The IRS has unveiled sweeping changes to the forms that all nonprofits must file detailing their finances, operations and community benefits. The reporting overhaul is a way of bringing more transparency and accountability to the nonprofit world. The changes affect more than 6,000 tax-exempt organizations that operate in southwestern Pennsylvania, the largest being the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital, a 25-bed facility in Manistique, MI, says it may close because of a dispute with the state over how long it allows some patients recovering from serious illness to stay. The hospital has filed a federal lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Community Health, as the department was fining the hospital $500,000 for violating state regulations.
Ohio's plan to greatly increase the number of uninsured children eligible for government health coverage in 2008 suffered a blow when Congress abandoned its monthslong effort to enact a sweeping expansion of State Children Health Insurance Program.
A landmark affiliation agreement was approved by the Kansas Board of Regents and a University of Kansas physicians group. The agreement solidifies relationships among the University of Kansas Hospital, the University of Kansas Medical Center and Kansas University Physicians Inc. It also comes on the heels of an expansion of research and graduate medical-education ties between KU Medical Center and St. Luke's Hospital, a principal rival of KU Hospital.
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Northwest Newborn & Pediatric Services, a neonatal physician group practice that provides patient care at two Seattle-area hospitals.
Nearly two-thirds of California voters favor a sweeping plan to overhaul healthcare that is now pending before the Legislature, according to a new survey from the Field Poll. Aimed at extending health coverage to all Californians who lack it, the measure attracted support from voters regardless of their party affiliation, region of residence, age or income, the poll found.
Most doctors don't talk about breast reconstruction with women before cancer surgery, which may deprive them of key information that can sway their decision about whether to have the whole breast or just a lump removed, according to a study.
As some Atlanta black leaders protested the prospect of a white businessman leading the new Grady hospital board, a person close to the Pete Correll said Correll is not interested in the post. Some black leaders say they believe Correll would lead a white business takeover of the hospital that traditionally serves poor black people.
Nashville-based Healthways Inc. has signed a five-year agreement to provide wellness services to Rocky Mountain Health Plans. The agreement covers programs to encourage health plan members to take better care of themselves in part by offering incentives such as lower insurance premiums.
Anesthesiologists at Children's Hospital in Washington, DC, try to make sure that surgery is not frightening for the young patient and that their visit to the hospital is as pain-free as possible.
