Over the past three years, hospital and health system CEOs have become increasingly focused on closing business deals with physician practices or other providers in search of new growth opportunities, but there is some risk that the patients' perspective will…
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Warner Thomas, CPA, MBA, FACHE, has served as president and CEO of Ochsner Health System in New Orleans since September 2012. He joined the system in 1998 as president and COO.
A new study in Health Affairs examined an employee wellness program at St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare, finding that it decreased hospitalizations for certain targeted conditions but did not save money for the employer in the short-term.
In Michigan, Democratic lawmakers are again pursuing legislation that would require hospitals to meet a statewide minimum nurse-to-patient ratio depending on the type of patient, according to an Associated Press/Bloomberg Business Week report.
Effective March 23, New Milford (Conn.) Hospital will no longer offer obstetrics, as it is shuttering its Family Birthing Center, according to a Litchfield County Times report.
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Hospitals and health systems are commonly adopting lean cultures to cut out unnecessary costs and increase productivity, but human resources can sabotage even the most structured lean efforts by making the wrong hires.
Mike Warren serves as president and CEO of Birmingham-based Children's of Alabama. He has been with Children's since January 2008.
In a recent post on athenahealth's Leadership Forum, Nancy Koehn, PhD, a faculty member at Harvard Business School, reflects upon her recent trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and how it got her thinking about the company…
William McDonald has served as president and CEO of St. Joseph's Healthcare System in Paterson, N.J., since Sept. 15, 2006.
David Lord has served as president and CEO of OSF St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group in Escanaba, Mich., since Feb. 4, 2013.