Here are six studies, surveys or white papers from the past two weeks that reveal trends in accountable care organizations, patient-centered medical homes and hospital-physician alignment.
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The following hospital mergers and acquisitions took place within the past week, beginning with the most recent.
Higher than expected patient volumes are leading Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando (Fla.) to hire 80 new employees, according to a report in Orlando Business Journal.
A checklist for leaders to evaluate their organization's preparation for participating in a patient safety organization is available for free from the American Medical Association's Center for Patient Safety.
Change in general is hard; in a field as complicated as healthcare, change can be even harder. So when hospitals and health systems choose to implement accountable care, be it through an accountable care organization or population health management, the…
Patient-centered medical homes can reduce the cost of care for patients with complex medical issues, according to a recent study by the HealthPartners Research Foundation.
Englewood, Colo.-based Centura Health has announced it will expand its St. Anthony North Medical Pavilion in Westminster, Colo., for $177 million, according to a Denver Post report.
Health system CEOs garner top compensation in the healthcare sector, and the average total cash compensation a CEO would earn in the 50th percentile is more than $1.1 million, according to Mercer's 2012 integrated health networks compensation survey.
U.S. Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) is proposing a halt on hospital provider fees across the nation, calling the funding measure a "massive bed tax gimmick," according to a Chattanooga Times Free Press report.
Boston-based healthcare giant Partners HealthCare (pdf) reported an operating loss of $2 million in its fiscal year fourth quarter ended Sept. 30 due to a $42 million tax associated with Massachusetts' recent healthcare cost containment law.