The following hospital executive moves occurred within the past week, beginning with the most recent.
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Merit pay is a major part of many hospitals' compensation plans, but it does not always work because most employees striving for merit pay believe they are higher performers than their peers, according to an article from Integrated Healthcare Strategies.
Anesthesia Staffing Consultants this week announced the appointment of Jacqueline Segal to the position of chief financial officer.
Ken Beverly, former president and CEO of Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville, Ga., was sentenced to two years in prison and a three-year supervised release after being found guilty of Medicare and Medicaid fraud, according to an Albany Herald report.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian is an adult medical-surgical referral hospital and a site of ongoing research and graduate programs in conjunction with University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Due to increased levels of healthcare merger and acquisition activity, the Federal Trade Commission has said it has "redoubled its efforts" to prevent anticompetitive transactions. For this reason, hospital officials need to practice pre-transaction diligence in order to be prepared…
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology have suggested updates (pdf) to HHS' National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections.
The Supreme Court decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act may have a positive impact on the development and adoption of telehealth, according to the American Telemedicine Association.
Hamden, Conn.-based Quinnipiac University has decided to affiliate its Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine with Middlesex Hospital in Middletown, Conn., forming a five-year clinical partnership.
Representatives from Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island in Pawtucket and Care New England Health System in Providence, R.I., have announced they are discussing a partnership.