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St. Joseph's Hospital and Health Center in Dickinson, N.D., will start construction on its new community hospital and medical complex this summer, nearly five to seven years earlier than originally planned, according to a New England Cable News report.
One of the most essential elements of any accountable care organization is an electronic health information exchange that allows partners to share information across the organization. Seamlessly sharing information can help ACOs further coordinate care, mitigate risks and, ideally, improve…
Officials at Exeter (N.H.) Hospital announced its plans for a new health center and musculoskeletal center will move forward, despite the recent outbreak of hepatitis C, according to a Union Leader report.
Hospital C-suite leaders cannot manage every detail of the organization; they need to hire and enable strong leaders to take charge of areas such as service lines. A service line leader is not unlike the CEO of the hospital —…
A lack of consistency among postoperative patient handovers can lead to poor clinical outcomes, according to research published in the July issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
With the recent Supreme Court ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, there is little doubt that CMS' Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program will come to fruition. As the October 1, 2012 start date for the program looms, hospital…
The following hospital executive moves occurred within the past week, beginning with the most recent.
Employers will likely pay more if they shift group health plan benefits to federally-subsidized exchanges created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a new white paper.
Bartlett Regional Hospital has named Christine Harff as CEO, according to an Anchorage Daily News report.