There isn't a trusted scorecard to accurately assess a healthcare CEO's performance. But there are a handful of skills the most remarkable leaders know and demonstrate every day in the C-suite. Quint Studer, founder of Studer Group, says he's observed…
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Hospitals and health systems added 3,600 jobs in January, a far cry from the 11,700 jobs they added in December, according to seasonally adjusted figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Most rehabilitation therapists foresee risks within their profession and cite shrinking reimbursement as the greatest risk, according to Trends in Rehabilitation Services 2012, a national report on therapist attitudes and workforce trends by Jackson Healthcare, a healthcare staffing company.
Mary Prybylo has served as president and CEO of St. Joseph Healthcare and St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor, Maine, since September 2011.
Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Services has told one of its employee unions that it will not follow at least two National Labor Relations Board rulings after three of President Barack Obama's recess appointments to the NLRB were invalidated last week,…
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The eight hospitals within Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital Health System have instituted complete smoking and tobacco bans, effective today.
Recently, hospitals and health systems have begun to hone in on improving efficiency and reducing costs in order to survive and thrive in the new era of healthcare under reform. One area where many healthcare organizations can stand to make…
Nearly all of Baptist Health South Florida's 15,000 employees will receive a $1,000 tax-relief bonus that will cost the system $12 million, according to a Miami Herald report.
Clearfield (Pa.) Hospital is reducing its workforce by 25 clinical, support and management positions due to financial pressures and declining reimbursement, according to a WJAC Johnstown report.
Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro, N.H., is eliminating 23.5 full-time-equivalent jobs, not filling eight open positions and reducing hours for eight other employees, according to a Foster's Daily Democrat report.