Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health and Northeast Medical Group in Bridgeport, Conn. — a physician and associated provider group affiliated with the health system — agreed to pay $560,718 to resolve allegations they overbilled Medicare and the state of Conne…
Nebraska offers anesthesiologists the highest hourly mean wage, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.
On May 4, members of the California Nurses Association approved a new contract at St. Rose Hospital in Hayward, Calif.
Volatile hospital spending plans will affect medical equipment manufacturers amid continuing economic pressures, Moody’s said in a May 8 research note.
When emergency strikes, what’s more important than the ability to communicate effectively with all members of the response team — in and outside of your hospital?
Only 16 percent of healthcare organizations said they are using data to identify clinical best practices, showing that hospitals and health systems are facing significant challenges when it comes to harnessing data to improve care quality, a May 9 surv…
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health notified long-term care patients that some of their protected health information may have been compromised due to a data breach at its consulting services vendor, Minimum Data Set Consultants.
A recent study found mental disorders increased heart attack risk by 58 percent and stroke risk by 42 percent for people under 40 years old.
Individuals in their 20s and 30s with mental disorders face a higher risk of having a heart attack or stroke, according to a study published April 28 in the European Journal of Cardiology.
The Drug Enforcement Agency has extended the flexibilities that allow physicians to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine without an in-person evaluation until November.
