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HMA’s legal bills mount amid fraud probes
By Beth Kutscher | January 15, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Legal bills are taking a toll on Health Management Associates, Naples, Fla., which is aggressively defending itself against government allegations of admissions fraud aired in a recent "60 Minutes" broadcast.
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HMA exec says physicians 'grossly mischaracterized' admissions management
By Jessica Zigmond | December 02, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Physicians interviewed for a “60 Minutes” segment on HMA's practices “grossly mischaracterized” what goes on at the for-profit hospital chain's facilities, a top HMA exec said.
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Late News: Pre-emptive strike | HMA denies reports of excess ER admissions
By Melanie Evans and Joe Carlson | December 01, 2012 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Anticipating a critical national TV news report, Health Management Associates rejected allegations that the hospital chain improperly admitted patients from its emergency rooms.
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HMA execs defend ER admissions rates
By Melanie Evans and Joe Carlson | November 30, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Health Management Associates executives defended admissions from the company's emergency rooms as comparable with national averages and local competitors ahead of an expected “60 Minutes” story.
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Administrators do influence admissions
November 30, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Regarding “HMA execs defend ER admissions rates”: It is extremely disingenuous to say that administrators have no say in how admission decisions are made.
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Regional News/South: Ardent Health to purchase majority of Baptist St. Anthony's Health System, and other news
By Modern Healthcare | October 27, 2012 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
AMARILLO, Texas—For-profit chain Ardent Health Services, Nashville, agreed to purchase 80% of one-hospital Baptist St. Anthony's Health System through a joint venture to be formed with Baptist Community Services of Amarillo, which currently owns half of the system and would own 20% of...
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HMA plans joint venture with Bayfront
By Ashok Selvam | October 25, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Health Management Associates, Naples, Fla., plans to form a joint venture with not-for-profit 395-bed Bayfront Medical Center, St. Petersburg, Fla., and its clinics by early 2013, according to a news release.
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Another Miss. hospital seeks new organ agency
By Beth Kutscher | October 04, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Quitman County Hospital, Marks, Miss., has become the second hospital in as many months to file a petition with the CMS to switch to an in-state organ-procurement organization.
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Miss. hospital seeks new organ-procurement organization
By Beth Kutscher | August 26, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Tri-Lakes Medical Center, Batesville, Miss., has filed a petition with the CMS seeking a waiver to switch to an in-state organ-procurement organization.
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Burdick out as CEO of Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield, and other moves
By Modern Healthcare | July 28, 2012 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The West Health Policy Center, an advocacy organization aimed at lowering the cost of healthcare through new reimbursement and regulatory proposals, hired Michael O'Grady as president. O'Grady, 58, served as assistant secretary for planning and evaluation for HHS from 2003 to 2005. Most...
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