The government overpaid insurers offering Medicare Advantage plans by up to $3.1 billion in 2010 due to diagnostic coding errors, according to a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
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The UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital in Lexington, Ky., has unveiled the region's first hybrid operating room and eight new traditional ORs, according to a UK Now report.
Hawaii Pacific Health in Honolulu, Hawaii, has appointed Raymond Vara as president, according to a Hawai'i Pacific Health news release.
Health Management Associates in Naples, Fla., has named John Starcher, Jr., eastern group president, according to an HMA news release.
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Wash., and the Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland have partnered to expand neonatal care, according to an OHSU news release.
Bartow (Fla.) Regional Medical Center has named Troy DeDecker CEO, according to a Bartow Regional news release.
Brookville (Pa.) Hospital has named Rose Campbell president, according to The Progress.
Jersey City (N. J.) Medical Center has collaborated with Community Healthcare Associates in Bloomfield, N.J., to offer a $104 million bid on Christ Hospital, also in Jersey City, according to a Jersey Journal report.
Bayonne (N.J.) Medical Center has opened its renovated $5 million radiation oncology center, according to a Jersey Journal report.
Brian Cook, FACHE, has been appointed CEO of Capital Regional Medical Center in Tallahassee, Fla., effective March 1, according to a Capital Regional news release.