Beaumont Health has agreed to pay an $84.5 million settlement to the U.S. Department of Justice, state of Michigan and four whistleblowers for violating federal laws that bar hospitals from overcompensating physicians and filing false claims.
Category: Modern Healthcare
Healthcare added 34% fewer jobs in July
The U.S. healthcare sector made 34% fewer hires in July compared with the prior month, with hospital hiring down and nursing and residential-care facility hiring flat.
Select Medical sees revenue spike on urgent care merger
Select Medical’s operating revenues jumped nearly 18% during the second quarter of 2018, due in part to the merger between its occupational health and urgent care business, Concentra, and Dignity Health’s subsidiary.
VA contract puts pep in Cerner’s Q2 step
Cerner Corp. grew its revenue and bookings in the second quarter, during which it signed a long-delayed contract with the VA to replace its EHR.
Allscripts’ revenue grows 23% but books less business in Q2
Allscripts’ revenue hit $526 million in the second quarter of 2018, a period during which the vendor closed a $60 million deal to acquire HealthGrid.
Medicare officially kills 25% rule for long-term care hospitals
The CMS’ final inpatient pay rule ends a long proposed 25% rule affecting long-term care hospitals’ Medicare reimbursements. The rule also finalized plans to overhaul the meaningful use program to offer incentives for interoperability.
HHS keeping current Title X grantees, but plaintiffs skeptical
HHS announced it will maintain Title X family planning funding for all current grantees as well as 12 new program entrants amid Planned Parenthood’s pending lawsuit over the Trump administration’s new grant criteria.
Rush University to outsource facilities management, illustrating growing trend
Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center expects to reduce its costs by $40 million by outsourcing its facilities management to real estate firm JLL, which more providers are doing to focus on patient care.
Short-term health plans: 10 things to know
The Trump administration finalized a rule expanding access to short-term health plans. The CMS projected that 600,000 people will buy the skinny coverage next year. Here are 10 critical things to know.
CMS must impose prior authorization for chiropractors, GAO says
The CMS has not complied with a section of MACRA that requires it impose prior authorization for chiropractic services, a government watchdog found. Chiropractors have one of the highest rate of improper payments in Medicare.
