Federal authorities have arrested Edward Novak, owner and CEO of Sacred Heart Hospital in Chicago, along with the hospital's CFO and four physicians, for allegedly participating in a kickback scheme, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
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St. Louis-based Catholic health system SSM Health Care announced it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Dean Health Systems, a physician-owned, for-profit multispecialty group based in Madison, Wis.
Coordinated care delivery models have taken the healthcare industry by storm, with patient-centered medical homes and accountable care organizations becoming more popular with hospitals, health systems and large physician groups trying to provide high-quality care at a lower cost.
Patient satisfaction is at a two-decade high, according to a report from the American Consumer Satisfaction Index.
Medical staff at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Martinez, Calif., are calling for an emergency department expansion to stem what they say are dangerous crowding levels, according to a Contra Costa Times report.
El Paso, Texas-based Sierra Providence Health Network has appointed Dave Byrd CFO of Sierra Medical Center in El Paso, according to an El Paso, Inc. report.
A free guide on designing private performance feedback reports for physicians is available from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
The University of Michigan has announced the launch the state's first cardio-oncology clinic, focused on preventing or reducing heart damage caused by chemotherapy and radiation.
Including patient-specific circumstances in a care plan may improve patient outcomes, according to a study in Annals of Internal Medicine.
A report released by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services shows New Hampshire hospitals' rate of hospital-acquired infections to be 40 percent below the national average.