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Hospital Branding – Is the Most Expensive Always the Best?

This very extensive article examines various hospitals in Massachusetts and the cost of the same procedures at different hospitals, and then continues further to discuss how this happens; contracts with the insurers and the ability to use “branding” to...

Published Sun, Nov 11 2008 1:33 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, Physicians, Hospitals, bankruptcy, Balance Billing, Transparancy, Debt consolidation, Vendors, Hosptials
Desperate Hospitals Series – 11-02-2008 Update

This is one update I do not look forward to posting, but the list and updates keep growing and coming in. We have Prime Healthcare here in California buying hospitals that would otherwise be gone, and the solutions offered by Prime are not particularly...

Published Sun, Nov 11 2008 2:30 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, health insurance, Hospitals, Insolvency, bankruptcy, Prime Healthcare, Desperate Hospitals, Healthcre
Massachusetts Desperate Hospitals - MetroWest Medical Center's vital signs are weak

According to the article, there’s still time to save the hospitals and no plans on closing at this point, but it’s the same thing faced all over the US, no money, and 50% of the hospitals in the US border on solvency, and sure hate to see that number...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2008 1:24 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, Hospitals, Budgets, Heatlhcare, Insolvency, bankruptcy, Desperate Hospitals, Finances, Heatlh Insurance
Bankruptcy Bug Hits Hospitals – Desperate Hospitals

Modern Healthcare.com has also published an article about the status of affairs of many hospitals. To read further, click here to review the series I began last month called “ Desperate Hospitals” in where there are several updates and additional...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2008 5:28 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, healthcare, Charity, Budgets, Insolvency, bankruptcy, Economics, Chapter 11, Desperate Hospitals
Desperate Hospitals - Hawaii- What is happening to our Hospital System?

As the old saying goes, things roll downhill and Siemens was the straw that broke the camel's back here. Recently Siemens has been in the news with their own issues with restructuring and lay offs. There are other creditors including Clinical...

Published Sat, Aug 08 2008 3:12 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, healthcare, Physicians, FDA, Hospitals, Nursing, bankruptcy, Economics, Desperate Hosptials, Venture Capitalists, Transparancy, Layoffs, Debt consolidation, Overseas Investments, Vendors
Desperate Hospitals - New York, Texas and California (More)

In Forest Hills, New York This hospital just emerged from a 3 year bankruptcy and hopes to have a plan in place before a September 30th deadline closing takes place. BD The State Health Department is reviewing the latest proposal for revamping...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2008 11:50 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, Hospital, bankruptcy, Desperate Hosptials, Auction
More Desperate Hospitals

Two bankruptcies, both are still open for business. BD In Detroit, MI After the bankruptcy, a group of physicians has made an offer to purchase the facility, pending court approval. BD North Oakland Medical Centers Inc. in Pontiac, the hospital...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2008 1:45 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, healthcare, Hospitals, bankruptcy
Just one more "Economic Decision"?

So much for feeling good about decisions...but is this where we seem to be headed at times with everything being focused on the dollar and not the quality of healthcare? Hospitals are struggling to come out of bankruptcy and some are starting the...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2008 1:59 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, healthcare, bankruptcy, Hospital Bills, Hosital
A hopeful prognosis - Desperate "California" Hospitals

The same day that Doctors emerged from bankruptcy, the state Department of Public health fined the hospital for the deaths of 2 patients, so they have a ways to go yet. Story below about another hospital struggling to come out of bankruptcy by management...

Published Sun, Aug 08 2008 3:13 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, patient care, Hospitals, bankruptcy
Desperate Hospitals - Century City Doctors Hospital (Los Angeles) begins shutting down, others file Chapter 11 to reorganize

This is a continuing post about "desperate hospitals" that I started last week. In light of the recent Medicare rules, audits, etc. some hospitals are just not making it. 50% of the hospitals in the country border on insolvency. ...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2008 7:40 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, EMR, healthcare, Medical Records, EHR, Hospitals, bankruptcy, Chapter 11, Open Vista, Chapter 7
New New Jersey law to pinpoint financially troubled hospitals - "Desperate Hospitals"

How important is the solvency of hospitals in the US? Just last week I commented on a recent situation here in southern California, a sting operation whereby hospitals were caught breaking the law in the search for additional funds from Medicare...

Published Sun, Aug 08 2008 12:55 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, Hospital, bankruptcy, New Jersey, Health Treatments, State Budgets, Medical Services
Life: Medical bills take toll on personal finances, medical bills, bankruptcy

Every day it seems that I post something related to hospitals and the cost of healthcare as well the new technology that is coming out. This information today from the Orange County Register talks about the high cost of health care. In Orange County...

Published Sat, Jul 07 2008 3:20 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, healthcare, bankruptcy, Medical Bills, Orange County

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Hospital Branding – Is the Most Expensive Always the Best?

Desperate Hospitals Series – 11-02-2008 Update

Massachusetts Desperate Hospitals - MetroWest Medical Center's vital signs are weak

Bankruptcy Bug Hits Hospitals – Desperate Hospitals

Desperate Hospitals - Hawaii- What is happening to our Hospital System?

Desperate Hospitals - New York, Texas and California (More)

More Desperate Hospitals

Just one more "Economic Decision"?

A hopeful prognosis - Desperate "California" Hospitals

Desperate Hospitals - Century City Doctors Hospital (Los Angeles) begins shutting down, others file Chapter 11 to reorganize

New New Jersey law to pinpoint financially troubled hospitals - "Desperate Hospitals"

Life: Medical bills take toll on personal finances, medical bills, bankruptcy