New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants hospital construction in flood-prone New York City areas to meet new building, backup power and information technology standards to prepare for extreme weather. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | June 01, 2013
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2012 recipients: Dr. Steven Altschuler, CEO, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Lynn Britton, President and CEO, Mercy, Chesterfield, Mo.; Richard Miller, President and CEO, Virtua, Marlton, N.J. FULL STORY »
By Maureen McKinney | January 19, 2013
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The nation's largest public hospital system is ripping a page from the CMS' playbook, linking incentive payments to physicians' performance on quality indicators and, in the process, trying to shore up its ability to capture revenue under new federal programs. FULL STORY »
By Maureen McKinney | January 14, 2013
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The nation's largest public hospital system announced its own pay-for-performance project, which will tie physician bonus payments to patient-satisfaction scores, readmission rates and other metrics. FULL STORY »
By Melanie Evans | December 08, 2012
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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. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | November 24, 2012
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NEW YORK—Bellevue Hospital Center, one of two New York City-owned hospitals that remain closed because of damage from superstorm Sandy, resumed some ambulatory services Nov. 19. The hospital's emergency room is expected to open in mid-December after power is restored, but the ER will... FULL STORY »
Bellevue Hospital Center, one of two New York City-owned hospitals that remain closed by damage from superstorm Sandy, resumed some ambulatory services Monday. FULL STORY »
Critical infrastructure vulnerable to flooding—including electrical switches and fuel pumps—will be moved to higher ground at New York City-owned hospitals that remain closed by damage from superstorm Sandy, said the president of the city's health system. FULL STORY »
Hoboken (N.J.) University Medical Center, which evacuated patients before superstorm Sandy made landfall two weeks ago, reopened last night even as repairs continued to the flood-damaged lower levels. FULL STORY »
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