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A federal judge rejected former HealthSouth Corp. CEO Richard Scrushy's bid to lift a ban on his serving as an officer or director of a public company, which was part of his settlement of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that he masterminded a $2.6 billion accounting fraud.
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HHS' inspector general's office in Miami Lakes, Fla., is investigating four HealthSouth Corp. facilities for allegedly submitting improper or fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid.
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HealthSouth Corp. has signed a deal to acquire Walton Rehabilitation Hospital in Augusta, Ga.
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Wayne Lindstrom has been named president and CEO of Mental Health America, Alexandria, Va., a community-based network advocating for mental health. Lindstrom, 65, replaces David Shern, 61, who announced in December his plans to retire. Lindstrom previously was CEO of Crossroads, a...
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HealthSouth Corp., Birmingham, Ala., has closed its acquisition of the inpatient adult rehabilitation unit of Christus Santa Rosa Hospita-Medical Center.
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Birmingham, Ala.-based HealthSouth Corp. will face off for a second time against Montgomery, Ala.-based Schmidt Wallace Health Care in an ongoing legal battle to decide which provider will build a multimillion-dollar healthcare facility in Shelby County.
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HealthSouth Corp., Birmingham, Ala., has signed a letter of intent to acquire the inpatient adult rehabilitation unit of Christus Santa Rosa Hospital—Medical Center.
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A second lawsuit has landed in the federal courts challenging the constitutionality of state certificate-of-need laws that regulate when and how healthcare providers operate.
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Omnicare, the nation's largest institutional pharmacy provider, said CEO John Figueroa has resigned.
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Select healthcare stocks battered by market volatility closed on Friday down for the week.
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