David Burda, editor February 16, 2009 Welcome to Modern Healthcare’s seventh annual CEO IT Achievement Awards program, co-sponsored by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. In this special editorial section, you’ll meet the three recipients of the 2009 award: Michael Green, president and chief executive... ... FULL STORY
February 16, 2009 Not-for-profit hospitals eager for a share of billions in taxpayer dollars earmarked to stimulate the economy found the sector’s existing tax breaks under scrutiny last week. ... FULL STORY
Neil McLaughlin February 16, 2009 The withdrawal of former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle as HHS secretary and health reform czar has sparked a flurry of comment from our readers. Before he settles down to his new life as an asterisk in the history of White House cabinets, let’s use this period of presidential birthdays to... ... FULL STORY
February 16, 2009 Aetna saw fourth-quarter net income drop 57% on investment losses, legal settlements and job severance charges, but overall the company boosted enrollment and revenue for 2008. The Hartford, Conn.-based insurer reported net realized capital losses of $198 million in the last three months of 2008,... ... FULL STORY
February 16, 2009 Four healthcare advocacy groups are funding a $10 million ad campaign aimed at pushing passage of healthcare reform legislation this year. The groups—the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Families USA, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America and the Service Employees... ... FULL STORY
February 16, 2009 Health Net and two subsidiaries settled a lawsuit brought by the Los Angeles city attorney over allegations that it improperly revoked members’ plan coverage. More than 800 former policyholders will receive a total of $6.3 million in payments, averaging $7,800 each, and they can submit claims for... ... FULL STORY
February 16, 2009 A Tenet Healthcare Corp. unit that sells revenue-cycle management services to other hospitals is planning to lay off 57 workers at an office near Tenet’s Dallas headquarters, according to a notification letter the unit sent to the Texas Workforce Commission. The unit, Conifer Revenue Cycle... ... FULL STORY
February 16, 2009 St. Thomas Health Services, Nashville, said two more C-level executives are leaving the system, a week after Jim Houser announced his resignation as its president and chief executive officer, effective March 15. St. Thomas has eliminated the position of system chief operating officer. Bev Weber,... ... FULL STORY
February 16, 2009 Novant Health, Winston-Salem, N.C., said that losses on investments swamped its operating income in 2008 as the system reported a loss of $174 million for the year compared with net income of $204 million in 2007. Operating income was $34 million, or less than half of 2007’s operating income of $80... ... FULL STORY
February 16, 2009 Not-for-profit hospitals eager for a share of billions in taxpayer dollars earmarked to stimulate the economy found the sector’s existing tax breaks under scrutiny last week. ... FULL STORY
David Burda, editor February 16, 2009 Welcome to Modern Healthcare’s seventh annual CEO IT Achievement Awards program, co-sponsored by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. In this special editorial section, you’ll meet the three recipients of the 2009 award: Michael Green, president and chief executive... ... FULL STORY
Fawn Lopez, publisher February 16, 2009 Michael Green, Edward Murphy and Anthony Spezia, the winners of the seventh annual Modern Healthcare CEO IT Achievement Awards, co-sponsored by the Healthcare Information and Management System Society, are true leaders and innovators. ... FULL STORY
H. Stephen Lieber, HIMSS president and chief executive officer February 16, 2009 Each year, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society joins with Modern Healthcare to honor healthcare industry chief executive officers who demonstrate leadership and commitment with the strategic use of healthcare IT to advance their organization’s strategic goals. HIMSS and... ... FULL STORY
Shawn Rhea February 16, 2009 When Michael Green took over as president and chief executive officer of New Hampshire’s Concord Hospital in June 1992, getting hospital staff used to the idea of a paper-free existence was not among his chief challenges. In that regard he was lucky, acknowledges Green. “We were already using IT... ... FULL STORY
Jennifer Lubell February 16, 2009 When Edward Murphy, president and chief executive officer of the Carilion Clinic system in Roanoke, Va., decided to orchestrate one of the largest patient-data conversions ever conducted by a health system, his motivations went beyond health IT goals. ... FULL STORY
Joseph Conn February 16, 2009 It would be no surprise if Anthony Spezia is a one-of-a-kind leader in the healthcare industry—a former turnaround consultant who became a coal company executive, also ran a health insurance company and is now heading a multihospital health system. ... FULL STORY
February 16, 2009 Modern Healthcare and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society would like to thank the following senior healthcare executives for serving as the judges for the 2009 CEO IT Achievement Awards competition. ... FULL STORY
February 16, 2009 Modern Healthcare and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society created the CEO IT Achievement Award in 2003. Since then, 18 chief executives have received the award.View PDF of the previous winners ... FULL STORY
February 16, 2009 Modern Healthcare and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society would like to thank the following senior healthcare executives who were nominated for the 2009 CEO IT Achievement Awards competition.Download a PDF of this... ... FULL STORY
Neil McLaughlin February 16, 2009 The withdrawal of former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle as HHS secretary and health reform czar has sparked a flurry of comment from our readers. Before he settles down to his new life as an asterisk in the history of White House cabinets, let’s use this period of presidential birthdays to... ... FULL STORY
Sue Bowman February 16, 2009 On Jan. 16, HHS published a final rule adopting ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PC as standard code sets to be put in place for use in the U.S. healthcare community by Oct. 1, 2013. ... FULL STORY
February 16, 2009 The word “healthcare” is used to mean insurance, providers, hospitals and many other things in this magazine, many other publications and by many public officials. Health insurers are not “healthcare providers” just because they package personal finance solutions that pay for health services. ... FULL STORY
February 16, 2009 Talk about a long wait for an appointment. After almost 3,000 years, an Egyptian woman known as Meresamun finally was able to get a CT scan using the latest equipment—though it probably didn’t do her much good. ... FULL STORY
February 16, 2009 And if Meresamun wants to share her medical images with her friends, of course now there’s a place to do it. It seems a Durham, N.C.-based company has made it possible for patients to archive and share their medical images with whomever they wish. ... FULL STORY
February 16, 2009 Yohei Sasakawa wants to give Hansen’s disease patients some respect. As the World Health Organization’s goodwill ambassador for the elimination of Hansen’s disease (otherwise known as leprosy) as well as Japan’s goodwill ambassador for the Human Rights of People Affected by Leprosy, he is calling... ... FULL STORY
