H.R. 1933, a bill that would reauthorize the H1-C temporary visa program for nurses in health professional shortage areas, has been approved by the House Judiciary Committee, according to an AHA News Now report.
Leadership & Management
Richard Afable, MD, MPH, is the president and CEO of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, a two-hospital system based in Newport Beach, Calif. Before his current position, Dr. Afable spent time in leadership positions with Catholic Health East and Preferred Physician…
Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, is expected to reach $2 billion in revenue for the next fiscal year starting this July, according to a Columbus Dispatch news report.
In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court struck down a Vermont law that restricted drug manufacturers and data mining companies from selling and using physicians' prescription information for marketing purposes, according to a Burlington Free Press report.
Following criticism from community organizations, Indianapolis-based Franciscan St. Francis Health is defending its charity care practice and financial assistance program, according to an Indianapolis Star report. Earlier this week, Citizens Action Coalition Education Fund and Indiana Legal Services asked the…
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Lakeland (Fla.) Regional Medical Center will let go of 133 employees due to financial circumstances, according to a hospital news release.
Until now, cost accounting as a useful tool in hospital financial decision-making has been widely ignored. Although the RCC (ratio of cost to charges) approach still used by 70 percent of healthcare systems offers some value, its limitations keep it…
Loris Healthcare System's Seacoast Medical Center in Little River, S.C., will begin treating inpatients as soon as its new inpatient wing receives certification from the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, according to a Sun News report.
A recent study by Beacon Partners found that only 25 percent of healthcare executives reported they were "very familiar" with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a Beacon Partners news release.
Bennett County Hospital and Nursing Home in Martin, S.D., may close this summer if the Indian Health Service does not reimburse at least a portion of the nearly $1 million the hospital is owed, according to a Rapid City Journal…