Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts reports its new system of paying physicians a fixed amount per patient has improved quality of care during the first year, according to a Boston Globe report.
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Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanguard Health Systems has announced plans to issue $375 million of senior notes due in 2019 and $375 million of senior discount notes due in 2016 to help finance acquisitions and a dividend to its equity stakeholders, respectively,…
The Maryland Health Care Commission has granted a certificate of need to Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Md., to develop a new hospital in Montgomery County — the first in the area for 30 years, according to a Washington…
Press Ganey said patient satisfaction scores for inpatient and outpatient services across the nation have reached their highest levels in five years, according to a release by the company.
Every so often I watch the show "Undercover Boss" on CBS. It's about CEOs working incognito in low-ranking jobs within their own companies. The work is often stressful. Supervisors get exasperated with them and sometimes they are fired.
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Employee engagement is an important issue for any organization as engagement directly impacts the organization's performance on a variety of indicators. For hospitals, engaged employees lead to less turnover, improved patient experience and reduces the likelihood of adverse events, says…
In a 428-to-1 vote, the House approved a resolution to permanently fix Medicare physician fee cuts, but it still lacks details and could become victim of partisan squabbling, according to a report by Medscape.
A demonstration program involving the sickest Medicare patients at Massachusetts General Hospital has reduced costs by as much as 7 percent over the first four years, according to a report by Massachusetts General.
Clashes between hospitals and religious, particularly Catholic, authorities have been making headlines lately and will continue to do so as consolidations force secular and religious institutions into delicate territory. The rift between hospitals and the Catholic Church seems to be…
A new CMS regulation that will soon take effect requires physicians or qualified non-physician practitioners to certify that a documented face-to-face encounter with a patient occurred when home health services are ordered. The encounter must be certified 90 days before…