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Executive pay jumps at nonprofit hospitals

The top 10 executives at Carolinas HealthCare System each received more than $1 million in 2012, an 8 percent jump from the previous year.

e-Break-in at Carolinas Health compromises info of 5,600 patients

Carolinas HealthCare System is notifying about 5,600 Carolinas Medical Center-Randolph patients that an unauthorized electronic intruder may have compromised their personal health information.

More health systems bundling payments to cut costs

Carolinas HealthCare System is now offering bundled payments for certain heart patients and their employers, in an attempt cut cardiac care costs, reported the Charlotte Business Journal .

Hospital sues thousands of patients who can't pay bills

As a nonprofit hospital, Carolinas Medical Center-Mercy (CMC-Mercy), under Carolinas HealthCare System, receives tax-exemptions to provide charity care and financial assistance. Despite its

County not obligated to pay $17.8M hospital charity care

A North Carolina county is off the hook for paying for charity care provided by Carolinas HealthCare System in a small win for the county. The court ruling Wednesday, which dismissed part of the

Mergers mean survival for community hospitals

With healthcare mergers and acquisitions breaking records earlier this year, it's no surprise that hospitals are continuing to embrace the benefits of affiliating. The trend of hospital consolidation

Pediatric hospitals find profits, growth

While no sector is Teflon-coated against the ill winds currently buffeting the hospital industry, pediatric hospitals have provided some of the few bright spots on the horizon with news of profits