Between December 2007 and August 2009, the percentage of individuals with employer-based health coverage dropped from 60.4 percent to 55.9 percent, and although there was slight improvement later in 2009, that figure slipped back to 55.8 percent by April 2011,…
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Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (pdf) downgraded the credit rating of Pittsburgh-based West Penn Allegheny Health System to B- from B+ Monday, citing a "deterioration in WPAHS's overall 2012 finances."
Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare in Louisville, Ky., has announced CEO David Laird retired from the organization, according to a Business First report.
Boston Children's Hospital has announced a data breach that potentially affects more than 2,000 patients, according to a Boston Globe report.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has announced an Ocular Imaging Challenge, a call to developers to create an application that improves interoperability among office-based ophthalmic technology to solve problems with data management in the specialty.
Rhode Island Health Director Michael Fine has approved the merger of Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, R.I., with Boston-based Steward Healthcare System, according to a Providence Journal report.
Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, N.C., has announced the retirement of Donny Lambeth, president of its Lexington (N.C.) Medical Center and Davie Hospital in Mocksville, N.C., effective June 30.
HCA Gulf Coast Division in Houston has announced Jeffery Sliwinski as CFO, according to a Houston News report.
Most hospitals today use cost-to-charge ratios, or RCCs, to determine their overall costs, but this could lead to sub-optimal operational and strategic decisions. In a webinar on May 22, 2012, three executives from Objective Health — Tim Darling, director of…
Daily demands and busy schedules can cause healthcare professionals to forget about long-term career plans. The following tips serve as refreshers on career advancement skills, including key things to do and avoid, and are provided by Carson F. Dye and…