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. FULL STORY »
By Jessica Zigmond
| December 02, 2012
| Basic Web
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. FULL STORY »
By Melanie Evans and Joe Carlson | December 01, 2012
| Print Magazine
Anticipating a critical national TV news report, Health Management Associates rejected allegations that the hospital chain improperly admitted patients from its emergency rooms. FULL STORY »
By Melanie Evans and Joe Carlson
| November 30, 2012
| Basic Web
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. FULL STORY »
Regarding “HMA execs defend ER admissions rates”: It is extremely disingenuous to say that administrators have no say in how admission decisions are made. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | October 27, 2012
| Print Magazine
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... FULL STORY »
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. FULL STORY »
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. FULL STORY »
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. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | July 28, 2012
| Print Magazine
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... FULL STORY »
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