Two executives who used to work at Quincy (Mass.) Medical Center and were fired after Boston-based Steward Health Care bought the hospital now seek severance payments for a combined $603,000, according to a Patriot Ledger report.
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Cerberus Capital Management — the owner of Boston-based Steward Health Care — is being portrayed as money-hungry for investing in fracking, a controversial oil and gas extraction method, according to a Boston Globe report.
Instead of cutting a proposed $2 billion from the state Medicaid program, the Illinois Hospital Association has urged the state to raise taxes on junk food, soda and cigarettes to bring in extra revenue, according to a WQAD report.
Nail picks and brushes during the surgical scrub process may not enhance hand hygiene, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Officials from the U.S. Department of Justice are reviewing Pittsburgh-based Highmark's proposed $475 million acquisition of West Penn Allegheny Health System to determine if it would violate antitrust laws, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report.
Roughly half of hospitals across the country now charge patients an upfront fee to go through the emergency department, and although it is reducing hospital bad debt, healthcare advocates argue the practice could be harmful to patients, according to a…
It is important that managed care contracts be closely scrutinized from many angles to assure emergency medicine practices are getting the proper reimbursement. Many savvy practice leaders and physicians understand that complex language within a contract requires strict attention to…
Aldehyde disinfectants may be inadequate for endoscope disinfection, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Recent research suggests heavy workloads may contribute to poor hand hygiene compliance by anesthesia providers, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Kettering (Ohio) Medical Center saw a positive financial impact of $3.7 million in the past year after implementing new testing technology that diagnoses a wide variety of infectious diseases faster and more accurately than traditional testing, according to a news…