Crystal Lake, Ill.-based Centegra Health System has filed a motion with a circuit court to receive a decision on whether its appeal of a certificate of need denial has merit, according to a Northwest Herald report.
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Beaufort (S.C.) Memorial Hospital and Savannah, Ga.-based St. Joseph's/Candler Health System are protesting the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control's reversal of its certificate of need denial for Hilton Head (S.C.) Hospital, according to an Island Packet report.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has signed a bill into law that will lift a moratorium on radiation treatment centers in the Twin Cities, according to a Woodbury Bulletin report.
CMS has released a final rule to ensure only qualified and identifiable providers can order or certify certain medical services, equipment and supplies for people with Medicare — a law expected to save nearly $1.6 billion over 10 years.
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has filed suit against Accretive Health, a debt collection agency, for not protecting patient confidentiality and not informing patients of the agency's "extensive involvement" in their healthcare at two hospital systems in the state.
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West Penn Allegheny Health System in Pittsburgh has amended its complaint against University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, alleging the competitor paid bribes to West Penn physicians to leave the system, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
Exposure to excessive radiation has been a mainstay of popular fiction for more than fifty years. The Incredible Hulk and Spider Man obtained their super powers from genetic mutations caused by radiation exposure, and film makers the world over have…
The judge tasked to take over lawsuits involving West Penn Allegheny Health System, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Highmark has indicated she wants to add a sense of urgency and get the slow-moving cases resolved, according to a Pittsburgh…
The defamation lawsuit filed by cardiologist Mark Midei, MD, against St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md., has been dismissed by a Baltimore County Circuit Court judge, according to a Baltimore Sun report.
Missouri state lawmakers decided to take matters into their own hands and pass legislation that bans the PPACA from being implemented within state boundaries.