In the first step of Virginia's approval process, a local board endorsed a proposed new hospital by Prince William Health System and rejected plans for a nearby hospital by Sentara Healthcare, according to a report by the News & Messenger.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has rejected a computer-assisted anesthesia system that uses propofol manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, after an advisory panel recommended its approval last May, according to an Associated Press report in the San Francisco Chronicle.
The United States has intervened in a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging that Satilla Regional Medical Center in Waycross, Ga., and Najam Azmat, MD, submitted claims for medically substandard and unnecessary services to Medicare and Medicaid, according to a Department…
While the new ban on physician-owned hospitals prevents Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota from expanding, Sanford Health is building its own $78 million heart hospital to take away market share, according to a report by the Argus Leader.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is proposing to change healthcare accounting standards so that reports on charity care would be based on direct and indirect costs of providing the care.
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The CEO of Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y., has agreed to pay a $3,000 fine from the New York Commission on Public Integrity for accepting gifts totaling more than $800 from a hospital vendor, according to a report by…
CMS' estimated 0.1 percent cut in Medicare payments to hospitals for fiscal 2011 shows hospitals' position in the health reform era may not be as protected as many trade associations had supposed.
The IRS recently released the updated 2009 Form 990, schedules and instructions, which apply to fiscal years that begin in 2009. The 2009 changes address several critical areas including the governance, compensation and interested person transaction sections. These updates to…
Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry signed into law the "Oklahoma Interventional Pain Management and Treatment Act," which prohibits non-MD or DO providers from offering or performing interventional pain management, according to a news release from the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry signed into law the "Oklahoma Interventional Pain Management and Treatment Act," which prohibits non-MD or DO providers from offering or performing interventional pain management, according to a news release from the American Society of Anesthesiologists.