The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has asked a federal judge to halt an antitrust suit filed by its competitor, West Penn Allegheny Health System, due to a recent contract agreement between UPMC and insurer Highmark, according to a Pittsburgh…
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Paul Galzerano, a former associate vice president at Beverly (Mass.) Hospital, pleaded guilty yesterday to soliciting bribes and kickbacks from hospital contractors and stealing artwork from the facility while it was under renovation, according to a Salem News report.
Ann Pumpian has been the senior vice president of finance and CFO of San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare since 1993, and she has been a vital component of the health system's plans for financial stability.
Six acute-care hospitals and health systems have received credit downgrades in the past 30 days, according to a report by HFA Partners.
Orange, Calif.-based St. Joseph Health System is making a slight adjustment to its name, dropping "System" to become St. Joseph Health, according to a North Bay Business Journal report.
Twenty-two executives and physicians at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center made more than $1 million in 2010, and UPMC President and CEO Jeffrey Romoff topped the list with $5.97 million in total compensation, according to a Pittsburgh Business Times…
According to an HHS news release, the national Alzheimer's plan is in full swing, as the federal government pursues a sustainable cure for the disease by 2025.
Health insurers stand to lose roughly $1 trillion in revenue through 2020 if the Supreme Court strikes down the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a Bloomberg Government study.
In a letter (pdf) to CMS Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, the American Medical Association submitted comments on the proposed ICD-10 timeline and asked CMS to further extend the ICD-10 compliance date to Oct. 1, 2015, "at a minimum."
Twenty-seven hospitals and health systems have issued tax-exempt, fixed-rate bonds from April 16 to May 15, according to a report by HFA Partners.