Adena Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio, has had its "immediate jeopardy" status lifted after the Ohio Department of Health conducted a survey of the hospital to determine whether it was back in compliance with federal quality and patient safety standards,…
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CMS found more than two dozen deficiencies at Hackensack University Medical Center's kidney transplant program before the hospital voluntary suspended the program's operations earlier this week, according to a Boston Herald report.
Two New York hospitals have agreed to a settlement of more than $2.3 million after an Attorney General investigation found the facilities allegedly overbilled Medicaid for physician-administered drugs.
There are roughly 9 million people who are beneficiaries of both Medicare and Medicaid — also known as dual eligibles — and although it is a costly population, less than 1 percent of dual eligibles are considered to be in…
The doors of the 129-year-old Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs in Ashland, Pa., are about to be shuttered after a federal judge approved a measure that would liquidate the hospital's assets and result in closure, according to a Republican…
An analysis by HIMSS Analytics and Thomson Reuters found hospitals identified as 100 Top Hospital award winners by Thomson Reuters were found to use more advanced levels of information technology-enabled processes when compared to the overall U.S. hospital industry.
In honor of Earth Day on April 22, the American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association recognized 33 hospitals that have reduced energy consumption by 10 percent or more in the past year.
Mobile technology has major potential to address shortcomings in healthcare delivery. It has already begun to impact outcomes in chronic disease management, care coordination and population health. And, federal organizations have shown support for the potential of mobile health by…
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Marcos Lapciuc, chairman of public Jackson Health System in Miami, is defending the health system following a statement by Jack Lord, COO of the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine, that Miller's financial troubles are a result of reduced…