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1、 信念保健-详解 本条目包含过多不是中文的内容，欢迎协助翻译。若已有相当内容译为中文，可迳自去除本模板。信念保健(Tenet Healthcare;THC)目录 1 信念保健简介 2 History 3 Operations 4 Recent acquisitions and developments 5 Awards and recognition 6 Philanthropy 7 Controversies信念保健简介信念保健是投资者拥有的医疗服务公司，公司位于德克萨斯州达拉斯市。Tenet拥有并经营80个急性护理医院在14个州和200个以上门诊中心，大多数的医院位于加利福尼亚，佛罗里达，
2、密歇根和德克萨斯。Tenet还在16个州设有门诊中心，6个健康计划，12个负责保健网络，和科尼弗健康解决方案为客户提供全国范围的业务流程解决方案。公司总部位于达拉斯市中心，有多床位20000张，员工100000多人。公司医院提供急性，冠心病和重症监护；操作、恢复室、药房；临床实验室；放射科，呼吸，肿瘤，外科，物理治疗和器官移植服务。2008年, Tenet推出科尼弗健康解决方案，在医疗保健行业服务700多个客户，其中包括近300家医院。科尼弗每年在42个州的业务有250亿美元净收入。2013年, Tenet完成对Vanguard Health Systems的收购，把一个投资者拥有医院公司的业
3、务作为 Tenet现有业务的补充。收购产生了美国在以收入，和以医院拥有数上第三大投资者拥有医院公司。2014年,在年度财富500强美国大公司名单排名229。History1967-1999Tenet was founded in 1967 by attorneys Richard Eamer, Leonard Cohen and John Bedrosian as National Medical Enterprises (NME) and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. By 1975, NME owned, operated, and m
4、anaged 23 hospitals and a home health care business. In the 1970s, NME expanded into hospital construction and bought five Florida hospitals. By 1981, NME owned or managed 193 hospitals and nursing homes, and became the third-largest healthcare company in the U.S. In the mid-1980s, NME shifted its f
5、ocus to specialty hospitals. By 1990, the company had 200 hospitals in its network and was the second-largest hospital company in the U.S.After some scandals in the early 1990s (see below), NME divested its specialty facilities. Tenet possessed a dominant market share in Southern California at the t
6、ime and envisaged the same prospects in South Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and the Philadelphia, PA area. In 1994, NME bought American Medical Holdings for $3.35 billion, which strengthened its presence in Southern California and South Florida, and extended its reach into New Orleans, LA and Texas. Fo
7、llowing completion of the acquisition, NME changed its name to Tenet Healthcare Corporation. In 1996, Tenet CEO Jeffrey Barbakow moved Tenets headquarters from Santa Monica, CA to Santa Barbara, CA. In 1998, Tenet purchased eight Philadelphia hospitals owned by the bankrupt Allegheny Health, Educati
8、on & Research Foundation for $345 million.2000-2012In 2002, one of Tenets hospitals came under scrutiny for its surgical practices and another was investigated in a kickback scheme (see below). Federal investigations into the companys billing practices, particularly those related to Medicare, began
9、late in 2002, leading to a decline in Tenets stock price of about 70%. In 2003, Trevor Fetter became CEO of Tenet and started Commitment to Quality, an initiative to improve the “quality, safety, service and outcomes of the care and services” provided by Tenet. To rebuild its ethics and compliance p
10、rograms, Tenet hired a chief compliance officer to report directly to the companys board of directorsIn 2003, Tenet sold or closed 14 hospitals and closed more than 20 facilities in 2004 to achieve its financial performance goals. Also in 2004, Tenet moved its headquarters from Santa Barbara, CA to
11、Dallas, TX. In 2006, Tenet agreed to pay $725 million to the Justice Dept. to settle allegations of unusually high Medicare payments to Tenet hospitals in 2000 to 2002. Tenet also entered into a 5-year corporate integrity agreement with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services that required th
12、e company to provide detailed financial reports on its patient mix, collection rates and accounts receivables. In 2007, Tenet appointed former Florida governor Jeb Bush to its board of directors to improve its reputation.In 2008, Tenet launched Conifer Health Solutions, a healthcare services company
13、. Conifer currently serves nearly 300 hospitals throughout the U.S. and processes $25 billion in net revenue annually.In early 2009, the price of Tenet stock briefly dipped below $4 per share after cresting above $200 per share in 2002. By the end of 2009, the company rebounded to become the S&P 500
14、s number 2 performer, with an operating revenue and net profit of $9 billion and $181 million, respectively. Through the end of 2013, Tenets stock price increased 816 percent, from $4.60 to $42.12, over the previous five years.In May 2011, Tenets board rejected a $7.3 billion takeover bid from Commu
15、nity Health Systems, Inc. The deal would have created the largest hospital company in the U.S.In April 2012, Tenet agreed to pay $42.75 million to resolve allegations that it improperly billed Medicare between 2005 and 2007. An internal investigation by Tenet revealed Medicare billing irregularities
16、, and the company reported itself to the U.S. government. In May 2012, Tenet sold Diagnostic Imaging Services, Inc., its former diagnostic imaging center business in Louisiana. In August 2012, Tenet sold its Creighton University Medical Center in Nebraska.2013-present: ExpansionIn 2013, Tenet acquired Vanguard Health Systems, b
