Leadership & Management

HHS announced today that consumers saved $3.9 billion on health insurance in 2012, thanks to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's medical loss ratio provision.

Several years ago, Don Berwick, MD, former acting administrator of CMS, and his family went on a 16-mile hike in the Castle Mountain trails in the Canadian Rockies. His youngest daughter, Becca, was lagging behind.

Recent poll results released by the Kaiser Family Foundation indicate that only 1 in 10 uninsured people have heard more than "some" about the insurance exchange markets that will be implemented as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act…

SmartTots' executive board announced yesterday that two new executive board members will be joining its ranks.  

The International Anesthesia Research Society has launched the first educational iPhone and iPad app for anesthesia professionals through its educational website, OpenAnesthesia, according to an IARS press release.

Making the leap into an accountable care model is no doubt difficult, leaving many hospitals and health systems uncertain if they can survive in a pay-for-performance world. A large part of providing accountable care is identifying and then managing the…

Greene County General Hospital in Linton, Ind., has completed the first phase of a $6.5 million expansion and renovation project, according to a Greene County Daily World report.

CMS announced it will allow states to modify its streamlined application to screen for federal health insurance premium subsidies in states that run their own health insurance exchanges.

Appleton, Wis.-based ThedaCare has announced that construction will begin in July on a new $50 million facility to replace the 82-year-old Shawano (Wis.) Medical Center.

DuBois (Pa.) Regional Medical Center has announced an intended partnership with Columbia University Medical Center in New York City for cardiovascular care, according to a WJAC report.