Social media shouldn’t be news to any organization, but hospitals have wrestled more with this communication style due to HIPAA, legal issues and risks surrounding patients seeking medical advice through the web. One of the best ways for hospitals to…
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Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, Conn., laid off 29 employees as it outsourced its housekeeping and custodial services, according to a Republican-American report.
On Oct. 19, at the StuderGroup's "What's Right in Health Care" conference, five healthcare experts shared key takeaways for healthcare leaders in a session titled, "10 Minutes That Count."
The Bipartisan Policy Center has released a comprehensive study that analyzes the optimal mix of healthcare professionals and skills necessary to meet patient needs.
Nurses from Staten Island (N.Y.) University Hospital protested their frustrations yesterday over pay and benefits for several hours amid contract negotiations, according to a Staten Island Real-Time News report.
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Hundreds of registered nurses from New York's Mount Sinai Medical Center, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center and Staten Island University Hospital recently conducted informational pickets throughout New York, demanding better health benefits and an overall fair contract, according to a New…
Nurses congregated outside Largo (Fla.) Medical Center to protest what they called inadequate staffing that is leading to some "patient safety concerns," according to a St. Petersburg Times report.
Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolinas HealthCare System and Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health, which operates Presbyterian Healthcare in Charlotte, have filed certificate of need applications that will split the number of beds made available in Mecklenburg County by the N.C. Medial Facilities Plan,…
A report released yesterday by Aon found that 73 percent of health systems surveyed plan to self-insure to cover malpractice risks for their hospitals and physicians.
Companies in almost every sector of business offer some kind of healthcare services to their employees. They can access employer health services via many outlets, including private "wellness" companies, their managed care plan and even via large consulting firms offering…