Emory’s name doesn't ensure its high standards Nov 8, 2009
Of the five metro Atlanta hospitals in the Emory Healthcare system, Emory University exclusively manages just two: Emory University Hospital on Clifton Road and Emory University Hospital Midtown on Peachtree Street ... Emory Eastside, a joint venture between Emory and the health care company HCA Inc., posted a high death rate among pneumonia patients admitted between 2005 and 2008 ... John T. Fox, Emory Healthcare s chief executive officer, said Emory sets quality standards and demands good... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Unpaid bills at Nashville-area hospitals keep climbing Oct 31, 2009
5 million Americans are added to the ranks of the uninsured, said Chris Taylor, chief financial officer for HCA s ... HCA TriStar s five for-profit hospitals in Davidson County paid out the second largest amount of uncompensated care combined. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
GOPs ex-Senate leader Bill Frist says he backs health reform Oct 5, 2009
Of course he is for a way for all those uninsured, that HCA cast out on the street over the years, to pay and stay. They wouldn t send away uninsured women who were delivering babies, as has been reported at HCA hospitals, if they had a public option to pay ... Why don t we cancel Congressional healthcare until they come up with a bill that correects the problems and passes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
America doesn't need health insurance reform Sep 14, 2009
ttian wrote on Sep 13, 2009 11:44 AM:" http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2003/June/03_civ_386.htmLARGEST HEALTH CARE FRAUD CASE IN U.S. HISTORY SETTLEDHCA INVESTIGATION NETS RECORD TOTAL OF $1.7 BILLION WASHINGTON, D.C. - HCA Inc. (formerly known as Columbia/HCA and HCA - The Healthcare Company) has agreed to pay the United States $631 million in civil penalties and damages arising from false claims the government alleged it submitted to Medicare and other federal health programs, the Justice... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Dallas couple celebrates terminal son's birth, then wait for end Sep 8, 2009
" Thomas' legacy A year has passed since Thomas' death. The Lauxes and others talk often about the difference their son made. Dr. Hartley, the obstetrician, says Thomas changed her thinking about pregnancies with terminal diagnoses. She's now more sensitive about letting parents like the Lauxes know that she will support any choice they make. Until she cared for them and Thomas, she says, she didn't know the resources available for North Texas families facing infant loss. She says she's used... (KHOU.com, TX)
Oh, and one more thing! Sep 7, 2009
And it would be in the red because of and if the Repubozos plan passed bi Bill Frist because he was a hooker who serviced the johns insurance, pharmaceutical, biotech, and his own HCA and placed Medicare in a position to get into the red in 8 years because ... In contrast Emory Healthcare, Piedmont, Wellpoint Kennestone, St. Joe, Northside, CHOA all buy their meds as part of large nation-wide consortiums and the pharmaceutical companies struck a deal withns Frist after funnelling millions to him... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Santangelo: Modernizing Electronic Health Records Key to Unlocking Industry Efficiencies Aug 28, 2009
Iron Mountain, a global leader in information management services, performs much of this work, for some of the industry s biggest players, including HCA, Tenet, Johns Hopkins, Memorial Hermann, Ascension Health, Exempla Healthcare, Intermountain Healthcare and Centura Health. Its $60 billion savings estimate is based on the real-world savings Iron Mountain has created for many of its largest clients. (Roll Call)
Click to read:Health Care Reform Puts Seniors on Edge Aug 22, 2009
" You are so full of it, you resemble an septic tank. This Senoir is not fooled by the Reputgs trickery. I will not leave AARP or their healthcare system. by CP30 August 21, 2009 9:36 PM EDT I pulled my mother out of AARP in 1995 because they charged her $148 a month for their plan and reimbursed her for not one dime of her medications which were $90 a month. AARP is a joke! Unless you're using their discount to buy tires! by vielmann August 21, 2009 10:17 PM EDT The problem is that the... (CBS News)
Physician speaks out against health care proposals Aug 1, 2009
purple wrote on Jul 31, 2009 10:34 AM:" A recent development - obama's former doctor held a news conference the other day and stated that he DOES NOT support obamacare.Then there is nancy pelosi who, instead of blaming her fellow democrats for the impasse, is attacking the insurance companies for blocking the bill.Anything to divert attention away from the fact that infighting in the democrat party is the real reason that healthcare reform isn't moving along as fast as they want.Then harry reid... (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Health centers get $20M grant Aug 1, 2009
The Colorado Health Foundation, which has an ownership interest in the Denver-area s HealthONE hospital system with Nashville-based HCA, has assets of $900 million. Funded by proceeds from a merger of nonprofit and for-profit hospital systems, the foundation s mission is to make Colorado the healthiest state in the nation by increasing the number of people with health insurance coverage, assuring patients have access to quality, coordinated care and encouraging healthy living. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
No health care vote before August recess? Jul 29, 2009
I wonder how many would have UnitedHealthCare front and center ... During the recess is when all Americans should be calling their representatives and let them know how you feel about this healthcare bill ... Where in the Constitution does is say we need healthcare. (The Drudge Report)
Laxminarayan & Septimus: Health Reform Should Tackle the Rising Threat of Hospital Infections Jul 1, 2009
Ed Septimus, M.D., is medical director for infection prevention at HCA Healthcare System, the nation s largest private provider of health care services. June 1, 12 a.m.. (Roll Call)
Dublin-Macon Cardiology: We Made a Commitment to the Patients When we Moved Here that We Would Be Available 24/7 May 28, 2009
In an economy where many community-based hospitals are consolidating their services, Vega believes healthcare in Laurens County is faring well. We are fortunate to have an HCA hospital (Hospital Corporation of America) here, said Vega ... HCA supports specialized services at Fairview and that s good for the community. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
New economy, new skills May 28, 2009
The contract analyst at HCA Inc. learned to write a business plan and find investors for her idea to launch a Web site where friends can buy their friends a drink online and arrange to meet up in person to imbibe. Alfrey is launching edrinksonline. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Struggling start-ups prime acquisition targets May 8, 2009
Nonprofit Sumner Regional is one of a handful of community hospitals in the Nashville-area not owned by HCA Inc. or by a county government, he says ... HCA TriStar Health cited declining patient volumes as a factor when it closed the 38-bed Portland facility that served 15,000 residents. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
