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Leadership & Management

Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Mass., will cut the equivalent of 60 full-time jobs over the next few months in response to decreased demand for services and lower reimbursement rates from insurers, according to a Boston Herald report.

Kevin Troutman is a partner at Fisher & Phillips LLP in Houston and serves as the chair of the firm's Healthcare Practice Group. Additionally, Mr. Troutman has more than 17 years experience in healthcare management positions, once serving as the…

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will hold a forum on the development and implementation of its hospital value-based purchasing program on Oct. 26, according to a report from the Healthcare Financial Management Association.

The Department of Justice has reached a settlement agreement with Catholic Healthcare West to resolve allegations regarding CHW's involvement in a pattern or practice of citizenship discrimination by imposing discriminatory barriers to employment, according to a DOJ  news release.

Moody’s has maintained a generally negative outlook for not-for-profit hospitals and health systems, but some organizations have maintained relatively high ratings, between AAA and AA3. Moody's rates AAA to be the highest quality, with the smallest degree of risk, while…

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