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Nearly $2 million will be paid by hospitals in Minnesota and Texas to settle allegations of False Claim Act violations, according to the Justice Department.
Hospitals and health systems will face increased demands from the government and patients this year, forcing them to do more with less, according to experts.
According to a recent market analysis, revenue for national healthcare group purchasing organizations will increase 3.1 percent over the $1.98 billion expected in 2009.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced that Medicaid programs in Tennessee and Pennsylvania will receive federal matching funds for state planning activities to implement the electronic health record incentive program established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Kaleida Health of Buffalo, N.Y., has closed on a $100 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development insured mortgage loan to fund construction of a new global heart and vascular institute.
Physicians and privacy advocates aren't pleased with the newly proposed "meaningful use" requirements with which providers will likely have to comply to gain bonuses under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
UT Southwestern Medical Center has debuted a new Practice Management Institute (PMI) certification track for medical office professionals at the Dallas campus.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has initiated a pilot program for the disposal of medical waste and unused dispensed medications generated outside hospitals and large healthcare facilities.
The American College of Cardiology has filed a lawsuit against Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius over pending Medicare physician payment cuts.
The LHC Group, Inc., one of the largest providers of home health services in the United States, has acquired Access Hospice Care in Branson, Mo.