Memorial Health System in Springfield, Ill., embarked on a journey several years ago to improve its employee engagement. In a 2004 survey of employees at Memorial Medical Center (the health system’s flagship hospital), employee engagement scored in the 30th percentile…
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Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health announced it earned an income from day-to-day operations of $685 million in 2010, up from $471 million in 2009, according to a Sutter Health news release.
Miami’s struggling Jackson Health System has received a detailed turnaround plan from a Chicago consulting group that believes the system can be saved without massive labor cuts, according to a Miami Herald report. Executives from The Sibery Group proposed six…
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is pushing for a 5.5 percent tax on non-profit hospitals to increase federal matching funds for the state's Medicaid program, but a number of hospitals argue they would not recoup the projected $266.6 million they…
Despite studies showing the cost-effectiveness of palliative care, insurers typically don’t reimburse hospitals for it, except for doctor visits and care related to hospice, according to a report by the Washington Post.
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A new study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative and published in Medical Care reveals hospitals with higher staffing levels in both intensive care units and non-intensive care units improve patient outcomes, according to…
In Texas, the healthcare cost for procedures paid for by Medicaid varies widely by hospital and region, according to an analysis conducted by The Texas Tribune.
"Anything you can do to reduce staff time will have tremendous impact on the bottom line of the facility," says Mike Lipomi, president and CEO of Surgical Management Professionals in Sioux Falls, S.D. Mr. Lipomi offers four ways to save…
When ambulatory surgery centers compare their performance to benchmarks at other centers, they are satisfying accreditors and opening the door to their own self-improvement, says Bunny Twiford, RN, president of Twiford Consulting in Warminster, Pa. However, she says many ASCs…
The following article was written by Joseph Keane, director of ASC/GI sales for STERIS Corp. In our professional and personal lives there are risks associated with items we purchase; warranties that expire, certain components that aren't covered if they…