By Linda Wilson | February 11, 2012
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While her children were growing up, Terri Christoffersen was often asked to raise money to support a variety of activities, such as the school band. Christoffersen discovered that she loved it. FULL STORY »
By Linda Wilson | February 11, 2012
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David Price, a lawyer, joined the board of directors of Community Hospital in January 2006 just as the organization was careening toward failure. FULL STORY »
By Linda Wilson | February 11, 2012
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James Patrick “Pat” Thornton has had a life-long passion for St. Vincent's HealthCare, dating back to 1935 when he was born at the Jacksonville, Fla.-based system's flagship facility. FULL STORY »
By Linda Wilson | February 11, 2012
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Dr. Michael William Perry, an internist, first became a staunch advocate for outpatient endoscopic spine procedures to relieve lower back and neck pain while working at an orthopedic clinic in Hudson, Fla. FULL STORY »
By Charles W.B. Wardell III | February 11, 2012
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Another election year brings even greater scrutiny on the nation's hospitals and health systems. Candidates invariably focus on healthcare—offering widely divergent opinions on an issue of deep personal interest to American families. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | February 11, 2012
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This year, 46 nominations were received for Modern Healthcare's annual Trustee of the Year awards program, co-sponsored by executive search firm Witt/Kieffer, based in Oak Brook, Ill. FULL STORY »
As CEO of Community Hospital in Munster, Ind., Donald Fesko has brought about a change in culture that's resulted in rising patient-satisfaction scores and greater teamwork among vice presidents. FULL STORY »
When Alyson Pitman Giles became president and CEO of CMC Healthcare System in Manchester, N.H., 13 years ago, she inherited an organization losing $6 million a year. FULL STORY »
During the decade-plus that Major Gen. David Rubenstein has served in a series of senior leadership positions in the U.S. Army's medical operations, he and his colleagues have faced a series of challenges related to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. FULL STORY »
Michael Waters led his organization through several transformations in healthcare management during his nearly quarter-century as CEO at Hendrick Health System in Abilene, Texas, where he served from 1980 to 2004. FULL STORY »
As the healthcare industry undergoes structural changes, some hospital and system executives are finding the most efficient way to change with it is to join with a larger or better-funded partner through a sale, realignment or joint venture. FULL STORY »
By David Burda | December 12, 2011
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Modern Healthcare congratulates the winners and honorable mentions of the 19th annual Spirit of Excellence Awards, co-sponsored by Sodexo Health Care Services.This year's five winners and five honorable mention honorees are profiled on the following pages. Each of the five winners will receive a cash prize of $5,000, and each of the five honorable mentions will receive a $1,500 cash prize. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | December 12, 2011
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With a teen pregnancy rate in or near the top 10 of any community in the state, Lowell, Mass., is seeing immediate benefits from Lowell General Hospital's decision to bring teen-oriented pregnancy prevention, parent education and childbirth classes into Lowell High School. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | December 12, 2011
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Teens in Chelsea, Mich., have reduced recent alcohol and marijuana use by 40% to 50% and indicate a 13% to 32% increase in peer disapproval of such activities since Chelsea Community Hospital began working with the Chelsea School District four years ago to implement the SRSLY (text speak for “seriously”) substance-abuse prevention program. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | December 12, 2011
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To prevent medical errors from affecting patients—and minimizing the harm caused when they do—Helen DeVos Children's Hospital has introduced “high reliability units” in several higher-risk patient-care areas based on evidence-based practices. FULL STORY »
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A sense of mission and urgency were the twin themes of the American Health Information Management Association's 83rd annual convention in Salt Lake City last week. FULL STORY »
Two years ago this month, Modern Healthcare first reported on the status of cloud computing in the healthcare information technology industry, noting there was little awareness of its potential and limited uptake of cloud services in the healthcare IT industry at that time. FULL STORY »
Two organizations and six individuals are winners of the 2011 awards for outstanding achievement in applied medical informatics from the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems. FULL STORY »
By Joe Carlson | December 19, 2011
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Hospital fire fact: If a small blaze broke out next to an MRI machine, would-be firefighters couldn't use a traditional metal extinguisher because powerful magnetism might yank it out of their hands. FULL STORY »
The U.S. Justice Department is seeking to intervene in a False Claims Act lawsuit that accuses a public hospital in central Florida and its independent payroll firm of violating the Stark law in its relations with nine specialty physicians. FULL STORY »
By Andis Robeznieks | July 04, 2011
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Current trends aside, not all physicians want to be employed, but many are finding the challenges of maintaining an independent practice more trouble than they are worth. One option available to these doctors is to hook up with like-minded souls in an independent physician association. FULL STORY »
By Jessica Zigmond | June 06, 2011
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As federal lawmakers argue over a congressional plan to privatize Medicare in the long term, healthcare policy experts are focused on a more immediate concern: how upcoming payment changes will affect the future of Medicare Advantage. FULL STORY »
Medtronic faces a Senate investigation after canceling contracts with one of the largest group purchasing organizations. Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, initiated the investigation Monday over the Minneapolis-based devicemaker's cancellation of contracts with Novation, which uses such agreements to obtain bulk rate discounts. FULL STORY »
The Obama administration's proposed Medicare cuts of $2 billion over 10 years to critical-access hospitals were criticized by the National Rural Health Association as being unrealistic and not easily workable. FULL STORY »
Recruiting doctors to live and work in rural America is a chronic problem. Most health centers try to attract workers with big salaries and expensive homes. FULL STORY »
By Melanie Evans | August 01, 2011
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When Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City joined a larger health system last year, it did so saddled with debt, financial losses and a chronic need for capital investment. FULL STORY »
Are the terms offered for hospital acquisitions by tax-exempt and investor-owned organizations converging? And if so, is it because these two subsectors of the hospital industry are growing more alike, or because the pool of hospitals for sale is changing? FULL STORY »
Healthcare private-equity deals rebounded after the slump that followed the nation's recession and preceded passage of health reform legislation. Now, investors are scouring the marketplace for companies well-positioned under what many expect to be uncertain and more cost-conscious years ahead for healthcare spending. FULL STORY »
