Pennsylvania Hospitals news from FierceHealthcare
News
Pennsylvania hospitals see 7.8 percent drop in average margins
It's been a difficult fiscal year for the Pennsylvania's hospitals, whose total margins fell almost 8 percent between July 2008 and March 2009, according to new data from the Hospital & Health... Read more...
PA bans mandatory nurse overtime
Until recently, nurses in Pennsylvania could be required to work "mandatory overtime," a practice that added additional hours to long shifts and--nurses argued--endangered patient care by forcing... Read more...
PA hospitals see declining financial health
Like hospitals across the U.S., Pennsylvania's hospitals are struggling financially. The sad thing is, they were fighting for survival even before the recession hit its peak, according to a new... Read more...
PA hospitals have higher blood infection rates
Pennsylvania hospitals received a report card from the state's Health Care Cost Containment Council this week, which suggested that some of the state's hospitals have work to do when it comes to... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Revenue growth slows for PA hospitals, but they remain profitable; JAMA rips journal use for off-label pharma marke
> Revenue growth has slowed for Pennsylvania hospitals, but still continues, and they continue to enjoy relatively healthy margins. Read more...
ALSO NOTED: FL medical records sold in Utah surplus store; Another retail clinic operator closes its doors; and much more...
> Big "oops!"...Somehow, a box of medical records from Florida got sold in a Utah surplus store this week. Read more...
PA proposes hospital tax to boost indigent care funds
The state of Pennsylvania is proposing to tax hospitals in two counties where the highest number of patients on its Medical Assistance program live. The state Department of Public Welfare wants to... Read more...
