Hospitals news and information

The operating performance of not-for-profit hospitals and health systems rated by Fitch Ratings improved in 2012. But last year may be the “high water mark” for hospital finances as demand from patients grows increasingly weak and reimbursement cuts continue, a Fitch analyst warns.
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Provider groups say a CMS rule interpreting the healthcare reform law that gives consumers a grace period for unpaid health insurance premiums will put them at significant risk of delivering services for which they won't get paid.
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A traveling hospital technician accused of infecting dozens of patients with hepatitis C through needles tainted with his own blood reached an agreement with prosecutors that would give him a sentence of as little as 30 years instead of the nearly 100 he could have faced if convicted in a trial.
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Joseph Powell, the longtime president and CEO at Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. in Memphis, has died at 86.
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A premature baby born at high altitude faces challenges uncommon among newborns in Denver that often can't be treated by rural physicians. But expanded technology is helping beam the expertise of neonatal specialists in the city into critical-care situations at 33 remote hospitals in Colorado,...
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The Federal Trade Commission and Phoebe Putney Health System are in settlement talks to resolve a bitterly disputed court battle over a $200 million hospital acquisition in southwest Georgia.
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A new analysis of New York hospital data showed a reduction in surgical death rates and improvements in treating serious illnesses over a decade despite higher post-surgical infections and deaths from operations where part of the skull is removed.
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When voters OK'd a ballot measure intended to limit what El Camino Hospital could pay its executives and managers, the hospital's board worried about the implications for hiring.
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In a growing number of contracts with providers, private health insurers are embracing accountable care, a payment model that holds hospitals and doctors jointly responsible for controlling costs and improving patient outcomes.
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Ed Lovern is the new COO of Piedmont Atlanta Hospital. Lovern, 49, has been with the Piedmont Healthcare system since 2002, most recently as executive VP and chief administrative officer for the system. Lovern is replacing Dr. William Knopf as COO. The appointment was effective July...
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