Leadership & Management

CMS Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner went before the Senate Finance Committee yesterday, which precedes a vote to approve her to hold the cabinet position she's held on an interim basis for over a year.

Nurses at University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Care in Worcester have scheduled a vote on Thursday to authorize a one-day strike, according to a MassLive report.

More than 230 nurses at Quincy (Mass.) Medical Center will begin a one-day strike tomorrow, as negotiations between union representatives and hospital officials have been unsuccessful, according to a Boston Globe report.

Officials at Saranac Lake, N.Y.-based Adirondack Health are considering converting the 24/7 emergency department at Adirondack Medical Center in Lake Placid, N.Y., to a 12-hour urgent care clinic, according to an Adirondack Daily Enterprise report.

Hugh Brown has served as president and CEO of St. David's Georgetown (Texas) Hospital since February 2007.

Gaston County (N.C.) commissioners are urging two trustees for Gastonia, N.C.-based CaroMont Health to step down due to alleged conflicts of interest surrounding the system's recently axed "Cheat Death" branding campaign, according to a Gaston Gazette report.

Hospitals and health systems today are confronted by a number of challenges that could ultimately impact how they deliver care. From reduced reimbursement to increased government scrutiny and anticipated provider shortages, we anticipate the future forecast for these providers will…

A new study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health published in Health Affairs suggests that hospital board members at U.S. hospitals are less engaged in quality issues than board members of English hospitals.

Michael Riordan has served as president and CEO of Greenville (S.C.) Health System since 2006.

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