More than a month after superstorm Sandy devastated flood-prone communities in New Jersey and New York, five hospitals cannot admit patients because of its damage.
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The healthcare industry is on the cusp of its most dramatic transformation since the advent of Medicare and Medicaid. As the new editor of Modern Healthcare, I have been granted a precious gift.
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If an outbreak of hepatitis C that has infected more than 30 patients and required the testing of thousands has a silver lining, experts say it's that it has spotlighted the issue of drug diversion.
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The American Hospital Association joined the chorus of not-for-profit organizations that want Congress to protect tax breaks given to those who make donations to not-for-profit organizations.
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One of the last holdouts among prominent Republican governors, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie put his state among a growing number that will defer to the federal government to run the health insurance marketplaces that are a key provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The...
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The healthcare services sector added 20,000 jobs in November, down from the 34,100 increase in October and below the pace set in the 12 months ended in November, according to preliminary seasonally adjusted data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Healthcare added 313,100 jobs in the 12-month...
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More than a month after superstorm Sandy devastated flood-prone communities in New Jersey and New York, five hospitals cannot admit patients because of its damage.
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As lawmakers search for ways to avert the fiscal cliff, providers find themselves in a labyrinth. Broad deficit-reduction proposals for more cuts to federal healthcare payments are coming from both sides of the aisle.
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One option under consideration as a piece of solving the federal government's debt problem could undermine the Medicaid expansion that's supposed to cover millions more Americans beginning in 2014.
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Though they are not celebrating in public, executives and lawyers for pharmaceutical companies had to be happy last week after an appeals court in New York concluded that federal law does not prohibit sales reps from marketing drugs for uses not approved by the Food and Drug...
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Hospitals will likely pay higher prices for some medical devices as manufacturers seek to pass through the cost of an impending excise tax to providers.
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The encouraging results of a 14-hospital childbirth safety initiative are a reminder of the nation's notoriously high infant mortality rate and high rate of adverse events in the delivery room. They also shed light on how some simple interventions can be highly effective, but that institutions can...
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The total dollar value of healthcare deals fell sharply in the third quarter of this year, despite a surge in the value of deals in the insurer segment of the industry.
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The scrutiny of payments to hospitals has never been more intense. And as the federal government expands efforts to collect Medicare and Medicaid overpayments, healthcare providers see a growing need for strategies to proactively ensure that they are being paid accurately under those programs.
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Less than one week remains to submit nominations for Modern Healthcare's 2013 Trustee of the Year program. The 2013 awards, co-sponsored by executive search firm Witt/Kieffer, will honor four outstanding trustees or directors for...
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Modern Healthcare's 34th annual Construction & Design Survey is intended to help healthcare providers determine firms' capabilities in various sectors of the healthcare design and construction industry as well as to inform...
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At a recent healthcare conference, former White House Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra said mobile phone technology has become “the central design principle for patient engagement.”
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If an outbreak of hepatitis C that has infected more than 30 patients and required the testing of thousands has a silver lining, experts say it's that it has spotlighted the issue of drug diversion.
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The healthcare industry is on the cusp of its most dramatic transformation since the advent of Medicare and Medicaid. As the new editor of Modern Healthcare, I have been granted a precious gift.
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When superstorm Sandy slammed into the New York metropolitan region, healthcare delivery was immediately challenged in unprecedented ways. Major hospitals, including those serving our poorest and most vulnerable New Yorkers, were severely damaged and forced to evacuate. Destruction to homes and...
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A list of the nation's 13 largest rehabilitation providers, ranked by the number of facilities in 2011. Source: Modern Healthcare's 13th annual Post-Acute Care Survey. Published Dec. 10, 2012, p. 34.
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Dr. John Brennan will remain president and CEO of Newark (N.J.) Beth Israel Medical Center and the Children's Hospital of New Jersey rather than take the helm of Cleveland's MetroHealth System, Modern Healthcare sister publication Crain's Cleveland Business reported. MetroHealth officials...
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While the Northeast continues its long recovery from the damage caused by superstorm Sandy, the death of a jazz legend may actually provide a boost to relief efforts.
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A convenience store in New Orleans made national news last week after an employee slapped a Denver parking boot onto a working ambulance that had parked at the store while its EMTs were inside the vehicle tending to a man with chest pains.
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In great news for mice and for men, Harvard researchers have created a new microchip that can imitate a human lung, and could eventually lead to drug testing that does not involve animals.
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“I've come to the court today, whilst I still can use my speech, my voice, to ask you to assist me in having a peaceful, dignified death. To die peacefully, I need assistance, that's when I would have to call upon my partner and carer for 18 years to assist me in doing that. If he does...
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