Leadership & Management

The National Labor Relations Board has issued a final rule that amends election case procedures to reduce "unnecessary litigation and delays."

Forty percent of emergency department visits in Indiana were by patients who had visited more than one ED in a three-year period — a finding from Indiana University School of Medicine that challenges the idea that patients stick to one…

Officials at Erlanger Health System in Chattanooga, Tenn., have outlined a labor management plan in efforts to control costs, according to a Times Free Press report.

Aegis Health Group, a hospital strategy consultancy firm, has identified five hospital business development trends to watch in 2012.

Investor demand for healthcare related real estate is expected to remain strong in 2012, according to members of the healthcare practice group at Jones Lang LaSalle.

The Florida Commission on Review of Taxpayer Funded Hospitals, which was created by Gov. Rick Scott earlier this year to examine how hospital districts use taxpayer-supported funds, is currently considering a measure that would require taxpayers to reapprove hospital districts…

Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health Care and CVS' MinuteClinic have announced a clinical collaboration agreement, according to a news release.

Here are eight hospitals that closed or announced they would close in 2011. The entries are listed in chronological order.

St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Ill., will institute a more robust anti-smoking policy starting Jan. 3, according to a Teutopolis Press-Dieterich Gazette report.

Alameda County Medical Center in Oakland Calif., has reached labor agreements with its nurses and other employees.