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…
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Are you managing your energy — or your capacity to do work — to the best of your ability? As a leader, are you an advocate for your employees' energy and engagement? The following assessment can identify leadership areas that…
CMS began publicly reporting hospital readmission rates in July 2009. These reports highlight the amount of resources wasted by reimbursing care provided for potentially avoidable readmissions and spurred many proposals to reduce hospital readmissions as part of healthcare reform. According…
CMS has approved a plan under the Massachusetts Medicaid program that will provide up to $628 million to seven safety-net hospitals in the state to help them transform the way they delivery care to low-income residents, according to a Boston…
Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Health & Hospitals has withdrawn its hostile $750 million bid to takeover Rex Healthcare, also based in Raleigh, from state-owned University of North Carolina Health Care System, based in Chapel Hill, according to a Times-News report.
Healthmark Industries has launches its newest website, focused specifically on products related to the reprocessing of endoscopy scopes.
Dean Harrison is the president and CEO of Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Healthcare, the parent company of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern Memorial Foundation and Prentice Women's Hospital — all in Chicago — and Northwestern Lake Forest (Ill.) Hospital.
Richard Rothberger has served as CFO of San Diego-based Scripps Health since August 2001, and since then, he has achieved several goals — but perhaps none as lofty as the $120 million financial turnaround from operations.
As society becomes increasingly electronic, data breaches are a major problem for many organizations. Concern for data breaches in the healthcare industry is especially prevalent because of the variety of protected information hospitals and health systems handle. In addition, healthcare…
Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Lenoir, N.C., is considering a strategic partnership with another healthcare system, according to a Charlotte Observer report.