Richard Pizzi

Hospital administrators are expressing frustration with Medicare’s Recovery Audit Contractor program, and many may not be prepared for the upcoming audits.

Huge inefficiencies in the U.S. healthcare system are harming the nation's ability to expand access to care, according to a new analysis of Medicare spending by researchers at the Dartmouth Atlas Project.

Here is some of the latest healthcare ratings news, from Fitch Ratings and Moody's Investors Service...

Some manufacturers selling products to hospitals are projecting price decreases in the next six months, while others suggest increases of up to 20 percent, according to a new analysis by the Premier healthcare alliance.

The global dialysis industry has grown noticeably in the past five years as governments seek to provide adequate healthcare for those suffering from renal failure, says a new report.

A new study reveals that Wisconsin hospitals make a significant impact on the state's economy, generating more than $22 billion annually in economic activity and employing more than 100,000 people throughout the state.

Some federal healthcare stimulus news from the trenches: A dozen community health centers in Arkansas will share $3,090,457 in federal stimulus money.

University Medical Center at Princeton, N.J., is partnering with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to enhance pediatric services at all levels - including emergency, inpatient and neonatal intensive care.

Pennsylvania's hospitals annually contribute approximately $84 billion and 625,000 jobs to the state's economy, according to a new report by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania.

Methodist Hospital in Houston has agreed to pay the U.S. government $9.99 million to settle allegations that it defrauded the federal Medicare program.