Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., announced it would lay off up to 100 employees in order to remain financially viable, according to a Union Leader report.
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Hospitals and health systems are used to dealing with Medicare, patient quality and service line issues on a daily basis, so it may seem foreign for some to enter into a world of Tweets, hashtags and @mentions.
Five health system CEOs from across the country shared their priorities, strategies and advice yesterday during the Becker’s Hospital Review webinar, “The State of the Industry; Clear Strategies for 2012.” Steven L. Goldstein, president and CEO of Strong Memorial…
Physicians are more likely to order cardiac stress imaging procedures when they own the imaging equipment, according a study from Duke University Medical Center. The study found that physicians who are reimbursed for performing the test with their technology and…
Contract disputes between union nurses and management at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, both in New York City, have escalated into strike votes, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
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Unionized nurses and other workers at HCA hospitals throughout Florida have voted to hold a one-day strike if the hospital operator and their union aren't able to come to an agreement over new contracts.
Hospitals across the country are trying to boost the patient experience and maintain federal reimbursement under value-based purchasing, but a lack of control over satisfaction scores is leaving many hospital executives concerned, according to a New York Times report. The…
St. Joseph Health System, based in Lexington, Ky., will lay off 36 surgical employees at two of its hospitals, according to a Lexington Herald-Leader report.
PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Wash., has announced a series of job cuts and cost-cutting measures designed to support the long-term financial viability of the organization.
Roughly 2,000 miles southwest of the California coastline sits a pocket of islands that, all things considered, has its healthcare costs in a somewhat manageable state. Hawaii has one of the lowest uninsured populations in the country at 8 percent,…