Beth Jones Sanborn
A federal jury in New Orleans has convicted a New Orleans doctor and the owner of a New Orleans home health company for their roles in a seven year medicare fraud scheme that spawned more than $34 million in claims, more than $29 million of which were paid out by Medicare, the Department of Justice announced in a statement.
Patient perception of value and hospital choice, patient migration and payer mix are among the most serious challenges facing community hospitals in Massachusetts, according to a study released earlier this week by the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission.
Tenet Healthcare Corporation has appointed Eric Evans, chief executive officer of the company's Texas Region, as the new president of Hospital Operations, the company announced Wednesday.
The new company will encompass 18 hospital campuses in 12 states. Its ranks will swell to 13,000 employees, 2,000 affiliated physicians and $1.7 billion in combined revenue.
The Marcus Foundation has awarded a $75 million gift to Piedmont Healthcare to bolster the growth of Piedmont Heart Institute, their well-known heart and vascular program, the system announced Friday. Additionally, the large monetary gift will facilitate the renewal of Piedmont's Atlanta campus through the establishment of the Marcus Heart and Vascular Center.
The California Institute of Regenerative Medicine has awarded Tracy C. Grikscheit, MD, of The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles a $7.1 million grant to develop a cellular therapy for the treatment of digestive system nerve disorders, the hospital announced in a statement. The grant was awarded through CIRM's Translational Research Program.
About a month ago, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center became the face of hospital cybersecurity when a malware attack forced them to pay a $17,000 ransom to regain control of their systems. But experts say this type of attack will only become more prevalent as more hackers target the sector.
58 percent of hospital executives say, thanks to current challenges in the hospital and healthcare industry, substantial changes to their business models in the "near term" are a must for survival. That's a key and compelling finding in a new survey released by Prudential and conducted by the The Economist Intelligence Unit.
We spoke to two financial leaders about the metrics they follow, their ideal analytics dashboard and how they interpret data to make decisions for their systems.
Three doctors and seven other people have been charged in connection with an alleged illegal operation that authorities said distributed roughly a million pills and grossed roughly $5.7 million, the U.S. Attorney's office announced Thursday after the indictment was unsealed earlier that day.