Stephanie Bouchard
Former chief financial officer of HealthSouth, Aaron Beam, was flying high until he became involved in an accounting fraud that would send him to jail and offer him a mission: warning others of the ethical dangers of wealth and success.
Quality professionals working in the healthcare industry made an average of $85,473 in 2011 reports the American Society for Quality in its annual salary survey, but it's the job trends that it hints at that offer a glimpse of the future.
A national survey of physicians finds that doctors believe their patients' unmet social needs, such as access to reliable transportation and adequate housing, lead directly to worse health.
Independent Living Systems (ILS), a national care management company specializing in long-term care, announced Wednesday that it has completed a strategic recapitalization.
The United States Justice Department has joined a whistleblower case alleging that a national chain of for-profit hospices violated the False Claims Act by spending millions of taxpayer dollars to care for Medicare recipients in hospice who were not terminally ill.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced late last week that GE Healthcare has paid more than $30 million to the government to settle False Claims Act allegations.
As a nationwide shortage of physicians looms, older doctors may find themselves taking a back seat to younger doctors suggests a new survey by physician recruiters, the Medicus Firm.
The National Labor Relations Board issued a new rule last week that it says reduces unnecessary litigation and delays related to election procedures. Opponents, including those in the healthcare industry, argue the new rule speeds up union organizing efforts and restricts employers.
Even though the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has taken steps to curtail fraud and abuse from Medicare suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS), it needs to do more says a recently released report from the Office of Inspector General.
Healthcare real estate will continue to be a strong investment category in 2012 concludes an analysis by Jones Lang LaSalle, a financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate.