Dian Powell has been appointed CEO of Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago, effective Dec. 1, according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.
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Health informatics, privacy and security and social media are among the top healthcare issues for 2012, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report.
While physician practices and pharmacies reported satisfaction with electronic prescribing and perceived greater efficiency and patient safety, inconsistent electronic renewals created barriers to optimal use, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.
Patients with a BMI of less than 23.1 showed 40 percent higher odds of 30-day mortality, compared to patients in the middle range (26.3-29.7) for BMI, according to research published in the Archives of Surgery. Read the full report in…
Hospitals and health systems are increasingly establishing walk-in clinics or standalone emergency rooms, principally for cost-savings and improved healthcare access, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Hospital outpatient department visits attended only by physician assistants or advance practice nurses have steadily increased from 2000–2001 through 2008–2009, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Robert M. Cothren, PhD, has been appointed chief technology officer for Cal eConnect, which is utilizing a $38.8 million federal grant to implement health information exchange services and policies.
Nancy Kay Graebner has been appointed president and CEO of Chelsea (Mich.) Community Hospital, according to an Ann Arbor report.
Vanguard Health Systems, based in Nashville, Tenn., has named Edward M. Carne senior vice president of ambulatory care services for the Chicago market.
CMS has awarded $9 million to help Senior Medicare Patrols continue in the fight against Medicare fraud, according to a CMS news release. The SMP program is operated by the Administration on Aging in partnership with CMS and the HHS…