As part of the effort to encourage a more patient-centric care model, the federal government is implementing new Medicare reimbursement strategies that hold healthcare providers accountable for encouraging patient engagement in their care, both inside and outside hospital walls. Healthcare…
Leadership & Management
When Lori Martin, RN, administrator and clinical director at SUMMIT Surgery Center at Saint Mary's Galena in Reno, Nev., found herself battling cancer and needing to scale back her full-time work schedule for several months, she fully realized the value…
Swedish Medical Center in Seattle recently alerted employees that it's losing $250,000 a day and that system workforce reductions are likely, according to a Seattle Times report.
Tenet Healthcare and the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United have agreed on a new four-year contract for six of the hospital operator's hospitals, according to a San Francisco Business Times report.
Being a great employee isn't just about doing the work. It's about doing the work and navigating the minefield of leader, coworker and patient needs. Ironically, for most people this all comes together about the time you retire. Wouldn't it…
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"No one should have to die of a disease that is treatable." — Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, medical anthropologist, chief of the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
The Michigan Nurses Association announced more than 500 Michigan nurses and nursing students protested at the Capitol last week in support of legislation for staffing ratios and healthcare worker safety.
The following hospital name changes were announced in the past six months, beginning with the most recent.
In 2010, the government predicted 3.2 million new jobs in healthcare between 2008 and 2018 — more than any other industry. Part of the growth is driven by aging baby boomers, but there are also other forces at work. For…
Hospitals' senior managers are more likely to visit certain departments than others, according to a recent study from HR Solutions International, which found food and nutrition departments have the highest perceived visibility to management.