Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke's Health System confirmed it will eliminate positions and create about 300 new ones as it redesigns the organization under a new population health model.
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Panama City, Fla.-based Bay Medical Sacred Heart revealed on Dec. 4 it expects to lay off 635 staff members early next year once it reopens, according to a news release obtained by the Panama City News Herald.
Hospital and health system leaders are employing various strategies to maintain success in an increasingly complex healthcare environment.
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health President and CEO Michael Dowling published a book with ForbesBooks detailing recent trends and how to "reboot" the U.S. healthcare industry, Forbes reports.
Hot topics that will impact growth in 2019 (such as site-neutral reimbursement policies, telehealth expansion and price transparency) are causing some confusion about the optimal site of care.
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Houston Methodist Hospital recently added two new members to its security team — robots named Watson and Holmes, reports ABC 13 Eyewitness News.
Panama City, Fla.-based Bay Medical Sacred Heart, a 323-bed hospital damaged by Hurricane Michael, will lay off an undisclosed number of employees as it prepares to reopen next year, according to a WJHG/WECP report.
Female CEOs are likely to be fired at a much higher rate than their male counterparts despite whether the company is going through good or poor financial times, according to a study cited by Forbes.
Republicans are increasingly speaking out against a proposal from President Donald Trump to lower drug prices by benchmarking them against international prices, The Hill reports.
The Trump administration issued a 119-page manifesto Nov. 3 detailing more than 50 recommendations to promote choice and competition in the U.S. healthcare system.