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HCA profits jump with high Medicare payments
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Holdings saw its first-quarter profits jump, thanks to higher-than-expected Medicare reimbursements, Orlando Business Journal reported . The nation's biggest hospital chain
Fitch predicts weak patient volumes for-profit hospitals in 2012
For-profit hospitals showed weak growth during the third-quarter of 2011, and 2012 shows little prospect for improvement, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings. New York-based Fitch warned
Critics: Emergency department wait time claims unsubstantiated
As hospitals boost their short emergency department (ED) wait times or 30-minutes-or-less pledges , skeptics question whether these claims are substantiated with data. Hospitals have been touting
HCA competitors appeal to block new trauma centers
Hospital operator HCA is encountering resistance from four Florida competing hospitals about its plan to open up new trauma centers. Tampa General Hospital, Bayfront Medical Center, and Shands
Colorado AG sued over HCA/HealthOne deal
Former HCA/HealthOne board members are suing Colorado Attorney General John Suthers for approving last month's joint venture deal between HCA/HealthOne and the Colorado Health Foundation and
MU incentive income guidance could force hospitals to adjust financials
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued guidance regarding the type of accounting to be applied to income generated by meeting Meaningful Use under the electronic health record
Health Foundation worries HCA deal may risk access to care
The proposed sale of nonprofit Colorado Health Foundation's $1.45 billion stake in seven hospitals to for-profit hospital chain Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) is still raising eyebrows, even
HCA deal challenged by former foundation chair
The former head of the Colorado Health Foundation (CHF) is challenging its proposed sale of seven Denver-area hospitals to for-profit hospital chain Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), claiming it
HCA to buy joint venture for $1.45B
The for-profit Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) yesterday announced it entered a deal with the nonprofit Colorado Health Foundation to buy 40 percent interest of HCA-HealthONE, a joint venture
HCA subsidiary to work alongside other hospitals
After an initial announcement in February, HCA Holdings officially launched a new subsidiary that will offer healthcare providers a range of businesses services including revenue cycle, staffing
