Definitions of a "great workplace" can vary depending on who you ask. But according to Quint Studer, founder of Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Studer Group, most hospitals and health systems that pride themselves on excellent workplace cultures and performance do one…
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A study out of the Harvard School of Public Health has linked Massachusetts' 2006 healthcare reform law to a decrease in mortality, especially for conditions that are treatable with timely healthcare interventions.
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Dothan, Ala.-based Flowers Hospital alleging the hospital had limited security measures in place to protect patient files, which resulted in patient information being stolen, according to a Dothan Eagle report.
Daytona Beach, Fla.-based Halifax Health won't seek to merge with another healthcare provider to cope with its legal troubles, according to a report from The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
Hospital emergency departments are often seen as big money losers due to their high fixed costs and generally unfavorable payer mix, but a new study published in Health Affairs says EDs actually have rather high profit margins.
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The board of Union Hospital in Dover, Ohio, has approved an expansion project involving the construction of a new emergency center.
A new study has painted a mixed, although somewhat negative, picture of vertical integration from the perspective of the privately insured.
Honolulu-based St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii plans to lay off 110 employees and slash its hospice and home health services, according to a Pacific Business News report.
Surgical site infections are the most common and costliest healthcare-associated infection, but 60 percent of SSIs have been estimated to be preventable through the use of evidence-based guidelines, according to a recent article in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
The following are the most-accessed articles on infection control and clinical quality on Becker's Hospital Review for the week of April 28, starting with the most-read.