Hospitals news and information

Insurers looking to offer low-cost options on the new health insurance exchanges are knitting together narrow provider networks that are willing to offer lower prices in exchange for the guaranteed volume that comes with serving an entire patient population. But that raises thorny questions for...
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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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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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What not-for-profit hospitals pay their CEOs has little to do with financial performance or quality scores, but the top executives generally make more at hospitals with expensive technology and high marks in patient satisfaction, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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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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A growing number of senior citizens are ensnared in a Medicare crackdown on hospitals over costly inpatient admissions.
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Healthcare providers are threatening to sue insurers that pass along a 2% rate cut imposed on their Medicare Advantage plan payments under the federal budget sequestration law.
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Maryland has submitted a plan to the federal government to modernize the state's all-payer rate setting system for hospital services, Gov. Martin O'Malley announced Friday.
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Nearly 15 years after the patient-safety movement started, deaths and injuries from poor care continue to be all too common in U.S. hospitals. For example, studies show that between 21% and 63% of urinary catheters, which frequently cause painful infections...
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In a series of leadership changes prompted by HCA CEO Richard Bracken's retirement at the end of this year, William Rutherford will become CFO and executive VP. Rutherford, 49, joined Nashville-based HCA in 1986 as a staff auditor and has served in a variety of roles, most recently as...
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