General Surgeons List 10 Areas for Improvement
Here are the top 10 "action items" general surgeons would like to improve in their practice environment, based on whether the surgeons are salaried employees or owners/partners, according to the LocumTenens.com 2010 General Surgeon Salary Survey Report.
Click to continue »Hospital Strategy Through Six Lenses: A Sharper Focus on Competitive Differentiation
Many hospitals and health systems struggle with how to best leverage their assets to effectively compete in a changing environment. Traditionally, organizations have maximized individual assets to advance individual market strategies. Moving forward, financial pressures, provider shortages, technological changes and healthcare reform implications all mandate that healthcare organizations create a distinct position in their markets. To understand how organizations are positioned relative to their competitors and how competitors might respond to changes, we propose separating and analyzing the specific components of organizational strategy. Click to continue »Massachusetts Attorney General's Report Criticizes Beth Israel Deaconess Board for Allowing CEO's Inappropriate Relationship to Continue
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has released the results of her office's four-month investigation on how Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center handled CEO Paul Levy's relationship with a female subordinate, according to a Boston Globe report.
Click to continue »Alabama's Hartselle Medical Center Eliminates CEO and CFO Positions
Tennessee-based Capella Healthcare, the company that owns Hartselle (Ala.) Medical Center, has announced that the hospital's CEO and CFO positions are being eliminated, according to a Decatur Daily report. Click to continue »West Virginia's Fairmont General Hospital Names CFO
Fairmont (W. Va.) General Hospital has named Dan Honerbrink CFO and vice president of finance, according to a local WBOY report. Click to continue »Appeals Court Rules Health Plan Administrator Abused Discretion in Determining Discounted Rate was "Unreasonable," Case May Have Implications for OON Providers
The United States Fifth Court of Appeals has upheld a district court ruling that a health plan violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by refusing payment to a hospital for health services it felt were not "reasonable and customary," according to court documents. Further, the court upheld a ruling that the plan administrator abused discretion in denying the claim. Click to continue »North Carolina Cardiology Group Merges With Carolinas HealthCare's Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute
Heart Group of the Carolinas, based in Concord, N.C., has merged with Carolinas HealthCare System's Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute in Charlotte, N.C., according to a Charlotte Business Journal report. Click to continue »California's Hoag Memorial Hospital Opens New Facility in Irvine
Hoag Hospital Irvine (Calif.), part of the Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian system, opened yesterday, replacing the former Irvine Regional Hospital and Medical Center, according to a Hoag Memorial news release.Click to continue »
Illinois' Northwest Community Hospital Acquires Multi-Specialty Physician Group
Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Ill., has acquired 42-physician multi-specialty group Affinity Healthcare, based in Riverwoods, Ill., according to a Daily Herald report. Click to continue »Texas's Seton Hospitals Plans to Acquire Smithville Hospital
Central Texas-based Seton Family of Hospitals is planning to acquire Smithville (Texas) Regional Hospital, according to a report by the Austin American Statesman. Click to continue »
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