Hospital Software Often Doesn’t Flag Unsafe Drug Prescriptions, Report Finds

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Houston psychiatrist sentenced 12 years for $158 million Medicaid fraud

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Sharon Iglehart was also ordered to pay more than $6 million in restitution, Department of Justice says.

Husband petitions to have Brigham and Women’s Hospital leaders fired after medical error

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Man claims his wife was allegedly given stage 4 cancer during a procedure she underwent there.

Reevaluating capital spending strategies

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/reevaluating-capital-spending-strategies

Medicare Bundled Payments

As U.S. hospitals prepare for value-based reimbursement, even capital investment is shifting away from traditional priorities

Population health, workforce salary management key hospital cost control strategies, CFOs say

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/population-health-workforce-salary-management-key-hospital-cost-control-salaries-cfos-say

But there’s a catch. Hospitals have to first spend money to get systems in place.

Major Employers Decry Sutter Health’s Tactics In Dispute Over Prices

Major Employers Decry Sutter Health’s Tactics In Dispute Over Prices

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Sutter Health, long accused of abusing its market power in California, is squaring off against major U.S. employers in a closely watched legal fight over health care competition and high prices.

House Republicans unveil 2017 budget: 7 things for healthcare leaders to know

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/house-republicans-unveil-2017-budget-7-things-for-healthcare-leaders-to-know.html

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Physicians Realty Trust discloses $725M deal with CHI: 6 things to know

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/physicians-realty-trust-discloses-725m-deal-with-chi-6-things-to-know.html

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