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Hospitals get better insurer rates than docs
Hospitals and outpatient care centers have been more successful at bargaining for higher rates from employer-sponsored preferred provider organization (PPO) health plans than physicians so far this year.
Children's hospitals have stronger financial bearings
Standalone children's hospitals are faring better financially than their general acute counterparts, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings.
Tax breaks aim to lure providers from Massachusetts
New Hampshire policymakers are pushing for tax breaks and incentives to draw specialty hospitals along its southern border and gain patients from Massachusetts.
Is it time to update your social media policy?
Karen M. Cheung
A new physician at the hospital just sent you a Facebook friend request. As his superior, do you accept or reject? What do you do if the hospital's Facebook page includes
Hospitals face potential $5B Medicaid shortfall in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's hospitals are facing a potential shortfall in Medicaid payments that could total more than $5 billion by 2015, according to the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania
Bill would cut state healthcare spending growth in half
Massachusetts lawmakers have introduced legislation that, if enacted, would limit what hospitals and physicians could charge for services and create an agency that would monitor medical spending, The
Hospital-payer billing errors abound
Billing between hospitals and payers is often riddled with errors, creating a confusing situation as to how much healthcare delivery actually costs, reported The Plain Dealer. Up to 40 percent of
Why hospitals need a conscience
Remember "St. Elsewhere"? It was a pioneering 1980s television series, celebrated for its full-fleshed characters and daring story lines. A specific two-part episode stuck with me: It was composed
Looming reimbursement cuts stifle hospital budgets
A sizable percentage of hospitals expect to reduce their spending on capital projects during 2012 as they confront a variety of budget issues, according to a new survey of 730 hospitals from Premier
Fewer hospitals plan to increase capital spending, but more invest in HIT
Fewer hospitals plan to increase capital spending this year than last, according to the latest "economic outlook" report by Premier Inc., a leading group purchasing organization. But among those
