US Attorney John H. Durham and CT Attorney General George Jepsen announced that Ellington BEhavioral Health (“EBH”) has entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments [...]
Regulatory requirements are likely to be an important aspect of physician dissatisfaction with electronic health records (EHRs) that is driving burnout, according to an Ideas and Opinions piece published online [...]
The US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Charles Cole Memorial Hospital agreed to pay the United States $373,547.54 to settle allegations that they failed to [...]
Judith Morale, formerly known as Judith Remo, of Webster NY, was sentenced to three years of probation for health care fraud, announced US Attorney Scott W. Murray. Read the full [...]
In April, the Government released last year's accomplishments for their work in Healthcare Fraud and Abuse. In 2017 $2.6 billion was returned to the Federal Government or paid to private [...]
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Crystal Lake (based out of Chicago) and Centegra Health System (Illinois based) could close their merger deal by Sept. 1, according to a recent filing with [...]
Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett, Missouri, a 116-bed hospital, will close June 30. It will stop providing Ob/Gyn services after May 17, and it will completely stop inpatient, [...]
Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System succeeded in increasing patient acquisitions through its telehealth program, according to an analysis by the health system and its virtual care provider Zipnosis. Read the [...]
Benewah Community Hospital, situated in St. Maries, Idaho, faces hard times after it implemented new software that caused several heavy billing problems. The hospital in Benewah County worked with Cerner [...]
Recently, a reort issued by the U.S. Department of HHS, Office of Inspector General, estimates that over 60% of claims submitted to Medicare for outpatient PT fails to comply with [...]
