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Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in Whittier, Calif., is laying the groundwork for its next big advances in information technology.
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Just as growing diversity is shaking up the nation's politics, the increasingly multicultural populations served by U.S. healthcare providers are also driving changes in the organizations' C-suites and boardrooms. But the transformation is still a work in progress.
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Washington is once again in the grip of scandal fever. The Benghazi e-mails; the IRS targeting of conservative groups; allegations that HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius shook down healthcare companies to promote the insurance expansion in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: The...
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals had a breakthrough year in 2012, and its top scientist, Dr. George Yancopoulos, led Modern Healthcare's list of the health industry's highest-paid execs for the year.
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The controversy surrounding hospital pricing resurfaced last week after the CMS released hospital charges and payments for the top 100 diagnosis-related groups.
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It might be hard to grasp how large and transformative the market for so-called medical body area networks could be in the years ahead.
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Like many surgeons, my father is not big on rules. He sees surgery being as much a dance as a science, and, does not appreciate when non-physician bureaucrats weigh in on what he does.
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Bisbee, Ariz., is a former mining town of about 6,700 people, some 12 miles north of the Mexican border. It's now known as an enclave of sorts for artists and hippies. But while it has attracted galleries and coffeehouses, it has struggled to find healthcare providers.
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Before the H1N1 pandemic of 2009, almost no pharmacists administered flu vaccines. But last year, pharmacists working for Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreen Co. administered 5.5 million flu shots among the 9 million vaccines they delivered.
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Food service companies and hospitals say the move toward healthier food options on hospital menus and cafeterias is shaping purchasing practices, food contracts and business strategies.
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