Fairview Health Services news and information

Fairview Health Services saw its credit rating from Moody's Investors Service drop one notch, and analysts said the outlook for the system is negative, in part because of the exit of its chief executive officer and turmoil over the health system's contracts with Accretive Health.
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Your Special Report regarding the work of hospital engagement networks highlights important efforts under way to meet the ambitious Partnership for Patients initiative's goals of reducing hospital-acquired...
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The Accretive Health saga took another turn last week as the billing and collection company said it would launch and fund a panel to set patient collection standards.
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Accretive Health's chief executive said no other state attorneys general have contacted the company following a scathing report by Minnesota's attorney general.
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In a letter to Minnesota's attorney general, Accretive Health sharply criticized the office for the recent inquiry into the billing and collection company that has prompted a congressional probe and pushed down the firm's stock.
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Members of the U.S. House asked Accretive Health's CEO for a list of clients and information on the company's policies on compliance with federal emergency room access, patient privacy and debt collection laws.
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An inquiry into Accretive Health by Minnesota's attorney general found aggressive efforts to collect medical bills from hospital patients before or as they seek treatment.
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Medica and Fairview Health Services are adding a new twist to their ongoing effort to work together to lower health costs.
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During the credit crisis and the uncertain months that followed, hospitals moved quickly to cut spending to stockpile cash.
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JOPLIN, Mo.—Freeman Health System has gotten federal waivers to add as many as 89 beds to accommodate the extra patients resulting from the tornado that struck the town May 22, destroying the other local hospital, 347-bed St. John's Regional Medical Center. Freeman, which operates a...
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