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In addition to serving as interim president and CEO, Stokes has long served as Memorial Hermann's system chief operating officer.
It's been estimated that nearly 30 percent of laboratory testing in the United States may be wasteful.
Company run by California billionaire physician Patrick Soon-Shiong will operate hospitals; deal could mean millions in upgrades, expanded services.
DOJ says court documents show Carolinas upcoded numerous tests, triggering higher payouts from government programs.
To make your hospital truly beautiful, it has to feel like a place of healing, not just look like one, Soliant said.
The hospital owners will pay $31.9 million to the United States and $10 million to the State of California, the DOJ said.
Only 8 percent describe themselves as "deeply knowledgeable" about the program and its requirements, the survey said.
Market forces driving negative trends include consumerism, denials and complex contracts, documentation demands and bad integrations, Advisory Board says.
Shortage of 20 to 30,000 physicians by 2025 possible; Nurse practitioner trainees now represent 19 percent of all medical trainees, expert says.
Recovery effort came with a price tag of roughly $118 per claim, or as much as $8.6 billion in appeals-related administrative costs, Change Healthcare said.