HealthSouth Corp., Birmingham, Ala., has received the go-ahead from the state of Florida to proceed with plans for a rehabilitation hospital serving the greater Orlando area.
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The largest umbrella group for U.S. nuns on Friday broke weeks of near-silence on a stinging Vatican report that they had undermined Roman Catholic teaching, saying the inquiry was "flawed" and based on "unsubstantiated accusations" that were causing pain throughout the church.
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Years after thousands of veterans learned they may have been exposed to infections at government-run hospitals, many are still mired in legal battles seeking compensation from the Veterans Affairs Department.
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Carondelet Health has confirmed that it is investigating a potential merger, joint venture or other partnership to continue operating its two Kansas City-area hospitals.
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Multihospital systems delivered another year of strong revenue growth in 2011 as they deftly navigated a landscape of familiar financial roadblocks.
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For decades, most hospitals around the country have avoided paying taxes under a hazy set of standards without strong public oversight—a state of affairs staunchly supported by hospital lobbyists and executives at the state and national level.
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Dr. Eric Topol has been getting a lot of attention lately for his views on the nation's healthcare system. They are not entirely flattering, to say the least.
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A tax on so-called “Cadillac” health insurance plans set to take effect in 2018 is already a big focus for some employers, and their early responses to it may already have begun affecting coverage for some employees.
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Members of the American Medical Association House of Delegates are headed for what's likely to be a heated debate over whether to recommend that Medicare and Medicaid transition to “premium support” models.The proposed positions will be considered when the delegates meet in Chicago June 16-20 and receive reports from the AMA Council on Medical Service, which acts as an advisory body to the House of Delegates on socio-economic issues such as payment reform, healthcare costs and covering the uninsured.
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Editor's note: The following is an edited excerpt of a full transcript of an April 24 editorial webcast, “Hospitals Operating Systematically,” conducted by Modern Healthcare. The panelists were Michael Hulefeld, CEO of Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans;
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