Beth Jones Sanborn
Hospital legal spokesman blamed complex interpretation billing classification rules, said hospital cooperated fully with DOJ investigation.
Two healthcare systems have agreed to build and equally co-own a new hospital.
Providers are ramping up to focus on urgent care centers and population health initiatives and to put considerable money into those in the next five to seven years, new research finds.
Government alleged that for roughly six years, Alere knowingly sold unreliable devices and ignored complaints until an FDA investigation triggered a massive recall.
Government watchdog estimated that during a 6-month audit period, Medicare paid hundreds of millions for services that did not comply with the agency's requirements.
After talk of protests and fears over pending mega-merger with Catholic Health Initiatives, new contract stipulates health benefits, raises, bonuses.
Arkansas Rep. Rick Crawford alleged CVS business practices created an emergency situation in his home state, calls for more scrutiny in merger deal.
Moving more physicians toward APMs is a "top strategic goal," says CMS Chief Medical Officer Kate Goodrich.
More positions are being offered in family medicine, a specialty already suffering from a shortage slated to get worse over the next decade.
Group will face higher-than-average costs, uncertainty related to supplier competition and evolving technology, key manufacturing decisions.