Patients could be charged up to 755 percent more for the same preventive service — such as a mammogram, preventive colonoscopy, diabetes test, Pap smear and lipid screening — depending on the type of health coverage, according to a report…
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The details surrounding why the Pennsylvania Department of Health prohibited Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs in Ashland from accepting new patients have been made public, according to a WNEP report.
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Ill., has agreed to pay the parents of a deceased child $8.25 million for a fatal medication error, according to a Chicago Sun-Times report.
Rhode Island's Senate Health and Human Services Committee has amended a bill with language proposed by Steward Health Care to eliminate a requirement that for-profit hospital corporations must wait three years between acquiring hospitals, according to a report from The…
Steam vapor technology may be an effective way to disinfect healthcare environments, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
A study published in the American Journal of Infection Control supports previous research that shows use of chlorhexidine gluconate is effective in infection control.
Twenty-nine hospitals in Oregon joined more than 1,600 hospitals across the nation in kicking off the Partnership for Patients initiative today with a nationwide webcast, giving participants an introduction to the program and advice on how to get started.
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced an agreement from radiation oncology practice Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia and its affiliates to pay $3.8 million to settle claims that they violated the False Claims Act.
Saint Luke's Health System, based in Kansas City, Mo., has formed a two-year partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City for a collaborative value reimbursement program, according to a Healthcare Payer News report.
Healthmark Industries has named Justice Boachie, navitagor and lead tech II at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, as the recipient of its Decontaminator of the Year Award.