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This past October, CMS issued its final rule on the Medicare Shared Savings Program, which established the parameters of accountable care organizations. The final rule, which took effect Jan. 1, stipulated that providers have to make a three-year commitment to…

Although King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table can take on several meanings, one of the most common is the idea of a group of equal leadership figures sitting down to present new and actionable discourse. This concept is very…

Hospitals and physicians in New Jersey's inner cities are eager to participate in the Medicaid accountable care organization program and plan to pursue it aggressively once the state legislation earns federal approval, according to an NJ Spotlight report.

Regardless of the Supreme Court's ruling in June, the GOP will be prepared to unleash a new version of the healthcare reform law to replace that of President Barack Obama, according to a report from The Hill.

Pauls Valley (Okla.) General Hospital has laid off 17 of 278 full-time employees as part of a restructuring plan to improve efficiency and realign job responsibilities, according to a Pauls Valley Democrat report.

A Florida bill would require physicians, urgent care centers and surgery centers to post the prices of their 50 most common procedures on signs within the facility, according to a Sun Sentinel report.

Market competition may not benefit inpatient heart failure care, according to a study in the American Journal of Managed Care.

Greenville (S.C.) Hospital System is building a $1.3 million hybrid operating room, according to a Greenville News report.

Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, N.Y., has agreed to pay a $3.57 million settlement to the state of New York after it allegedly violated Stark Law, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Attorney Richard S. Hartunian.

Springfield, Ga.-based Effingham Health System has completed its $30.9 million expansion, according to a Savannah Morning News report.