Spending on medical technology, supplies and devices is a key driver of escalating healthcare costs in the U.S. To assist healthcare executives in monitoring how much they're spending on these items, Modern Healthcare has partnered with the ECRI Institute to develop the Modern Healthcare/ECRI Institute Technology Price Index.
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The Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance addressing the amounts and types of safety data that companies developing drug and biological products should collect in late-stage, pre-market and post-market clinical investigations.
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The nation's Catholic bishops said they do not support the Obama administration's proposed changes to an HHS rule requiring employers to include contraceptive services in their employee health plans and called the regulatory changes limited and unclear.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lawmakers' quest to expand a Medicaid privatization program statewide has been dealt a blow from federal health officials.
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Another election year brings even greater scrutiny on the nation's hospitals and health systems. Candidates invariably focus on healthcare—offering widely divergent opinions on an issue of deep personal interest to American families.
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While her children were growing up, Terri Christoffersen was often asked to raise money to support a variety of activities, such as the school band. But unlike many other parents, Christoffersen discovered that she loved it.
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James Patrick “Pat” Thornton has had a life-long passion for St. Vincent's HealthCare, dating back to 1935 when he was born at the Jacksonville, Fla.-based system's flagship facility.
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David Price, a lawyer, joined the board of directors of Community Hospital in January 2006 just as the organization was careening toward failure.
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Modern Healthcare congratulates the four winners of this year's Trustee of the Year Awards, co-sponsored by executive search firm Witt/Kieffer. The winners represent countless governing board members across the country who work tirelessly, usually behind the scenes, to improve healthcare in their communities. The awards recognize trustees at small hospitals, those with fewer than 100 staffed beds; large hospitals, those with 100 or more beds; not-for-profit health systems; and for-profit healthcare companies.
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The struggling community of Ottumwa, Iowa, has found a way to drum up tens of millions of dollars for urban redevelopment, college scholarships, a business incubator and dozens of smaller projects benefitting its residents.
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