The Florida legislature has passed restrictions on the use of expert witnesses in medical malpractice cases in an attempt to ease medical malpractice risk in Florida, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.
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Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., has reached an agreement with the union representing the 1,700 nurses at the hospital after a months-long dispute, according to a Washington Post report.
Nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., have agreed to a three-year contract, averting a strike planned for Friday, according to a Boston Globe report.
Hospital leaders are constantly faced with the daunting task of remaining competitive and offering attractive benefit packages to employees. Among those packages is typically a 401(k) plan for employees to save for their retirements. While the share of employees offered…
Hospital Corporation of America has reported its first quarter 2011 results, showing revenue of $8 billion, an increase of 6.8 percent increase from first quarter 2010, according to a company news release.
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Insurers that cover Medicare and Medicaid patients are setting up clinics that have been reducing hospital and ED bills for their patients, according to a report by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that the rate of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft decreased 38 percent from 2001 to 2008.
A recent report by the West Virginia Hospital Association found that West Virginia hospitals provided $721 million in uncompensated care in 2010, according to an AHA News Now report.
Nurses and administrators at Tufts Medical Center in Boston are "close" to agreeing to a contract, which would avert a strike planned for Friday, according to a Boston Globe report.
NorthStar Surgical Center in Lubbock, Texas, a member of Nashville, Tenn.-based Symbion Healthcare, celebrated its 10th anniversary on April 30.