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NewsFeds investigate Beth Israel for overbilling
Federal investigators are probing into Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's billing practices, investigating whether it overbilled Medicare by admitting patients for short stays who could have been Read more...
Beth Israel, Milton Hospital strike affiliation deal
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Milton Hospital, both in Massachusetts, officially affiliated in what now is called Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton, a deal that went into effect on Read more...
Beth Israel CEO: Partnership, not patient referrals, is future model
Hospitals should move away from the mindset of increasing patient referrals to a culture of provider collaboration as the model for the future, according to Dr. Kevin Tabb, who took his post at the Read more...
3 ways to cut down on hospital readmissions
Hospitals are taking a close look at care transitions in preparation for reimbursement changes that will penalize hospitals for high readmission rates. To avoid Medicare cuts and penalties, hospitals Read more...
Steward nabs Partners HealthCare physician group
Steward Health Care System nabbed another Massachusetts physician group, this time away from Partners HealthCare, reports The Boston Globe. Following the recent, highly contentious score of Whittier Read more...
Community hospitals call for AG review of Steward-doc contracts
Community hospitals in Massachusetts are calling on the state attorney general to review physician contracts under a recent deal between hospital operator Steward Health Care System and a physician Read more...
Steward woos docs with potential kickbacks, Beth Israel claims
Furthering its reach in Massachusetts, hospital operator Steward Health Care System has proposed a sweetheart deal to 150 doctors affiliated with the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's physician Read more...
Paul Levy
The alleged: Paul Levy, former CEO The place: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Mass. The "crime:" Paul Levy made last year's list of notorious healthcare execs, but Levy once again Read more...
The dirty words: 'Providers,' 'consumers' in evidence-based medicine
Provider. Consumer. Customer. We use these words every day to describe the healthcare world, but a new article in yesterday's New England Journal of Medicine looks at why these words are not Read more...
Beth Israel with new CEO eyes partnerships
Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center yesterday announced its new CEO and President, Dr. Kevin Tabb, according to a press release. Reports hint that Beth Israel, as one of the leading Read more...
| Press ReleasesImprivata Appoints Dr. Sean P. Kelly as Chief Medical OfficerDistinguished Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Emergency Physician Joins Healthcare Technology LeaderLEXINGTON, Mass., Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Imprivata®, the leader in single sign-on (SSO) Read more >> New Zealand Implementation of Health IT Provides a Model for US Efforts to Improve Health Care DeliveryNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A new report suggests that New Zealand can provide a valuable model for health policy makers and IT professionals seeking to reduce costs and increase the quality of Read more >> IGI Health to Serve as Featured Presenter at the Interoperability Showcase™ of NJ/DV HIMSS Chapters’ Annual Fall ConferencATLANTIC CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IGI Health, a leading provider of data connectivity software and consulting solutions, announced that the company will be a featured presenter at today’s Read more >> Medtronic Starts New U.S. Study of Endurant® AAA Stent GraftIndicated for Endovascular Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, Medical Device Has Been Used to Treat More Than 6,000 Patients in United States Since December FDA Approval MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS Read more >> Milton Hospital Announces New Weight Loss Surgery ProgramNow Offering Minimally Invasive Adjustable Gastric Banding Procedure MILTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Milton Hospital, a clinical affiliate of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center providing Read more >> |
