State officials have asked 87 California hospitals to verify reports that state they have not had a single significant medical error involving a patient in the last three years, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report.
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Attorneys are advising employers to reexamine their social media policies in light of a recent complaint filed by the National Labor Relations Board that distinguishes harmful social media postings from those about improving workplace conditions, according to an American Medical…
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, Ill., and Studer Group in Gulf Breeze, Fla., are among seven recipients of the 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards, recognizing performance excellence, innovation and leadership, according to a release from the National…
More hospitals are instituting rules that ban smokers from working at their facilities, according to various reports.
Doctors' Hospital of Michigan in Pontiac has alerted its 708 employees of possible layoffs or restructuring, according to a Freep report.
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With looming provider shortages, hospitals need to reconsider management strategies now more than ever. Here are four considerations for implementing lean management in a hospital system, along with evidence of how lean management transformed the nursing staff of Covenant Hospital…
Hospitals across the nation are reporting increases in uncompensated, or "charity" care, and some are implementing budget cuts to curb the debt.
A survey of emergency department directors showed high levels of inadequate coverage for several surgical specialties, according to a release by the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Lawmakers in Florida are considering using a cap on malpractice awards to lure physicians into the state's low-paying Medicaid program, according to a report by the Palm Beach Post.
Health insurers with policies requiring preauthorization permission delays or interrupts patient access to care, according to the results of an American Medical Association survey.