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Prosecutors fight to uphold Scrushy bribery conviction

August 6, 2008 — 9:53am ET | By Anne Zieger
Federal prosecutors are battling to uphold the convictions of HealthSouth founder Richard Scrushy--and former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman--on bribery, conspiracy and mail fraud charges in appeals... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Canadian group releases major safety guideline update; Tainted heparin was deliberately altered; and much more...

March 20, 2008 — 7:59am ET
> The Canadian Patient Safety Institute has issued new guidelines which observers have called a major step forward in quality of care. Read more...

HealthSouth, surgeons settle kickback case for $15M

December 17, 2007 — 7:59am ET
HealthSouth and two affiliated surgeons have agreed to pay nearly $15 million to settle civil claims related to what the federal government called a kickback scheme. HealthSouth will pay $14.2... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: MA subsidized health plan generates flood of calls; Hospital smoking bans on the march; and much more...

November 8, 2007 — 7:59am ET
> Citizens calls are flooding into a support line set up to help Massachusetts citizens get subsidized health insurance. Operators are leaving as many as 20 percent of calls unanswered. Read more...

HealthSouth shows more healthy numbers

November 6, 2007 — 7:59am ET
While it's a bit soon to declare the ghost of Richard Scrushy banished, HealthSouth Corp's most recent quarterly earnings seem to be moving in the right direction. The hospital operator reported... Read more...

HealthSouth gets back $440 million from IRS

October 16, 2007 — 6:59am ET
The IRS has given back $440 million to HealthSouth Corp., refunding taxes it overpaid when it filed inflated income statements from 1996 to 1999. The added cash should help the new HealthSouth... Read more...

Tenet begins doctor-investment program

August 20, 2007 — 6:59am ET
At least one of Tenet's Dallas-area hospitals has begun restructuring its relationship with its doctors, with the ultimate goal of getting physicians to invest in the facilities where they practice. ... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Condition critical for New Orleans health system; Aetna completes acquisition; and much more...

August 2, 2007 — 6:59am ET
> Hurricane Katrina just about killed the healthcare system in New Orleans, according to a new study. Read more...

Providers dished out the lobbying bucks

July 16, 2007 — 6:59am ET
In actions sure to be reflected this year as well, a group of Birmingham, Ala.-based healthcare providers pulled together in 2006 to lobby for common causes, spending nearly $3 million on Washington,... Read more...

HealthSouth's Scrushy going to jail

June 28, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

It's the end of the line for high-profile healthcare exec Richard Scrushy, who was sentenced to almost seven years in prison yesterday for his conviction on federal bribery charges. Scrushy, who now runs a church out of a television studio, continues to deny wrongdoing.

Unlike peers involved in similar scandals at Enron, WorldCom and Tyco, Scrushy actually managed to …

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