The Joint Commission is eliminating 200 additional standards from its accreditation programs for ambulatory and behavioral health centers, critical access hospitals, laboratories and nursing homes, marking the accrediting body’s second major set of red…
One person was killed and five others injured after a car crashed into pedestrians in the parking garage of Washington, D.C.-based MedStar Georgetown University Hospital July 20, The Washington Post reported.
Hospital finances are still under considerable pressure as workforce shortages, inflation and equity market volatility persist, according to a July 20 report from Fitch.
Two physicians and a medical practice agreed to pay a total of $545,610 to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving kickbacks for labaratory referrals, the U.S. Department of Justice said July 20.
Credit ratings agency Fitch upgraded two non-profit hospitals and downgraded six in the second quarter of 2023.
Private equity investments, which are becoming more prominent in healthcare, are typically associated with higher costs to patients and payers, University of Chicago researchers found in a study published July 19 in BMJ.
Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Heart has completed the construction of its heart and vascular hospital in Waxahachie, Texas.
The Tennessee Supreme Court on July 20 made two rulings saying vicarious liability claims against hospitals can proceed when statute of limitations barred claims against agents.
For the first time in almost a decade, the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology released updated chronic coronary disease diagnostic and treatment recommendations.
Health systems who have uniform IT platforms across member hospitals have an upper hand in keeping service prices above competitive levels, according to a study from the University of Texas at Austin.
