Leadership & Management

Job postings available through the National Healthcare Career Network have reached record levels, providing employers with more access to job candidates, according to a release by AHA Solutions, which operates the network.

Physicians Care Surgical Hospital in Royersford, Penn., opened with 16 physicians on Monday, making it the region’s second physician-owned medical center, according to a Philadelphia Business Journal report.

Chicago-area hospitals are addressing healthcare for low-income and uninsured patients by partnering with federally qualified community health centers, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

Ground breaking has occurred for a new, $20 million hospital in Fillmore County, Neb., according to a report by KLKN-TV.

Drexel University College of Medicine, based in Philadelphia, Pa., has announced Saint Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., has become a regional medical campus for the medical school, expanding upon the two's existing partnership, according to a Drexel news…

Indianapolis-based Clarian Health Partners, which operates 16 hospitals throughout Indiana, will change its name to Indiana University Health to reflect is affiliation with the Bloomington, Ind.-based university, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

Nurses at Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital began a strike yesterday morning after they were unable to agree on a contract with the hospital, according to a report by KSBW News.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced a partial freeze on ICD-9-CM codes and ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes before implementation of ICD-10 on Oct. 1, 2013, according to a Healthcare Financial Management Association report.

A recent study by Zurich suggests that the frequency of medical malpractice claims (measured as claims per 100 occupied bed equivalents) is declining, according to a Healthcare Financial Management Association report.

Recent survey findings suggest patient experience to be a top priority for hospitals, according to a Beryl Institute news release.