The former vice president of corporate risk management at Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has pled guilty to eight counts of embezzlement, according to a Winston-Salem Journal report.
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn released next fiscal year's budget, which will include roughly $2.7 billion in cuts to the state's Medicaid program, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living have announced a multi-year initiative to meet new quality goals, including reducing hospital readmission rates and improving staff retention.
The Department of Health and Human Services awarded $229 million to 10 states in health insurance exchange grants today as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a CMS news release.
Hospitals should focus on four numbers to predict the success of their pilot accountable care organization, according to a new white paper from Thomson Reuters.
Bacteria from unused paper towels may be transferred to healthcare employees after they wash their hands, which may pose risk of bacterial transmission to patients, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 5-4 majority opinion (pdf) today that will send a case back to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding whether Medicaid providers and beneficiaries can sue the state over Medicaid reductions.
Over the past decade, physician employment has grown by 32 percent at hospitals, and roughly 20 percent of the practicing physician workforce now works for a hospital. This explosion of employed physicians signals several factors: the move toward accountable care…
Hospitals are facing a perfect storm. Payors and society are demanding excellent quality supported by data and transparency. At the same time, the general economy and a national movement to reduce the cost of health care are stressing hospitals with…
An analysis by the Center for Public Integrity reveals poor sterilization of surgical instruments continues to be a challenge.