The owner of a durable medical equipment company pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicare Advantage of more than $12.4 million.
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In an era where healthcare margins are razor-thin, inefficiencies in Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) can devastate hospital finances. It’s estimated that U.S. hospitals lose up to $262 billion annually due to revenue cycle inefficiencies, with medical coding being one of…
John England, former president and CEO of Natrona Heights, Pa.-based Allegheny Valley Hospital, has died, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported Aug. 25.
Theodore Christopher, MD, will exit his role as head of emergency medicine at Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health Oct. 1., according to internal email obtained by The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The next big disruptor transforming healthcare isn't a retailer, tech giant or payer. It's not private equity or regulators. It's a force familiar to hospital C-suites, and underappreciated for years: patients.
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When Jennifer Adams, MD, a dean at a Colorado medical school, heard about a new way to train aspiring physicians, she was skeptical. A decade of success helped dissipate her doubt.
A bill calling for the establishment of physician-owned hospitals would improve access to healthcare in rural areas, the American Medical Association wrote in an Aug. 14 article.
Nearly 6.7 million adults in the U.S. have heart failure, with prevalence expected to rise to 8.5 million by 20301,2. While heart failure is a chronic, progressive disease, advances in technology are changing the way it is managed. There are…
The University of MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston has entered a five-year agreement with the Zambian Ministry of Health to advance cancer care and prevention efforts across the country.
As hospitals seek growth opportunities, financial strain may limit their ability to hire full-time senior executives to support them in executing on key goals. Enter part-time senior leaders.