Three top cardiologists at Detroit Medical Center have been relieved of their administrative duties for alleged code-of-conduct violations, and a fourth cardiologist has resigned for unspecified reasons, according to an email sent by DMC executive…
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Spectrum, Lakeland Health complete merger
Grand Rapids-based Spectrum Health, one of Michigan’s largest not-for-profit health systems, and Lakeland Health, a three-hospital system based in St. Joseph, signed final merger agreement papers Monday.
Ascension enters final stage of systemwide rebranding
The last four markets to adopt the Ascension brand house around 100 care delivery sites including Baltimore’s Ascension Saint Agnes, Indiana’s Ascension St. Vincent, Oklahoma’s Ascension St. John and Ascension Saint Thomas in Tennessee.
DaVita subsidiary settles Medicare Advantage billing case for $270 million
DaVita Medical Holdings paid the U.S. Justice Department $270 million to settle allegations that it used improper Medicare Advantage billing practices that led to inflated payments.
CHI cost-cutting boosts results as volume slid in fiscal year
Although Catholic Health Initiatives’ volumes continued to slide in its fiscal 2018, officials say they protected their bottom line through revenue cycle improvements and cost-cutting.
AmerisourceBergen to pay $625M in drug distribution settlement
Wholesale drug distributor AmerisourceBergen agreed to pay federal and state governments $625 million for illegally distributing misbranded drugs including pre-filled cancer syringes.
Trinity Health groups Philadelphia-area hospitals into new system
Trinity Health has realigned its Philadelphia-area hospitals to create larger regional health ministries.
FHIR is finally catching on, ONC says
More and more health IT developers are putting the FHIR standard in their products. But there’s still work to be done to boost use of FHIR, which allows data to move as discrete elements.
CMS simplifies Medicare enrollment
The CMS on Monday announced it has made it easier for seniors to compare and pick Medicare coverage options. During a briefing on the initiative, Administrator Seema Verma denied the agency wants seniors to choose Medicare Advantage over original…
Commentary: New telemedicine models hold promise in population health
The Commonwealth Fund’s Dr. David Blumenthal says we should think bigger about telemedicine and what it can do to address some of our healthcare system’s most pressing challenges.
