Houston hospital administrator sentenced to 40 years for $116 million fraud scheme

http://www.fiercehealthpayer.com/antifraud/story/houston-hospital-administrator-sentenced-40-years-116-million-fraud-scheme/2015-05-26?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

Jeopardy

Sentencing builds on long list of convictions linked to Riverside General Hospital

Assistant U.S. Attorney General identifies fraud trends, targets healthcare executives

http://www.fiercehealthpayer.com/antifraud/story/assistant-us-attorney-general-identifies-fraud-trends-targets-healthcare-ex/2015-05-26?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

George Washingtons Eyes

In American Bar Association conference speech, Leslie R. Caldwell highlights target areas for federal prosecutors

Hospitals, ambulance companies share fraud liability burden

http://www.fiercehealthpayer.com/antifraud/story/hospitals-ambulance-companies-share-fraud-liability-burden/2015-05-26?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

HighRiskMagnifyingGlass

As federal prosecutors focus on non-emergency transportation services, hospitals could be targeted for increased “throughput”

Children’s Hospital Oakland gets green light for $500 million project

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2015/06/childrens-hospital-oakland-ucsf-500m-rebuild.html?ana=e_du_pub&s=article_du&ed=2015-06-03&u=FAuoHGaGEPdmk4X6khnaiw045b16af&t=1433437148

Bert Lubin, M.D., president and CEO of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland.

Deadly Infections Drive Billions in Hospital Bills to Medicare

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-03/deadly-infections-drive-billions-in-hospital-bills-to-medicare?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Healthcare%20Dive&utm_campaign=Issue%3A%202015-06-04%20Healthcare%20Dive

Precision Medicine

How hospitals hope to boost ratings on Yelp, HealthGrades, ZocDoc and Vitals

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/sites-like-yelp-can-be-tough-but-hospitals-embrace-online-reviews/2015/06/03/a07a68b6-fe63-11e4-805c-c3f407e5a9e9_story.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Healthcare%20Dive&utm_campaign=Issue%3A%202015-06-04%20Healthcare%20Dive

New York hospitals cast an acquisitive eye toward New Jersey

http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150603/HEALTH_CARE/305319996/new-york-hospitals-cast-an-acquisitive-eye-toward-new-jersey?CSFlag=3416862280

Wave of mergers shifts market across the Hudson.