Hospitals are under extreme pressure to reduce costs while maintaining quality. Physician-driven collaboration with the hospital is the most effective means of maintaining profitably through clinical cost containment while minimizing the possibilities of compromised care. Using physician-directed, best practice improvements,…
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Data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found that the top 5 percent of most expensive hospital stays had a mean charge of $18,065 per day, compared to a mean charge of $6,979 for the other 95 percent…
Randy Graybeal, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) with Somnia Anesthesia Services who works out of Providence Regional Medical Center in Washington, offers four ways anesthesiologists and CRNAs can reduce errors and improve communications while continuing to provide excellent quality…
As federal healthcare reform begins to unfold, West Virginia hospitals are facing increased possibilities of mergers or closures, according to a 59-WVNS News report.
Hospitals and physicians should expect the frequency and severity of medical malpractice claims to rise in 2011, according to a report by Aon Risk Solutions in Chicago.
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UMass Memorial Health Care, comprised of five hospitals, will make the largest hospital cutback in Massachusetts this year by eliminating 350 jobs, according to a Boston Globe report.
In a letter written to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), small medical device and pharmaceutical companies as well as small business distributors are attesting to the importance of group purchasing organizations as…
Market research firm Wall Street Equity Research has released a report suggesting that while the hospital sector remains healthy, it faces several pressures including the move toward ambulatory care and accountable care organizations, according to a news release.
Nearly 800 nurses from Children's Hospital Oakland (Calif.) began a three-day strike today after the nurse's union and the hospital were unable to agree on contract terms, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
Rep. Ron Kind (D-Wis.) has introduced a bill that would allow critical access hospitals to include the full cost of certain provider taxes in the costs that determine their Medicare reimbursements, according to an AHA News Now report.