This article provides observations on the type of compliance review needed for physician-owned hospitals.The Stark Act provides specific limitations applicable to physician ownership of a hospital, but physicians may invest in hospitals under an exception to the Act known as…
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Access MediQuip, a national provider of surgical implant management solutions, has issued a response to a Government Accountability Office report that identified problems in hospital spending on implantable medical devices.
Emergency department waiting time at LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville, Tenn., is at an all-time low, according to a Mountain Press report.
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The majority of 20 healthcare organizations surveyed said they did not plan to apply for the Medicare Shared Savings Program or Pioneer ACO model, according to "Support for Accountable Care: Recommended Health IT Infrastructure" from eHealth Initiative.
Keith Churchwell, MD, was named executive director and CMO of Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute in July of 2009.
Nine hospitals and health systems have issued tax-exempt, fixed-rate bonds from Jan. 16 to Feb. 15, according to a report by HFA Partners.
OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, Ill., has begun the first part of a $21 million renovation project, according to a Pantagraph report.