Nurses at Memorial Hospital of Salem County in Swedesboro, N.J., have approved unionization, according to news release by the Health Professionals and Allied Employees, New Jersey's largest union and the one that will represent Salem County nurses.
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Amenities such as massages, scenic views and hotel-style room service are becoming more influential in hospital competition for market share, particularly in areas with well-insured patients. The study “The Emerging Importance of Patient Amenities in Hospital Care,” which was published…
The physicians of Harlem Hospital in New York City agreed to a new contract on Thursday, allowing the hospital to avoid the 150-physician strike, according to a New York Times report. The hospital recently loosened its affiliation with Columbia University,…
Here are 10 hospitals and health systems that recently butted heads with payors over contract negotiations and reimbursement rates.
Labor costs are one of the largest expenses for most hospitals, so tight management of staffing is essential to maintaining financial health. Dennis Patterson, chairman of The Collaborative for Healthcare Leadership, discusses eight ways hospital CEOs can cut labor costs…
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Brad Ellis, partner and healthcare division leader of Kaye/Bassman International has recently commented on the success of nursing careers in Hospital Compliance Watch, according to a company news release.
More than 150 of the 200 physicians at Harlem Hospital Center in New York City have threatened to strike over the city’s decision to loosen an affiliation with Columbia University, according to a New York Times report. Columbia’s medical school…
Six healthcare systems, including the Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic and Dartmouth-Hitchcock, will collectively develop best practices on certain conditions and treatments and make them available to other providers, according to a news release from Dartmouth-Hitchcock.
Illinois hospitals contribute an estimated $75.1 billion to the economy each year, roughly 6.8 percent of the state's gross domestic product, according to a new report by the Illinois Hospital Association.
Hospital prices increased 0.3 percent from October to November and 1.8 percent from Nov. 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Producer Price Index.