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Debate over quality measures among Medicare's first accountable care organizations and federal officials will likely have significance for the 220 (and growing) other accountable care efforts under Medicare, a former CMS administrator says.
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Across the nation, boards at not-for-profit hospitals are often paying bosses much more for boosting volume rather than delivering value.
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Quality and patient satisfaction play a small, yet growing, role in determining physician compensation, according to a survey from the MGMA.
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Executives at large healthcare associations made healthy financial gains in 2011 as the industry continued to grapple with the transition and uncertainty of health reform.
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A Special Report on 50 association's chief executive compensation, ranked by 2011 total compensation based on IRS 990 filings. Source: Modern Healthcare reporting from IRS Form 990 filings. Published June 10, 2013, p. 25.
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Pressure is mounting for executives at Tuomey Healthcare System in Sumter, S.C., to settle their epic legal conflict with the federal government to avoid rendering the community hospital insolvent.
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As CEO pay continues to draw heightened scrutiny, compensation comparisons used by governing boards to justify the payouts are coming under fire from critics.
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The next time whistle-blower attorney Joel Androphy sits down for a settlement conference with hospital lawyers, he'll have a potent new tool in his arsenal: last week's $39 million Stark law jury verdict against Tuomey Healthcare System in Sumter, S.C.
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Modern Healthcare ranks the top paid executives at publicly traded healthcare companies in 2012. The top five are presented here. The complete ranking is based on information from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
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As states and the federal government work feverishly toward having health insurance exchanges ready for enrollment by Oct. 1, much of the discussion has focused on technology readiness, guidance from the CMS and competition from insurers. But one crucial element not brought up as often but still...
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