CMS issued a proposed rule (pdf) for hospitals paid under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System that would increase Medicare's operating payments to acute-care hospitals by about 0.9 percent — or roughly $904…
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center announced plans to build a $180 million clinical sciences building.
Crystal Lake, Ill.-based Centegra Health System has filed a motion with a circuit court to receive a decision on whether its appeal of a certificate of need denial has merit, according to a Northwest Herald report.
Beaufort (S.C.) Memorial Hospital and Savannah, Ga.-based St. Joseph's/Candler Health System are protesting the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control's reversal of its certificate of need denial for Hilton Head (S.C.) Hospital, according to an Island Packet report.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has signed a bill into law that will lift a moratorium on radiation treatment centers in the Twin Cities, according to a Woodbury Bulletin report.
The American Academy of Neurology Foundation announced it is changing its name to the American Brain Foundation.
CMS has released a final rule to ensure only qualified and identifiable providers can order or certify certain medical services, equipment and supplies for people with Medicare — a law expected to save nearly $1.6 billion over 10 years.
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has filed suit against Accretive Health, a debt collection agency, for not protecting patient confidentiality and not informing patients of the agency's "extensive involvement" in their healthcare at two hospital systems in the state.
West Penn Allegheny Health System in Pittsburgh has amended its complaint against University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, alleging the competitor paid bribes to West Penn physicians to leave the system, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
Nurses and staff members picketed outside two hospitals within San Francisco-based Dignity Health in response to contract negotiations that have been ongoing since February, according to a Ventura County Star report.