Leadership & Management

Here are seven hospitals that will begin or are currently undergoing construction or expansions.

Emergency room visits have increased in Massachusetts hospitals by about 4.1 percent between 2006 and 2008, according to an Annals of Emergency Medicine study.

High Point (N.C.) Regional Health System is seeking approval from the state's Division of Health Services Regulation for a $56 million expansion, according to a report by Sun News.

Philadelphia's Independence Blue Cross is replacing its old pay-for-performance program  with a new reimbursement model that includes bigger incentive payments to healthcare providers who improve quality while also reducing costs, according to a Courier-Times news report.

The Connecticut House of Representatives gave final legislative approval on an $864 million proposal by the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington that aims to expand the hospital's medical and dental schools and to build a new hospital on…

The American Hospital Association has sent a letter to CMS asking the agency to reduce the proposed documentation and coding offset included in its 2012 Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, according to an AHA News Now report. 

A recent study by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development found that hospitals in Minnesota employed 8.3 percent of all workers in the state, or 214,108 employees, and generated $27.2 billion in economic activity in 2009, according to…

Five U.S. senators have asked the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to launch an investigation into physician-owned distributorships to determine whether they are legal, according to a Wall Street Journal report. PODs, which exist in…

CEOs play a large role in the success of a hospital. But as the healthcare system gets more complex, CEOs face increasing demands on their time and responsibilities. What skills are most important for a hospital CEO in today’s world?…