Richard Pizzi
The state of Mississippi's Division of Medicaid has signed a contract with HMS for third party recovery activities, including data matches with commercial and government insurers, commercial and Medicare recoveries, Medicare Buy-In services and Medical Support Enforcement services.
A recent report by the Connecticut Hospital Association revealed that the amount spent by hospitals in the state toward community benefit programs in 2007 totaled $718 million.
Most U.S. healthcare organizations saw an increase in their health insurance premiums this year, according to information contained in the 2009 Compensation Data Healthcare report.
The Ohio Children’s Hospital Association and its six member hospitals have released the results of a collaboration to improve quality in children’s hospitals.
Hospitals that provide more intensive and costly care do not provide better-quality care, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
Methodist Health System is in the midst of a series of aggressive expansion projects – including construction of a $60 million, 32-bed orthopedic hospital in Addison, Texas – that may appear stunning to an industry that has had to scale back capital projects in the face of recession.
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore opened a green building expansion last week that incorporates recycled content and low volatile organic compounds in building finishes and furnishings, as well as enhanced ergonomics for the patient care staff.
Aurora Health Care, based in Milwaukee, Wis., plans to eliminate approximately 90 jobs and will not fill 220 vacant positions.
Employment in the U.S. healthcare sector grew by 21,000 jobs in June, although the national unemployment rate remained steady at 9.5 percent, according to recent data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Montlhy editorial from Richard Pizzi, Editor