A midsize paper-supply company offers three extra vacation days to employees at whichever of its branches collectively loses the most weight in seven weeks. Workers at one branch in Scranton, Pa., take extreme measures to win the contest. One eats... FULL STORY »
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center laid off 500 workers, joining other healthcare systems that are adjusting to recent economic discomfort. “These are difficult times, and we need to remain strong,” said UPMC spokesman Frank Raczkiewicz. FULL STORY »
By Jean DerGurahian | October 27, 2008
| Basic Web
While accrediting organizations look at different ways to ensure hospitals are complying with Medicare regulations, a comprehensive approach to hospital quality and safety must include patient-centered care, according to executives. FULL STORY »
By Matthew DoBias | October 27, 2008
| Print Magazine
Hospitals, physician groups, payers and the coders who link them together are calling on HHS to delay an industrywide move to a new set of diagnosis codes that has been more than a decade in the making. FULL STORY »
By Gregg Blesch | October 27, 2008
| Print Magazine
Healthcare providers have another six months to adopt programs that comply with the Federal Trade Commission’s vaguely understood call for identity-theft prevention and detection, known as the “red flags” rule. FULL STORY »
By Jennifer Lubell | October 27, 2008
| Print Magazine
Enrollment at the nation’s medical schools may be up, but more needs to be done to draw students to a field that’s losing its appeal and attracting fewer applicants, experts from the medical community claim. FULL STORY »
More than 1,000 students returned to classes at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston on Oct. 20, five weeks after Hurricane Ike caused most to flee the Gulf Coast island. Now the question remains if the UTMB’s entire labor force will... FULL STORY »
By Andis Robeznieks | October 27, 2008
| Print Magazine
As with seemingly every other event going on these days, political and economic themes dominated discussions at the Medical Group Management Association’s 82nd annual conference held Oct. 19-22 at the San Diego Convention Center. FULL STORY »
By Gregg Blesch | October 27, 2008
| Print Magazine
Leaders at Bell Hospital in Ishpeming, Mich., concluded in the early 1990s it was time to replace or overhaul their vintage building, built in 1917. At the same time, they determined there was no way the hospital could come up with the money to do... FULL STORY »
A challenging but realistic workload, a sympathetic and motivational supervisor, a strong team atmosphere, decent working conditions, above-average pay and benefits—most employees share the same list of desires when it comes to finding a job,... FULL STORY »
Hospital officials say a favorable staff-to-patient ratio, friendly, team-oriented culture, a transparent and accessible leadership group, and a strong investment in employee development are among the keys to recruitment and retention for Waynesboro... FULL STORY »
FGP International should have a pretty solid notion of what makes a great workplace: the company’s business centers on recruiting candidates for executive positions in a variety of industries, including healthcare. And 57-employee FGP makes good on... FULL STORY »
Amerigroup offers employees some nice extras, including a 529 college savings plan, the possibility of telecommuting and pretax flexible spending accounts for healthcare and child care. But Jim Carlson, Amerigroup’s president and chief executive... FULL STORY »
A midsize paper-supply company offers three extra vacation days to employees at whichever of its branches collectively loses the most weight in seven weeks. Workers at one branch in Scranton, Pa., take extreme measures to win the contest. One eats... FULL STORY »
By David Burda | October 27, 2008
| Print Magazine
There are just some people who should not be allowed to manage others. That’s my take-away from an educational session I attended last week at the Medical Group Management Association’s annual conference in San Diego. The session was called, “The... FULL STORY »
By Susan Chimonas, Lisa Patterson and David Rothman | October 27, 2008
| Print Magazine
Ties between healthcare organizations and drug and device companies are under unprecedented scrutiny. Almost every week, a major news story appears on a glaring conflict of interest that affects patient care. Policymakers are probing the influence... FULL STORY »
I read with great interest the Oct. 13 commentary “Now’s the time for ICD-10” (p. 22) by my friend and colleague Linda Kloss, chief executive officer of the American Health Information Management Association. We share many of the same viewpoints on... FULL STORY »
Maulik Joshi was named the next president of the American Hospital Association’s research affiliate, the Health Research and Educational Trust. Joshi, 40, also becomes senior vice president for research at the AHA, with the new role beginning... FULL STORY »
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