Though CMS required hospitals to publish their list of retail charges for individual services and DRGs in online spreadsheets starting January 1 as part of the fiscal year 2019...Read More »
Community Hospital in Munster, Indiana, disputes an OIG report that found DRG assignment errors and incorrect IRF claims, resulting in an projected $22,051,602 in overpayments.Read More »
Hospital star ratings were updated publicly Thursday for the first time since 2017, despite long-running accusations that the government’s methodology presents...Read More »
Eight hundred hospitals will see a pay cut this year from Medicare due to high rates of infections and patient injuries. This is the highest number of cuts since the launch of the HAC Reduction Program five years ago.Read More »
Developments continue in a $188.1 million lawsuit against Renton, Washington-based Providence Health & Services, with a judge presiding over the case requesting additional documentation from both parties to determine if the suit will continue or be dismissed...Read More »
A former Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) nurse accused the hospital chain of fraudulently billing the federal government for services at Regional Medical Center in San Jose, California, to inflate reimbursement.Read More »
Healthgrades released its annual list of “America’s Best Hospitals,” using clinical outcomes to identify the top 5% of hospitals nationwide.Read More »
