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Washington Hospital CEO Put on Leave
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 16:29
Dave Bernier, CEO of Lake Chelan (Wash.) Community Hospital has been put on paid administrative leave, according to a report in the Wenatchee World.
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LSU Health Sciences Center Settles Federal Fraud Allegations
Written by Staff   
Thursday, 02 July 2009 16:26
The LSU Health Sciences Center – Shreveport (La.) has settled federal allegations that it defrauded Medicare by billing $706,678 for services not provided, according to a report in the Shreveport Times.

Louisiana | LSU | Medicare fraud | Shreveport

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New Mexico Hospital Named in $17M Lawsuit
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 16:24
Mimbres Memorial Hospital and Nursing Home in Deming, N.M., part of the Community Health Systems, has been named in $17 million lawsuit filed in United States District Court for violations of the federal False Claims Act, among other allegations, according to a report by the Deming Headlight.

Community Health System | Mimbres Memorial Hospital | New Mexico

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Inova Health Files CON for New Virginia Hospital
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 16:19
Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health Systems filed a certificate of public need with the state of Virginia to build a new full-service hospital in Loudoun County, according to a report in the Washington Business Journal.

CON | hospitals | Inova Health Systems | Virginia

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Virginia Health System Complete Merger With Novant Health
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 16:16
Manassas, Va.-based Prince William Health System and Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health received approval from the Federal Trade Commission and the Virginia Attorney General to complete a merger between the two health systems, according to a PWHS news release.

hospitals | merger | Novant Health | Prince William Health System | Virginia

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CMS Not Covering Surgical Errors
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 16:11
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released three National Coverage Determinations, which state that CMS will not pay for surgical errors.

CMS | reimbursement | surgical errors

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SSM Healthcare CEO Resigns
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 14:31
Sister Mary Jean Ryan plans to resign as president and CEO of St. Louis-based SSM Health Care within two years, according to a report in the St. Louis Business Journal.

Sister Mary Jean Ryan | SSM Healthcare | William Thompson

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CMS Announces Proposed Payment Rates for Surgery Centers and Outpatient Departments
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 14:29
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released its proposed payment rate and policy changes for ambulatory surgery centers and hospital outpatient departments for Jan. 1, 2010, according to a CMS news release.

CMS | Medicaid | Medicare | OPPS | payment rate | surgery centers

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Two Maryland Health Systems to Merge
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 14:26
The Upper Chesapeake Health System, which operates hospitals in Bel Air, Md., and Havre de Grace, Md., has announced plans to merge with the University of Maryland Medical System, according to a report by the Baltimore Sun.

hospital merger | University of Maryland | Upper Chesapeake Health

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CMS Proposes Changes to 2010 Physician Fee Schedule
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 19:01
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has several announced proposed changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2010, which are expected to reduce payment rates to physicians by 21.5 percent, according to a CMS news release.

Medicare | CMS | MPFS | physician fee

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