[ad_1] Northeast Ohio’s three big healthcare systems — Cleveland Clinic, MetroHealth and University Hospitals — are working with a variety of community partners on a project to train […]
Trial underway for Ohio doctor charged in hospital deaths
[ad_1] The trial of an Ohio doctor accused in multiple hospital deaths began Tuesday with the defendant turning down a possible last-minute plea deal, and jurors hearing two […]
Patients say hospitals should disclose emergency department facility fees
[ad_1] “All of these fees are taxes on being sick,” said Alan Sager, professor of health law, policy and management in Boston University’s School of Public Health. “They’re […]
CMS ends ACO track in rural pay transformation model
[ad_1] The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services eliminated a program meant to increase the adoption of Accountable Care Organizations in rural areas, the agency announced Tuesday afternoon. […]
Vidant Health inflates prices, lawsuit alleges
[ad_1] Vidant Health allegedly hid its inflated prices from patients and harassed them when their bills were past due, according to a new lawsuit. George Cansler, a patient […]
Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Maine vaccine mandate
[ad_1] The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear arguments in a lawsuit that sought to challenge Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health workers. Justices did not explain […]
Double-booked surgeries lead to $14.6 million settlement
[ad_1] Massachusetts General Hospital will pay $14.6 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged overbilling for double-booked surgeries that were simultaneously overseen by the same surgeon. It’s the […]
COVID still threatens millions of Americans. Why are we so eager to move on?
[ad_1] People with weakened immune systems or other high-risk conditions argue that now is the time, as the omicron surge subsides, to double down on policies that protect […]
Social determinants of health driving transformation in Medicare coverage
[ad_1] Hospital, health system and community leaders know that Medicare is the single largest payer and the single largest cash flow in American healthcare. What many leaders may […]
Q&A: Merging during a pandemic? ‘It was the perfect time’
[ad_1] In October 2020, just before the U.S. became the first country to have 10 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, Atrium Health merged with Wake Forest Baptist Health. It […]