Non-profit Catholic health system Carondelet Health Network, which operates Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital and Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tucson, Arizona, will settle civil allegations that its hospitals improperly billed the government for inpatient rehabilitation services. The settlement amount, $35 million, is the largest ever False Claims Act recovery in that state, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) August 21, 2014 -- Achieve Health the healthcare technology division of Achieve Internet, an Open Source software engineering firm, is co-hosting a panel discussion and business networking event at the Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman offices in San Diego CA – September 9th at 5:30PM. The event will include industry experts from the healthcare technology sector who focus on building innovative technology platforms to improve patient engagement, patient to physician communications, patient generated data visualization and helping to drive healthy decisions and improved care.

A report issued Friday by the office of Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) finds that states where for-profit hospitals dominate spend around 3 percent more per Medicare beneficiary than states where not-for-profit hospitals dominate.

Two professional associations have partnered to create a resource kit that addresses healthcare organizations' need for quality assurance programs.

PALO ALTO, Calif.--Tonic Health today announced that it has been selected by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center to provide an iPad- and web-based patient data collection platform. By leveraging Tonic Health’s innovative and easy-to-use data collection platform, Wake Forest Baptist can more effectively register, screen and manage their patient populations over time.

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has launched an Open Data Portal to provide user-friendly access to publicly available information for researchers, clinicians, developers and the public.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology announced the release of the Quality Data Model 4.1.

The final rule that updates Medicare payment policies and rates for inpatient stays at general acute care and long-term care hospitals includes improvements in the quality of care that limit payment for hospital-acquired conditions and readmissions.