Doctors Council SEIU recently held a rally to "protect patient care" at Harlem Hospital Center in New York City, organizing about 100 employees and local residents to protest what they called the imminent decline of the hospital, according to a…
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Economic challenges are forcing many hospitals to implement mass layoffs, and employees laid off in a down economy are more likely to claim discrimination or wrongful termination, according to Ron Chapman, Jr., a labor and employment lawyer with Ogletree, Deakins,…
The College of Nursing at University of Nebraska Medical Center opened its Center for Nursing Science yesterday in Omaha, Neb., to help alleviate the state's nursing shortage, according to an UNMC news release.
The Cleveland Clinic announced yesterday the consolidation of its four level II trauma centers into two, according to a WEWS News report.
Two new studies show short-term hospital readmissions can be predicted based on five factors: race, medications, mental state, body weight and chronic conditions, according to the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
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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,…
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.