Stanislaus Surgical Hospital in Modesto, Calif. has evolved along with the times, and its strategy is paying off in patient satisfaction.
Click to continue »Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford Springs, Conn., has agreed to pay $191,193 to resolve allegations that it improperly billed Medicare between 2000 and 2005, according to a report by the Hartford Courant.
Click to continue »Over the last several years, there has been no area of medicine where the government has launched more investigations, whether false claims, anti kickback or Stark, than in the cardiovascular area. This makes sense when you realize that the government often targets areas where its spending is high. In essence, the government is involved in a cost benefit investigation game and targets investigative resources where there is significant money to be recovered.
Click to continue »CMS is proposing to raise payments Medicare Advantage payments insurers by 1.38 percent next year, according to a CMS release.
Click to continue »Healthcare reform legislation passed by the Senate in December would cut the number of uninsured Americans to 25 million by 2019, a 53 percent decrease, according to a new study released by RAND Corp.
Click to continue »The former director of the cardiovascular center at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Mass., has been charged with embezzling donations to the hospital's fundraising program and from other hospital sources, according to a report by the Enterprise News.
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