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Mike Keating named president, CEO of Christ Hospital Health Network, and other moves
By Modern Healthcare | March 09, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Greg Vigdor is the new president and CEO of the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association as of March 4. Vigdor joins the Phoenix-based organization from Seattle, where he has been president and CEO of the Washington Health Foundation since its founding in 1992. Vigdor takes over the...
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In the spotlight | For-profit hospital chains boost their defenses as regulators step up anti-fraud scrutiny
By Beth Kutscher | March 02, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Investor-owned healthcare systems have been adding to their legal ranks and boosting self-policing in an attempt to get one step ahead of heightened regulatory activity around fraud and abuse.
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Fla. governor to expand Medicaid after all
By Melanie Evans | February 20, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who had long opposed Medicaid expansion under health reform, has called for the state to expand the program for three years, or as long as federal dollars cover the costs.
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HHS lets Fla. proceed with managed-care push
By Beth Kutscher | February 20, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The state of Florida won a second victory from HHS that will help the state introduce a statewide Medicaid managed-care program.
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HCA outlook reflects rise in unpaid hospital bills
By Bloomberg.com | February 06, 2013
HCA Holdings, the largest for-profit U.S. hospital chain, gave an earnings forecast that was lower than analysts’ estimates as recent revenue gains become overshadowed by unpaid patient bills.
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Eastern opportunities | HCA founders look to nascent Chinese market
By Beth Kutscher | February 02, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The team behind one of the largest and most successful hospital chains in the U.S. is getting closer to breaking into new territory 10,000 miles away in what could be a sign of things to come.
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St. David's names Shimp COO
By Paul Barr | January 30, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
R. David Shimp was named COO of St. David's Medical Center in Austin, filling a spot vacated by Richard Hammett.
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Late News: Enforcement problem | HCA ordered to pay $162 million to foundation
By Joe Carlson | January 26, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
A judge in Kansas City slapped HCA with a $162 million judgment last week for violating commitments to fix up distressed hospitals and provide indigent care. The community foundation's three-year legal battle to enforce the agreement highlights the difficulties in such arrangements.
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Modern Physician
HCA Midwest expands with deal for doc group
By Beth Kutscher | January 04, 2013
HCA Midwest Health System, part of Nashville-based HCA, is expanding its Midwest Physicians group with an agreement to take over College Park Family Care Center, which has 10 locations in Johnson County, Kan., in suburban Kansas City.
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Infant mortality still high | But Premier safety initiative showing promise
By Andis Robeznieks | December 08, 2012 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The encouraging results of a 14-hospital childbirth safety initiative are a reminder of the nation's notoriously high infant mortality rate and high rate of adverse events in the delivery room. They also shed light on how some simple interventions can be highly effective, but that institutions can...
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