The increasing emphasis on hospital-physician alignment and coordinated care has caused many hospitals to change their clinical department structure from the traditional silo model to a service line model. Service lines are designed to promote integrated care and collaboration, while…
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The mobility of patient data — made possible by new technologies and the proliferation of mobile devices in the workplace — is a leading factor in data breaches. According to Kroll Advisory Solutions' "2012 HIMSS Analytics Report: Security of Patient…
Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola University Health System announced the opening of its new emergency department.
Running a company that interacts closely with patients and hospitals, we have a mandate to deliver a consistently high level of service to everyone we touch. We make no secret that our workplace culture is the driver behind that service.…
Due to states' little experience coordinating care for people who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, policy makers should use caution when making changes in this area, according to a study in Health Affairs.
Eleven health systems have created a diabetes registry including more than one million patients, which can be used to aid population health management and research, according to a study in CDC's Preventing Chronic Disease journal.
Domenic Paolini, a medical malpractice attorney and former cardiac surgeon, has criticized Exeter (N.H.) Hospital for its management of a hepatitis C outbreak, according to a Foster's Daily Democrat report.
John Collins has been president and CEO of Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola, N.Y., since 2009. He has led the 600-bed hospital and nationally recognized healthcare professionals in embodying a culture of caring and a sense of community.
The following is reprinted with permission from strategicplanningMD.When was the last time you gave any thought to the platform your hospital's brand was anchored to? Was the brand platform a deliberate choice, or did it "just happen"? Even more important,…
An appeals court overturned a $1.13 million decision against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan yesterday, finding that the payor validly contracted with Calhoun County and did not hide fees in its contracts, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report.