Joe Carlson March 09, 2009 Despite increased scrutiny over the past 20 years, the salary disparities between white male healthcare executives and their colleagues in other ethnic and gender groups have only widened, according to a new study by the American College of Healthcare Executives. ... FULL STORY
Shawn Rhea March 09, 2009 President Barack Obama isn’t the only one with an energy agenda. More than ever, healthcare providers say they, too, are looking for ways to curtail rising utility costs. In 2007, hospitals shelled out more than $5 billion to cover the cost of energy, according to the U.S. Energy Department. ... FULL STORY
March 09, 2009 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta upheld the conviction of Richard Scrushy, the former chief executive officer of rehabilitation-services provider HealthSouth Corp., on bribery, mail fraud and conspiracy charges. He was convicted based on allegations that Scrushy and former... ... FULL STORY
March 09, 2009 The U.S. Justice Department joined a whistle-blower lawsuit against Community Health Systems alleging three of its New Mexico hospitals violated the False Claims Act when they received federal matching funds through two state Medicaid programs that subsidize indigent care. Wayne Smith, chairman,... ... FULL STORY
March 09, 2009 The Obama administration announced that it will go forward with a Bush administration plan to push back implementation of the ICD-10 codes. In the final days of the Bush administration, HHS released two rules concerning ICD-10 implementation, but these were immediately put on hold in the first days... ... FULL STORY
March 09, 2009 A definitive agreement brings Clarian Health, Indianapolis, and Bloomington (Ind.) Hospital a step closer toward a 2010 union they first announced was under consideration in 2007. The March 5 agreement triggers an 18-month phase of “researching and completing a comprehensive plan for the healthcare... ... FULL STORY
March 09, 2009 Healthcare continued to add jobs in February while the rest of the U.S. job market remained in a free-fall. Hospitals and physician offices have added 47,100 workers in 2009. In February alone, preliminary seasonally adjusted data show that hospitals added about 6,800 workers, a one-month increase... ... FULL STORY
March 09, 2009 Memorial Health Services in Anaheim, Calif., said it agreed to sell Anaheim Memorial Medical Center to AHMC Healthcare, Alhambra, Calif., for an undisclosed sum. The not-for-profit system found three previous buyers for the 223-bed facility, but two were rejected by the state, and one fell through. ... FULL STORY
Joe Carlson March 09, 2009 Despite increased scrutiny over the past 20 years, the salary disparities between white male healthcare executives and their colleagues in other ethnic and gender groups have only widened, according to a new study by the American College of Healthcare Executives. ... FULL STORY
Jean DerGurahian March 09, 2009 As healthcare executives ponder how to achieve more diversity in their board rooms, one medical college is moving to generate the diverse population needed in top leadership positions. ... FULL STORY
Gregory Blesch March 09, 2009 Rodney Miller quit as president of the National Association of Health Services Executives a few days after the release of an audit report cataloging his alleged misappropriation of hospital funds for personal use while chief executive officer of a public hospital in the Virgin Islands from 2002 to... ... FULL STORY
Joseph Conn March 09, 2009 Hospital operating rooms could see an uptick in adoption of health information technology under the twin prods of a faltering economy and IT funding courtesy of the economic stimulus package. ... FULL STORY
Shawn Rhea March 09, 2009 President Barack Obama isn’t the only one with an energy agenda. More than ever, healthcare providers say they, too, are looking for ways to curtail rising utility costs. In 2007, hospitals shelled out more than $5 billion to cover the cost of energy, according to the U.S. Energy Department. ... FULL STORY
Peggy Lemaux and Alison van Eenennaam March 09, 2009 Serving healthy food at a hospital is very important to improving patients’ health. Eliminating “genetically altered” (or genetically modified, genetically engineered) foods, however, does not move Catholic Healthcare West closer to that goal (Jan. 12, p. 17). ... FULL STORY
March 09, 2009 What I think is that you are very much misinformed, which is a shame given your editorial position (“No alms for ACEP,” March 2, p. 23). ... FULL STORY
March 09, 2009 Healthcare reform has more momentum than at any time in the past 15 years, so it’s not surprising that a new group has formed to play a role in the debate. The leader of that group, however, may be a surprise: Rick Scott, the founder of Columbia Hospital Corp. ... FULL STORY
March 09, 2009 One man’s pork is another man’s second chance.That seems to be message in a brouhaha being stirred up over a tattoo-removal program that’s included in the fiscal 2009 spending bill being considered on Capitol Hill. ... FULL STORY
March 09, 2009 The old stereotype is that doctors who attempt to be business executives quickly part ways with their cash. Apparently, this could also be true for physicians entering the political arena. ... FULL STORY
