New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers University's two governing boards will vote Nov. 19 on whether to approve a large academic restructuring with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark and Rowan University in Glassboro, N.J., according to…
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In a recent post on athenahealth's Leadership Forum, Amy Edmondson, PhD, a faculty member at Harvard Business School, explains how inquiry, rather than demands, can be used by leaders to bring about effective change.
Seven acute-care hospitals and health systems have received credit downgrades in the past 30 days compared with only two credit upgrades, according to a report by HFA Partners.
Here are 13 issues dealing with Medicare or Medicaid that occurred in the past week, starting with the most recent.
The Federal Trade Commission has authorized an action to block Reading (Pa.) Health System's proposed acquisition of Surgical Institute of Reading, claiming the transaction would "substantially reduce" competition in the area.
For-profit hospital operators were stuck in a post-election hangover last week, as six of the seven major publicly traded companies lost share value.
CMS' Fraud Prevention System — a tool designed to proactively identify fraudulent billing patterns before payments are made — has been delayed and will not be utilized before 2013, according to a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
In an effort to eliminate efficiencies and streamline processes, many hospitals have turned to Lean, a process improvement framework adapted from the manufacturing-based Toyota Production System. Using Lean strategies, hospitals map out current processes, identify non-value-added steps and redesign the…
In 2009, executives from Southcoast Health System in New Bedford, Mass., recognized that the annual cost increases of its employee health plan were not sustainable — so they decided to do something about it.
Memorial Medical Center in Modesto, Calif., is implementing a workforce reduction that will affect 165 employees, according to a Modesto Bee report.