who said they weren’t paid for work during lunchbreaks, according to a report by the Boston Herald.
The Stephens County (Ga.) Hospital Authority will abandon its campaign to block Ty Cobb Healthcare System from building a hospital in Lavonia, Ga., according to a report in the Athens Banner-Herald.
Bellin Health Care System in Green Bay, Wis., has developed a thriving side business providing turnkey retail health clinics for other health systems, according to a report by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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Laurie Liles has been named CEO of the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association, according to a report in the Phoenix Business Journal.
Longmont (Colo.) United Hospital and Fort Collins, Colo.-based Poudre Valley Health System are in contract negotiations to partner on a joint venture medical facility in Frederick, Colo., according to a report by the Boulder County Business Report.
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board has approved the sale of two Chicago-area hospitals owned by Resurrection Health Care to for-profit Vanguard Health Systems, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune.
Miami's Jackson Health System experienced a surplus of $1.7 million in April; however, the gains were due to a one-time $9 million special Medicaid payment, according to a report by the Miami Herald.
The Senate Democratic leadership wants to add the three-and-a-half-year Medicare physician fee-fix into its tax extenders bill, according to a report by the Hill.