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Gerald T. Roy, Deputy Inspector General for Investigations at the Office of Inspector General lists the agency’s most wanted fugitives responsible for the theft of over $400 million. Click here to read more information about OIG’s most wanted health care fugitives. In all, they are seeking more than 170 fugitives on charges related to health…
A Look Ahead Points to Increased Risks; Regulatory Expectations; Reputational Fallout PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Hospitals and healthcare organizations will need more than a couple of aspirin to ready themselves for 2012. Industry experts representing healthcare law, privacy, security, regulatory and data breach were asked to forecast healthcare data trends…
By Cole Petrochko, Associate Staff Writer, MedPage Today Nearly all healthcare organizations responding to a survey — 96% — reported that patient or related information has been lost, stolen, or otherwise compromised within the last two years. The number of data breaches involving protected health information rose by 32% from 2010, according to interview data…
Written by Chuck Lauer and posted at Becker’s Hospital Review Healthcare presents a number of urgent challenges that executives can no longer afford to put off. I was considering what advice to give CEOs facing this brave new world when I heard a remarkable speech at the National Center for Healthcare Leadership’s annual event. Michael…
Rene Letourneau, Managing Editor, Healthcare Finance News SOUTH PORTLAND, ME – A panel of ICD-10 experts spoke Friday at a conference co-hosted by the New England Health Information and Management Systems Society and Maine Healthcare Financial Management Association in South Portland, Maine, giving advice about the five ‘gotchas’ that can wreak havoc on the best-laid…
Written for FierceHealthFinance We expect healthcare executives to set the tone at their organizations and to inspire their teams into becoming the best providers in the region — or the country. But that’s not always how things shake out. Sometimes these leaders run astray, taking the hospitals’ finances or reputations down with them. Read on…
Written for FierceHealthFinance Almost half (49 percent) of community hospitals in the United States are operating at margins of 2 percent or less, according to a recent report from healthcare IT provider Anthelio Healthcare Solutions, presented at last month’s annual Community Hospital 100 conference in Pinehurst Resort, N.C. More than one-fifth of the hospitals (22…
By Bernie Monegain for HealthcareIT News SAN ANTONIO, TX – Less than 10 percent of healthcare providers are more than halfway ready for ICD-10, according to a new report from research firm KLAS. Two that are well on their way to compliance, however, are Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego and St. Louis, Mo.-based SSM…
Written for FierceHealthFinance Are nonprofit hospital execs paid too much? Seven 7-figure paychecks Nonprofit hospitals are usually bulwarks of the community in terms of the services and jobs they provide. Many provide millions of dollars in charity patient care. Some create innovative programs that vastly improve the care infrastructure. Click here to read the entire…
Modern Healthcare‘s Best Places to Work in Healthcare program recognizes outstanding employers in the healthcare industry on a national level. Below are the #1 – #20 Best Places to Work in Healthcare for 2011.