4 Best Practices for Increasing Efficiency in Emergency Departments With Information Technology
John Fontanetta, chairman of the emergency department at Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, N.J., discusses four ways to improve efficiency in an emergency department with information technology. Click to continue »5 Steps Academic Medical Centers Should Take to Build ASCs
Academic medical centers, which are just beginning to embrace ambulatory surgery centers, face special challenges as they set up ASCs, according to Joan G. Dentler, president of ASC Strategies in Austin, Texas. Ms. Dentler recently assisted NYU Langone Medical Center and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in building their first ASCs, and the facilities opened to rave reviews from surgeons and patients. Here she offers five tips for academic medical centers setting up ASCs.
Click to continue »6 Questions to Consider When Drawing Up Your CEO's Contract
When your hospital board decides to hire a new CEO, the board members should be extremely thorough about deciding compensation, forming incented goals and planning for unexpected termination or departure. Nolan A. Newman, CPA, of accounting and healthcare consulting firm Newman Dierst Hales shares six questions your compensation and search committees should consider when determining compensation and writing your new CEO's contract. Click to continue »Hospital Leader to Know: Kevin Burns, CEO of University Medical Center
During his tenure as chief financial officer of University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona, current hospital president and CEO Kevin Burns shepherded UMC through three bond issues totaling $254 million to support the hospital's rapid growth and expansion. He set the stage for the construction of the hospital's cancer center clinic, trauma center and emergency department and children's medical center — additions that expanded UMC's reach in the Tucson community and undoubtedly improved patient care. Click to continue »New Study Examines True Costs of Owning an EMR System
KLAS, a research firm, has published a report that assesses the true cost of electronic medical record systems — including unanticipated costs — after 146 healthcare organizations bought the systems, according to a Healthcare IT News report.
Click to continue »Former HCA Chief Rick Scott Wins Florida GOP Primary for Governor
Rick Scott, the former CEO of HCA, has emerged from a nasty primary race to win the Republican nomination for Florida Governor, according to a report by the Miami Herald. Click to continue »Maine Receives Approval for $6.6M Grant to Expand Health Information Technology
The Office of the National Coordinator has approved a $6.6 million grant to Maine to expand and implement healthcare information technology in the state, according to a Healthcare IT News report. Click to continue »Michigan’s Lakeland Healthcare to Buy Watervliet Community Hospital
St. Joseph, Mich.,-based Lakeland HealthCare plans to buy Community Hospital in Watervliet, Mich., later this year, turning the facility into the Lakeland Community Hospital, Watervliet, according to a Herald-Palladium report. Click to continue »University of Iowa Law School Offers Free Course on Healthcare Reform Act
The University of Iowa College of Law is offering an online, 14-week course on the implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 free of charge to anyone interested in participating.Click to continue »
How an EMR Helped a Health System Deal with H1N1
When a disease outbreak threatens hospitals across the country, health systems are particularly strained by shortages of providers, vaccines and supplies, as well as the fear and worry of their patient population. Bert Reese, CIO of Sentara Healthcare in Virginia, discusses how having a well-implemented EMR helped his health system deal with H1N1 in 2009.
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