Surging profits last year produced hospitals’ largest margin since Congress sharply curbed payments from Medicare a decade ago, continuing a steady rebound that’s been under way since 2002.
The Internal Revenue Service earlier this year jolted the many not-for-profit hospitals and systems that have acquired physician practices as a way to integrate care and help fill beds. A private-letter ruling the IRS published in April concluded...
The Senate is expected to vote this week on a new attempt to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, which President Bush says he’ll veto. Congress is wasting “valuable time” by approving a bill that won’t become law, Bush said in...
Surging profits last year produced hospitals’ largest margin since Congress sharply curbed payments from Medicare a decade ago, continuing a steady rebound that’s been under way since 2002.
The American Hospital Association downplayed the effect that its tally of hospital financials might have on Capitol Hill, saying that despite the overall solid results, hospitals continue to lose money when they treat patients who are covered by...
Hospital losses on publicly insured patients rose at double-digit rates while the cost of uncompensated care increased by 8% last year, the American Hospital Association said.
A complex joint operating agreement structured 10 years ago to sanction a mixed marriage between Roman Catholic and Lutheran hospitals has waylaid Exempla Healthcare as it tries to position itself for growth in the booming Denver market.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden announced his healthcare-reform proposal last week, saying he would expand eligibility for several existing federal healthcare programs and introduce broader reforms in an effort to move toward...
The outlook for the creation of a self-sustaining national health information network dimmed after a decision by the Patient Safety Institute to close its doors.
Wildfires that destroyed nearly 1,300 homes, caused an estimated $1 billion in damages and forced the largest mass evacuation in California history put San Diego-area hospitals to the test last week.
Used to prevailing in these cases, HCA isn’t accepting a ruling by a Tennessee administrative law judge that overturned its certificate-of-need approval to build a hospital in Spring Hill, Tenn.
The Internal Revenue Service earlier this year jolted the many not-for-profit hospitals and systems that have acquired physician practices as a way to integrate care and help fill beds. A private-letter ruling the IRS published in April concluded...
We strive to make Modern Healthcare the most credible source of healthcare business news and information available. The cornerstone of that effort is our Editorial Code of Ethics, which is published here for the fifth consecutive year. We’ve...
Americans are profoundly concerned about healthcare, and it is appropriate that, as candidates, we offer our solutions to this problem. However, we must speak honestly to the American people about the most important of questions: What exactly is the...
Regarding your cover story on the orthopedic kickback settlement (“Extended warranties,” Oct. 8, p. 6): Having been in healthcare administrative roles for years, both in the ambulatory medical office and acute inpatient settings, I have long been...
Because I often write about career issues, I often am asked by people how they can become more successful. Many people seem to be stuck in their current jobs and as a result are bored and unmotivated. They wind up being problem employees for their...
Web Golinkin, president and CEO of Houston-based RediClinic, was elected president of the Convenient Care Association, an organization representing small healthcare facilities located inside drug stores or other retail outlets. The elections...
When it comes to creating a positive environment in which employees, managers, physicians and executives are given opportunities to blossom and succeed, A. Gus Kious is an expert.
Rep. Pete Stark, the iconoclastic chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, found himself in a rare position last week: apologizing for one of his trademark rhetorical outbursts.
