From Community Health Network agreeing to a $345 million False Claims Act settlement to the sentencing of an orthopedic surgeon for his role in an upcoding scheme, here are 11 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s has reported since Dec. 12:
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Health system C-suites' buzzword for 2024
The last year, 2023, was the year of artificial intelligence in healthcare. Top executives from hospitals and health systems large and small dove deep into ways AI could make their organizations more efficient and elevate patient care.
CMS corrects OPPS payment rate error
CMS has corrected a technical error that displayed an incorrect 2024 outpatient prospective payment system payment rate for hyperbaric oxygen therapy (APC 5061), the American Hospital Association said in a Dec. 27 post on its website. …
Stanford Health operating profit takes 20% hit
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care reported $414.9 million in operating income for the year ended Aug. 31, a 20% drop from the $518.1 million gain it posted last year.
JN.1 prevalence, by state
The omicron subvariant JN.1 has been identified in at least 37 states and the District of Columbia as of Dec. 18, according to outbreak.info, a platform that tracks data on COVID-19 variants and is supported by the CDC and other national research group…
How Intermountain builds better physician relationships
Two-way communication is the key to physician relationships at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare.
UAB team delivers babies of woman pregnant in 2 uteruses
Under the care of physicians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a woman with a double uterus gave birth to two baby girls in December.
How EHR installs hit hospital finances in 2023
With some EHR installation costs climbing north of $500 million, a botched installation can seriously affect a health system’s bottom line.
Pediatric cases of RSV lead to more hospitalizations than omicron, flu
Pediatric cases of respiratory syncytial virus led to more emergency hospitalizations than the omicron variant of COVID-19 and influenza, according to a study published Dec. 26 in JAMA.
2023 nursing workforce insights: 7 surveys uncover persistent challenges
Many of the struggles that strained the nursing profession in years prior continued to do so in 2023, perhaps unsurprisingly to some. Multiple surveys on the profession this year highlighted continued staffing issues, burnout, nurses wanting to leave t…
