An oncology nurse who wrote a scathing op-ed on physician behavior in the New York Times on Sunday, May 8, has sparked responses and some criticism from other members of the medical community, according to a report by The Atlantic.
Leadership & Management
Retaliation is one of the fastest-growing categories of employment litigation. Hospitals can be charged with allegations of retaliation or discrimination by employees who have blown the whistle on false claims activity or complained of other improper conduct. If a hospital…
Tenet Healthcare’s board of directors has unanimously rejected Community Health System’s final offer of $7.25 per share, according to a Tenet news release. Trevor Fetter, president and CEO of Tenet, said Tenet is not willing to enter into discussions with…
There have been widespread calls to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board, but as both parties seek to reduce the federal deficit, proponents see it as an effective way to keep Medicare costs in line, according to report by the…
Sky Lakes Medical Center, located in Klamath Falls, Ore., does not turn patients away. An isolated community hospital serving 100,000 people within a 10,000-square-mile area, the medical center takes "all comers." To accompany its mission of "consistently offering competent care…
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Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolinas HealthCare System has purchased land in Fort Mill, S.C., to develop a 64-bed hospital if the health system gains approval from the state for the new facility, according to a Carolinas HealthCare news release.
Hospitals in the United States added approximately 10,000 jobs in April, according to a news release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The trial of Raymond L. Shoemaker, the former CEO and COO of Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, Miss., who faces kickback allegations, has been rescheduled for next month, according to a Daily Journal report. The trial, originally scheduled for May…
A neurosurgeon’s lawsuit against Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y., claiming the hospital retaliated against him after he spoke out of improper care, has been dismissed on jurisdictional grounds by a federal judge, according to a Post-Standard report. James Holsapple,…
Registered nurses at Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland in California walked off their jobs yesterday morning as part of a five-day strike over proposed changes to their healthcare benefits, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report. More than 700…