Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare in Louisville, Ky., has agreed to pay $435,502 to settle claims that it overbilled Medicare from 2006-2010, according to a Business First report. Federal officials contended that JHSMH improperly charged Medicare for outpatient wound-care…
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Many hospitals are getting serious about permanently eliminating costs from their organizations. Product selection can be one of the keys to achieving significant dollar savings, improving quality and assuring patient safety. An easy-to-implement five-step process can help your organization determine…
Melbourne, Fla.-based Wuesthoff Health System has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Osler Medical, a multispecialty physician group with 47 providers, effective Nov. 1, according to a Wuesthoff news release.
Fairview Red Wing (Minn.) Medical Center could end its relationship with Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services and join the Mayo Clinic Health System if discussions among the three groups progress, according to a Red Wing Republican report.
Phoenix-based Banner Health, which has locations in seven states, has been accepted by CMS into the agency's Accountable Care Organization Pioneer Program, according to a Phoenix Business Journal report.
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Many healthcare organizations are working to implement electronic health records to meet HITECH Act requirements and receive payments through CMS' Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records Meaningful Use Incentive Program. The process of implementing an EHR starts with choosing a…
The following hospital executive moves occurred within the past week, beginning with the most recent.
CMS' final rule on hospital outpatient prospective payments include a number of minor changes relevant to physician-owned hospitals.
Physicians from Cook County Health and Hospitals System in Chicago are urging Cook County commissioners to approve the health system's budget, according to a WHFB report.