The Department of Justice has been putting greater emphasis on the use of non-monetary tools, such as corporate integrity agreements, in False Claims Act enforcement, according to Assistant Attorney General Stuart Delery.
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Cabell Huntington (W.Va.) Hospital and Huntington-based Pallottine Health Services have entered into discussions concerning Cabell's potential acquisition of St. Mary's Medical Center.
Moody's Investors Service has upgraded Brooklyn-based New York Methodist Hospital's rating to "Baa1" from "Baa2."
Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth and Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems in Brewer have signed a letter of intent to begin discussions about forming a closer relationship.
The following is a roundup of recently filed healthcare industry lawsuits and lawsuit updates reported in the last two weeks, beginning with the most recent.
The following 14 hospitals have been recognized with HIMSS Analytics' Stage 7 award, the highest level of electronic medical record progress a hospital or health system can obtain:
Medicare Part D paid $32 million in 2012 for HIV drugs for beneficiaries with questionable utilization patterns, according to an HHS Office of Inspector General report.
David Levin, MD, who served as CMIO of Cleveland Clinic from 2011 to 2014, has joined Epic electronic health record consulting firm Nordic as CMO.
A group of Congressional representatives has asked the Federal Communications Commission to expand its definition of nonprofit hospital for determining eligibility for broadband network subsidies.
The Internal Revenue Service provided accurate responses to the health insurance exchanges in response to all requests for advance premium tax credit calculation, according to a government investigation.