Fourteen hospitals have agreed to pay more than $12 million combined to settle federal allegations that they defrauded Medicare by overbilling for kyphoplasty procedures, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
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The Medicare Recovery Audit program has been around for roughly six years now, although it was a demonstration for the first three years. However, fiscal year 2011 was one of the most impactful years for the program. CMS reported that…
Whittier Street Health Center in Roxbury, Mass., has revealed a new $37 million health and wellness center that more than triples the capacity of the previous building, according to a news release.
The Hi-Line Sletten Cancer Center in Havre, Mont., which is partnered with Great Falls, Mont.-based Benefis Health System, is ending its radiation oncology services, according to a Great Falls Tribune report.
Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health Care is planning a series of construction projects that would cost more than $1 billion, according to a Press-Citizen report.
St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur, Ill., has opened a new emergency room, part of a $31 million expansion, according to a hospital news release.
Net earnings attributable to Franklin, Tenn.-based IASIS Healthcare were $1.35 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, a drop of more than 88 percent from the first quarter of FY 2011, according to an IASIS news release.
Beatrice (Neb.) Community Hospital and Health Center has completed its new $50 million hospital after a little more than two years of construction, according to a Lincoln Journal Star report.
Signing bonuses are on the rise, as 88 percent of placed physicians received a signing bonus in 2011, according to a report from The Medicus Firm.
The healthcare economy, several federal mandates and limited resources are some of the factors surrounding ICD-10 implementation, and healthcare providers should look at five main areas of risk to help narrow down their ICD-10 challenges, according to a HIMSS G7…