Reduced reimbursements, lower patient volumes, a slow economic turnaround and rising costs of uncompensated care are some of the most common and difficult challenges facing hospitals and healthcare systems today. In efforts to balance budgets and remain financially viable, hospitals…
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The Better Government Association has discovered that a physician formerly of Chicago's Cook County Health and Hospital System was improperly paid nearly $80,000 while on unpaid leave, prompting an investigation by county officials, according to a Chicago Sun-Times report.
Jeff Sperring, MD, has been named president and CEO of Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, according to a health system news release.
Joe Roach, CEO of Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Florence, Ala., has announced his resignation, according to a Times Daily report.
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson, Mont., has laid off 10 employees as part of its efforts to save $500,000, according to a Missoulian report.
Discussions of a possible merger between Tulane University Medical Center and Ochsner Health System, both in New Orleans, have been put on hold, according to a WWLTV report.
The Mizuho OSI Modular Table Systems have been recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration due to reports of patient falls.
Unauthorized access to a computer server may have exposed files with information on employees and students of Virginia Commonwealth University and employees of VCU Medical Center in Richmond, according to a VCU security notification.
A recent Gallup poll reported 44.5 percent of American adults receive health insurance from their employer, a trend that has been on the decline since Gallup first started tacking health insurance sources in 2008.
Starting next year, Illinois hospitals that report quality data on breast cancer screening and mammogram procedures will receive higher Medicaid payments for those procedures, according to a Chicago Tribune report. Read the full report in Becker’s ASC Review on mammogram…