For a variety of reasons that include financial issues and low patient volumes, hospitals and health systems are closing or have closed down their emergency departments. Here are five ER closings that were announced within the last year.
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For-profit hospital operator Hudson Holdco, based in Hudson County, N.J., has rebranded itself as CarePoint Health.
How do patients evaluate the "patient experience?" Not like providers do. Various studies have pointed to the challenges inherent in attempting to determine patient satisfaction with their care in meaningful ways. For instance, as far back as 1999, an article…
James Elrod, FACHE, has served as president and CEO of Willis-Knighton Health System in Shreveport, La., since 1965, making him the longest-tenured hospital administrator in the nation.
Yelp, a popular consumer reviews website, was created when co-founder Jeremy Stoppelman needed to find a healthcare provider.
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At the VHA 2013 Navigating to Excellence Forum in Las Vegas on May 1, 2013, panelists in the session “Navigating the Regulatory, Economic and Consumer Landscape” were asked to share the biggest gap they see in moving from the current…
John Haupert, FACHE, has served as president and CEO of Grady Health System in Atlanta since October 2011.
Renaissance Hospital Groves (Texas) has temporarily shut down for two to three weeks, though the reasons for closing are unknown, according to a Port Arthur News report.
There is a renewed interest in healthcare, in the role of Emotional Intelligence — a set of behavioral competencies, distinct from traditional IQ, that impact performance. There is also a growing body of evidence that individual behaviors, including EQ, influence…
In an April 24 webinar hosted by Becker's Hospital Review, experts from Objective Health, a McKinsey Solution, discussed strategies for hospitals to reduce unwarranted clinical variation.