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NewsBoston Medical Center owes $90K for Medicare billing errors
Boston Medical Center was overpaid $89,724 after the hospital incorrectly coded and billed for 7,520 claims on behalf of the physicians, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently reported. Read more...
Hospital CEO compensation falls
In line with other reports that executive pay may be leveling off, CEOs at Massachusetts teaching hospitals witnessed lowered, although still respectable, compensation packages in 2009 compared to Read more...
Substance abusers less likely to receive preventive care
Individuals exhibiting unhealthy substance abuse problems related to alcohol or drugs can be viewed as high-risk "pockets" of the population where preventive services are largely being underused, Read more...
More family physicians could mean lower readmissions
Adding family physicians could lower 30-day readmission rates related to pneumonia, heart attack and heart failure, say Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center researchers in a Read more...
UMass Memorial to cut 350 jobs
In the largest hospital cutback in Massachusetts this year, UMass Memorial Health Care is cutting about 350 jobs, according to the Telegram & Gazette of Worcester. The reduction in force is part Read more...
Hospital layoffs to reach record high in 2010
Hospitals are on target to lay off more workers in 2010 than last year, which would rank this year as the worst for mass layoffs. So far, hospitals have implemented 102 mass layoffs in 2010, Read more...
Infusion from feds buys time for safety-net hospitals
The feds have approved a $435 million aid plan for Massachusetts safety-net hospitals, the Boston Globe reports. The infusion includes $180 million for Boston Medical Center and channels another $163 Read more...
Reform means desperate times for safety net hospitals
Massachusetts hospitals that treat poor and uninsured patients are facing financial crisis, trying to cut losses while still providing care for the state's poorest residents. Officials with these Read more...
Boston Medical Center cutting 119 jobs to shrink $175M deficit
Boston Medical Center said it will lay off 119 people because"dramatic changes" in Medicaid reimbursement have led to a projected $175 million loss for the year. The healthcare provider to thousands Read more...
Violent attacks at Boston hospitals reveal safety challenges
Several violent incidents in Boston hospitals within the past eight days reveal serious safety challenges for medical providers throughout the country. Many are simply unprepared for violent crime, Read more...
| Press ReleasesPatientKeeper Charge Capture Usage Surpasses 10 Million Physician Charges Annually200 percent growth over the past three years BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PatientKeeper®, Inc., the leading provider of physician information technology, today reported that its customers are processing Read more >> |
