Medical practice professionals responding to MGMA-ACMPE’s fifth annual medical practice survey discussed some of the most glaring issues group practices face today. Here are the top ten challenges noted from the survey of more than 1,250 respondents. Managing finances with…
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Yakima (Wash.) Heart Center has partnered with Yakima (Wash.) Valley Memorial Hospital, according to a Yakima Herald report.
Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Fla., is planning a new $4.85 million MRI department, according to a South Florida Business Journal report.
Yale-New Haven (Conn.) Children's Hospital plans to open its 11,000-square-foot Pediatric Specialty Center in Norwalk, Conn., July 2, according to an Hour report.
enators Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) have introduced the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2012, which is designed to improve medical imaging and radiation safety. Read the full report in…
The Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research has released its 2011 State Snapshots, which include strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for improvement. Read the full report in Becker’s ASC Review on the 2011 State Snapshots.
Greenville (S.C.) Hospital System announced a partnership with Cancer Support Community, a provider of social and emotional support for cancer patients and their caregivers.
First impressions are extremely important and rather difficult to predict. Malcolm Gladwell, journalist and author of "Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking," said of first impressions, "We don't know where our first impressions come from or precisely what they…
Healthcare topics like preventing readmissions, accountable care, bundled payments, meaningful use and the individual mandate dominate today's headlines. These stories include alarming statistics on readmission rates and disproportionate spending on chronically ill and dual-eligible patients meant to draw attention to…
Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, Calif., has opened a new, $4.5 million labor, delivery and recovery unit.