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PA hospitals' margins up, but uncompensated care rises
A new report from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council concluded that the overall financial health of the state's hospitals improved, though uncompensated care levels rose faster... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Study says nonprofit systems have higher quality scores; Grady gets $50 million as new board comes online; and much
> Ready for a conclusion that's likely to raise some hackles? A new study published in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety suggests that not-for-profit health systems have... Read more...
Case study: SC system pulls off turnaround
A South Carolina health system has turned things around dramatically for its two hospitals, turning a $5.7 million profit for 2007 after languishing for years. The Sisters of Charity Providence... Read more...
