In 2003, some 16% of the chief executive officers at hospitals and systems belonging to the American Hospital Association were women. This year, nearly 21% are. And while the AHA has no comparable data going back to 2003, it estimates that today a...
The CMS in its proposed rule on inpatient hospital services for fiscal 2008 is proposing to create 745 new severity-adjusted DRGs to replace the current total of 538. Projected aggregate spending from the reforms of the prospective payment system...
In 2003, some 16% of the chief executive officers at hospitals and systems belonging to the American Hospital Association were women. This year, nearly 21% are. And while the AHA has no comparable data going back to 2003, it estimates that today a...
The managed-care industry resembled a punching bag last week as health insurers in at least three states were pummeled by critics calling for crackdowns on continued industry consolidation and rising insurance rates.
Members of the Senate Finance Committee are seeking more cost data on the controversial Medicare Advantage managed care plans as they consider a reduction in funding to that program.
A complete breakdown in health services and care management occurs when service members transition from inpatient to outpatient status at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, according to a draft report by the group commissioned to review the shoddy...
A CMS advisory committee last week issued 10 recommendations for revising the agency’s 7-year-old clinical-trial funding policy—a list of requirements that determine whether the CMS will pay for Medicare beneficiaries’ participation in drug research...
The voices of critics of consumer-directed health plans are fading into the background as such plans and their accompanying health savings accounts are enjoying strong growth. And looser federal restrictions on HSAs are likely to send those numbers...
Women! Suddenly, it seems like the healthcare industry can’t live without ’em. They are in demand to run some of the healthcare industry’s largest organizations and corporations. To wit, two of the 25 women on our list of the top women in healthcare...
A friend of mine called me from Los Angeles to tell me that Bob Petersen, the founder of Petersen Publishing Co., had died at age 80. I had worked for Bob back in the early ’70s, and it was one of the richest work experiences of my career. Bob was...
A coalition of healthcare organizations is planning a June strategy session in Chicago to come up with an official day for promoting advance directives for end-of-life medical decisions. The event would be a sort of outgrowth of a 2-year-old effort...
