The abrupt closure of North Adams Regional Hospital in the rural community of North Adams, Mass., created a public outcry and has gotten legislators and policy makers involved in trying to broker a deal whereby another health system may be able to take over and re-open the facility.

Credit ratings and research firm Fitch Ratings has analyzed the one-year delay on ICD-10 implementation and come to the conclusion that it will help more than hurt the finances of not-for-profit hospitals.

A new HL7 Immunization User Group will offer members access to industry experts and peers for help with resolving challenges related to implementing HL7 immunization standards.

Updated specifications for the eligible hospital 2014 clinical quality measures (eCQMs) finalized in Meaningful Use Stage 2 of the EHR incentive program are now available on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website.  

Participation in the Physician Quality Reporting System and electronic prescribing is rising, according to a report published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

South Carolina’s fractured certificate of need (CON) process for new hospital construction has led to a protracted fight over who would be allowed to build a new hospital in Fort Mill, S.C. On Tuesday, a judge took the CON last awarded to Carolinas HealthCare System in 2011 and handed it to competitor Piedmont Medical Center, a hospital operated by a Tenet Healthcare subsidiary.

The Board of the non-profit community-owned Community Medical Center in Missoula, Mont., has approved a joint venture with the Billings Clinic and RegionalCare Hospital Partners that would, among other objectives, switch it to a for-profit entity.

Without mentioning critics by name, the annual report to Congress on the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program released this week makes a point of showing measures of its accuracy and its steps to reduce the burden on healthcare providers.