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Webinar: C-Suite executives at hospitals and health systems above $100M NPR | Thursday, November 14, 2013 @ 10:00 AM CST | 11:00 AM EST
October 15, 2013
To thrive in the new healthcare environment, hospitals and health systems must improve performance by 20 to 40 percent. How can organizations achieve this magnitude of change? Learn key competencies and practical steps in the areas of governance, physician alignment and operational excellence that...
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Webinar: EMRs as a Platform for Change: How clinical and business intelligence can improve health and reduce costs | Tuesday, November 5, 2013 @ 1:00 PM CST | 2:00 PM EST
October 14, 2013
EMR adoption has reached a clear tipping point. Now that basic implementation work is done, providers must find ways to optimize EMR investments and derive strategic value as government incentives taper off. While many organizations remain focused on tactical issues, mapping EMR capabilities to...
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A job engine sputters as hospitals cut staff
By USA Today | October 14, 2013
Hospitals, a reliable source of employment growth in the recession and its aftermath, are starting to cut thousands of jobs amid falling insurance payments and inpatient visits.
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Candid photos from 2013's Best Places to Work in Healthcare
By Modern Healthcare | October 12, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
This year, companies in our Best Places to Work in Healthcare program were asked to submit photos along with their applications. We were overwhelmed by the number and array of pictures we received. After checking out the examples on...
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Late News: CaroMont suing Cogent Healthcare for breach of contract
By Joe Carlson | October 12, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
CaroMont Health in Gastonia, N.C., is suing the company that used to staff its hospitalist medicine program, alleging breach of contract and unfair and deceptive labor practices.
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CaroMont sues Cogent Healthcare for breach of contract, unfair labor practices
By Joe Carlson | October 11, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
CaroMont Health in Gastonia, N.C., is suing the company that used to staff its hospitalist medicine program, alleging breach of contract and unfair and deceptive labor practices.
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Teva to cut 5,000 jobs to speed up $2 billion in savings
By Bloomberg.com | October 10, 2013
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the world's largest maker of generic drugs, plans to eliminate about 5,000 jobs as it accelerates cost reductions amid growing competition for the company's best-selling product.
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Increased nurse staff levels tied to lower odds of Medicare readmissions penalties, study says
By Ashok Selvam | October 08, 2013
Nursing unions wanting higher staffing ratios have more ammunition thanks to a new study concluding that increasing nurse staffing levels could help hospitals avoid Medicare penalties for avoidable readmissions.
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Webinar: Luck is Not a Strategy: Tools and Techniques to Reduce Readmissions | Thursday, November 7, 2013 @ 1:30 PM CST | 2:30 PM EST
October 07, 2013
Hospitals are in the midst of a readmission crisis. When CMS announced its first round of penalties at the start of fiscal year 2013, more than 2,200 hospitals were hit with cuts ranging from 0.01 to 1 percent of their Medicare revenue which could translate up to seven-figures per facility.
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Webinar: An Academic Medical Center's Transformation Process: How a New Leadership Model Led to Dramatic Improvements | Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 10:00 AM CST | 11:00 AM EST
October 03, 2013
At the end of 2008, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) was without a clear sense of direction. Turnover was high, employee satisfaction was low and there was little to no growth.
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