Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America recorded a net income of $1.94 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011, a significant increase from the $283 million net income recorded in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to an…
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Hospitals participating in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting program have until March 1 to preview their performance and correct any errors on the new Medicare spending per beneficiary measurement, according to an AHA News Now report.
The top official of Illinois' Medicaid program recently said if the state legislature does not enact certain measures to hold down Medicaid costs, the state's program could be "heading toward a crisis," according to an Associated Press/Chicago Tribune report.
Of the three main corporate healthcare sectors — hospital, long-term care and home health — the top human resource executive has the highest average salary at hospitals, according to a survey from Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service.
Health insurer Humana posted profit of $199 million in fourth quarter of 2011, an 86 percent increase from 2010, according to a Humana news release.
The American Hospital Association, Healthcare Financial Management Association and VHA recently sent a letter (pdf) to the Office of Management and Budget indicating the Internal Revenue Service did not follow the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 in issuing the revised…
Healthcare is a dynamic industry, in which it can sometimes feel as if change is the only constant. An overwhelming amount of information floods administrators on a daily basis, and there is simply not enough time to take it all…
Mission Health in Asheville, N.C., has named Lynn Boggs president and CEO of The McDowell Hospital in Marion, N.C., according to a McDowell News report.
Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital's planned 60-bed hospital in Madison, Ala., which is scheduled to open later this month, has appointed its first board of directors, according to a Huntsville Times report. The 12-member board includes Mike Goodman, vice chair of Huntsville…
Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Mich., has named Melany Gavulic interim president and CEO, according to a Flint Journal report.