CMS has awarded repayable loans to seven Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans, which are non-profit and consumer-governed health insurers created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a CMS news release.
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In the last three years, there have been roughly 20 hospital transactions in which a Catholic-sponsored facility joined with smaller, secular organizations, according to a New York Times report.
An online anonymous poll has found 15 percent of surgeons have an alcohol use disorder, exceeding the average alcohol abuse rate for the public at large, according to a HealthDay report from U.S. News & World Report.
Some major hospitals are hiring trained chefs to renovate menus and create customized meals depending on patients' medical conditions and cravings, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Tim Leigh, a councilman for Colorado Springs, Colo., has called for the CEO and chief strategy officer of Memorial Health System in Colorado Springs to be put on administrative leave and an investigation of the city-owned system, according to a…
A physician from Naples, Fla., will pay a fine of $10,000 after he allegedly accessed thousands of patient records at NCH Downtown Naples Hospital to see who didn't have a primary care physician, according to a Naples Daily News report.
Hospital emergency department visits are up in almost every hospital in the country right now, and implementing a capacity alert response system can help assuage the high volumes, according to a whitepaper from CEP America.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System's financial woes are continuing, as it lost $2.1 million in January, according to a Chattanooga Times Free Press report.
As many uninsured and underinsured Americans face extremely high costs if they wish to receive healthcare treatment, some are turning to alternative currencies to pay for that healthcare, according to a CNN report.
Honolulu-based Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, which runs 14 hospitals and healthcare facilities on five islands, released salary figures for its top executives, and CEO Bruce Anderson's salary is the highest at $242,250, according to a Honolulu Civil Beat report.