August 31, 2009 In an exclusive podcast interview, Modern Healthcare Editor David Burda talks with Duane Erwin, president and CEO of the Aspirus health system, based in Wausau, Wis. Erwin discusses hospital-physician relations at Aspirus, including how doctors have been incorporated into the organization's governance structure. The interview was conducted Aug. 25, 2009, at Modern Healthcare's offices in Chicago. ... FULL STORY
August 04, 2009 Interviewed by Modern Healthcare reporter Jean DerGurahian, Delnor Community Hospital, Geneva, Ill., executives discuss Lean methodologies that they say have helped the facility find cost savings, improve processes and increase satisfaction. Tom Wright, president and CEO, and Jim Kearns, chief information officer, say that organizational changes like Lean will become crucial to hospitals as they face continuously shrinking reimbursements and an unclear path to healthcare reform. An... ... FULL STORY
June 11, 2009 In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Andis Robeznieks talks with Sir Bruce Keogh, medical director of the United Kingdom's National Health Service. Keogh discusses some issues to consider as the U.S. pursues healthcare reform, and offers some advice to young physicians. ... FULL STORY
June 16, 2009 President Barack Obama addressed the American Medical Association's annual House of Delegates meeting in Chicago and exhorted physicians to support healthcare reform measures. ... FULL STORY
January 28, 2009 Modern Healthcare Managing Editor Neil McLaughlin discusses the prospects for healthcare reform under the administration of President Barack Obama with Ralph Fargnoli Jr., president and chief executive officer of Beacon Partners, a healthcare management consulting firm based in Weymouth , Mass. ... FULL STORY
August 03, 2009 In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Joe Carlson talks with Larry Reissman, a principal with Boston-based human resources firm Buck Consultants. Reissman discusses issues such as transparency in executive compensation decisionmaking. Read the accompanying Special Feature, "A cut in pay," which was published in the Aug. 3, 2009, issue of Modern Healthcare. ... FULL STORY
June 14, 2009 In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Melanie Evans talks with Mitchell Thomas, senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer of InterHealth Corp., a not-for-profit in Whittier, Calif., that owns Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital and physician practice Bright Health Physicians. Thomas discusses the demand and investor base for a recent InterHealth bond issue.Read the accompanying Special Report, "Making a comeback," which was published in... ... FULL STORY
April 13, 2009 In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Melanie Evans talks with Joanne Disch, a clinical professor and director of the Katharine J. Densford International Center for Nursing Leadership at the University of Minnesota. Disch discusses nurses’ contributions to hospital and health system governing boards.Read the accompanying Special Report, "A different nursing shortage," which ran in the April 13, 2009, issue of Modern Healthcare. ... FULL STORY
January 27, 2009 James Dunlop, senior vice president and chief financial officer of the Catholic Health System in Cheektowaga, N.Y., was one of 12 healthcare executives recognized by Modern Healthcare in its 22nd annual Up & Comers awards program.To read a profile of Dunlop, click here. ... FULL STORY
December 15, 2008 Julie Sprengel, assistant administrator of Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif., was one of 12 healthcare executives recognized by Modern Healthcare in its 22nd annual Up & Comers awards program.To read a profile of Sprengel, click here. ... FULL STORY
December 15, 2008 Don Fesko, administrator of Community Hospital in Munster, Ind., was one of 12 healthcare executives recognized by Modern Healthcare in its 22nd annual Up & Comers awards program.To read a profile of Fesko, click here. ... FULL STORY
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