Overall, therapists report an increase in their duties and patient load, according to Trends in Rehabilitation Services 2012, a national report on therapist attitudes and workforce trends by Jackson Healthcare, a healthcare staffing company.
Leadership & Management
Hospital CEOs today have a diverse mix of media through which to communicate their message, including traditional print newspapers and magazines, social media, broadcast news interviews and blogs. Serving as an organization's spokesperson is a delicate job. It requires just…
Ninfa Saunders, DHA, MBA, MSN, has had her career take her across the United States and around the world. Dr. Saunders earned her bachelor's degree in nursing from Concordia College in Manila, Philippines. She then came to the United States…
The board of Miami-based Jackson Health System has approved an agreement to resolve management tensions between the health system and Service Employees International Union, according to a Miami Herald report.
Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene (N.H.) has cut 34 jobs, according to a Sentinel Source report.
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In general, specialized outpatient practice is the work environment most preferred by rehabilitation therapists, according to Trends in Rehabilitation Services 2012, a national report on therapist attitudes and workforce trends by Jackson Healthcare, a healthcare staffing company.
New delivery systems, a culture of performance excellence and lean operations will be important focus points for healthcare organizations and physicians in 2013, according to the 2013 American Hospital Association Environmental Scan.
Imran Andrabi, MD, FAAFP, CMCM, has served as senior vice president and chief physician executive officer for Toledo, Ohio-based Mercy Health Partners since October 2011. He also serves as senior vice president of clinical innovation for the office of operations…
Sally Jeffcoat is the president and CEO of Saint Alphonsus Health System, a four-hospital system based in Boise, Idaho.
Anesthesiologist Sherif Zaafran, MD, has been named president of Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital's medical staff, according to Your Houston News.