Total revenue at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanguard Health Systems hit $1.47 billion in the second quarter of its 2012 fiscal year, an increase of 61 percent from last year that was largely due to patient revenue from its acquisition of Detroit…
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The commission charged to address the country's looming physician shortage has not been able to start any work due to partisan conflicts in Congress, according to a Washington Post report.
Greenville, S.C.-based Cancer Centers of the Carolinas is integrating with Greenville (S.C.) Hospital System University Medical Center to enhance cancer care and eventually create a regional cancer center, according to a joint news release.
Michael Tarwater, CEO of Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolinas HealthCare System, earned more than $4.2 million in total compensation in 2011, an increase of more than 13 percent from 2010, according to a Charlotte Observer report.
Moody's Investors Service's recent "Weekly Credit Outlook: U.S. Public Finance Edition" covered several specific developments in the non-profit hospital sector.
Russell Medical Center in Alexander City, Ala., and the University of Alabama at Birmingham have formed a joint venture to improve oncology services, according to a UAB news release.
As hospitals and health systems grapple with remodeling their clinical and financial futures, capital asset planning and real estate strategies are working their way to the forefront of the healthcare industry, according to a Jones Lang LaSalle news release.
Medicare Advantage premiums have dropped 7 percent on average and MA enrollment over the past year is up about 10 percent, according to a news release from the Department of Health and Human Services.
U.S. District Court Christina Snyder tentatively ordered in a Jan. 30 ruling (pdf) that the California Department of Health Care Service is restrained from reducing Medi-Cal reimbursements, and the associated decision by the Department of Health and Human Service to…
Hospitals and healthcare providers are currently in the 90-day "enforcement discretion period" of HIPAA Version 5010, and CMS released guidance on how providers can work with their vendors to ensure a timely Version 5010 upgrade.