Researchers found that emergency department physicians spend most of their time in indirect patient care activities and are frequently interrupted, at almost twice the rate of community ED physicians, according to a study published in Annals of Emergency Medicine.
Leadership & Management
Employment at hospitals in the United States rose 0.02 percent in January, up 700 workers from December and 33,600 more than Jan. 2010 on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to an AHA News Now report.
Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie Health is considering building a new facility for its Troy (Pa.) Community Hospital, according to a Daily Review report.
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., has announced plans to develop a hospital in Davie County (N.C.) to replace Davie County Hospital, according to a Winston-Salem Journal report.
Nassowadox, Va.-based Shore Health Services has filed a certificate of need application to develop a hospital in Accomack County, Va., according to an Eastern Shore News report.
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The Tennessee Hospital Association has asked Gov. Bill Haslam to extend the hospital assessment fee for an additional 12 months in an effort to help TennCare, the state’s Medicaid program, avoid massive cuts, according to a Chattanooga Times Free Press…
The New Hampshire Hospital Association has expanded its consumer information website to include how much hospitals charge for specific outpatient procedures, according to an NHHA news release. NHPricePoint.org displays a list of more than 80 commonly requested outpatient procedures, visits…
A new report released by DPC Data yesterday shows a large percentage of hospitals and other tax-exempt borrowers are not filing timely market disclosure data as required by bond documents. Given how skimpy the typical continuing disclosure agreement can be,…
In a letter responding to 33 governors' request for a waiver to cut Medicaid enrollment, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius cited three ways the governors could reduce Medicaid spending without removing people from coverage, according to a report by The Hill.
The Office of Inspector General has released a list of the country's 10 most-wanted healthcare fraudsters, who have allegedly cost taxpayers more than $124 million collectively, according to an OIG news release.