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Dialysis for illegal immigrants becomes issue in Las Vegas
Talk about finding a way to stir up strong feelings. A daily newspaper serving Las Vegas has published an article noting that a taxpayer-supported medical center spends $20 million a year, and that... Read more...
GA health system settles false claims suit for $5.1M
Savannah, GA-based Memorial Health has agreed to pay $5.1 million to settle a suit claiming that it made excessive payments to ophthalmologists. The suit, which was filed by a physician... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Hospitals have data security blind spot; NYU Medical Ctr. gets $100 million gift; and much more...
> Increasingly, it's looking like U.S. hospitals have a blind spot when it comes to data security. Read more...
Chicago heart transplant centers running under capacity
At present, Chicago is tied with Philadelphia as cities having the most adult heart transplant centers of any in the United States. In theory, this makes sense, given that Chicago has some of the... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: NQF releases healthcare-acquired infection reporting guidelines; ACOG re-examines abortion referral opinion; and mu
> The National Quality Forum has released a new framework for reporting data on healthcare-associated infections, and has released seven new performance measures. Read more...
TN mall to be turned into healthcare clinic
The Vanderbilt University Medical Center has decided to give nearby 100 Oaks Mall a facelift. Throughout this year and into next year, 440,000 square feet of store space at the mall will be turned... Read more...
Group of hospitals joins BC of CA P4P program
A group of 23 hospitals have joined Blue Cross of California's new inpatient pay-for-performance program, which is structured to give the facilities adjustments to their inpatient fixed-payment... Read more...
Hospital, state senator targets of federal investigation
This week, federal investigators are searching the home and legislative offices of New Jersey state Sen. Joseph Coniglio (D) as part of a ongoing corruption investigation. In pursuing the... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Cleveland Clinic pitches its financial value; Loyola begins MRSA screening program; and much more...
> The Cleveland Clinic has begun pitching its economic contributions to its community. Read more...
Hospitals collecting patient bills up front
Want to avoid bad debt? One way to do that is to simply collect what you're owed as quickly and aggressively as possible--and that's what many hospitals are doing. Increasingly, hospitals are opting to collect co-pays and deductibles at the point of care or soon thereafter, hoping to stem rising tides of unpaid bills. They're determining how much to ask for, in many cases, by analyzing not only the patient's coverage but their personal financial situation as well. Vanderbilt University …
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