Adding nighttime intensivist staffing to intensive care units with high-intensity daytime staffing was not associated with reduced mortality, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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St. Louis-based Mercy announced the United Arab Emirates Embassy has given a $5 million gift to fund a pediatric section at the new Mercy Hospital Joplin (Mo.).
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At the Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting on May 18, three members of McGuireWoods in Chicago discussed recent trends in hospital litigation. Attorneys included in the panel were Jeffrey C. Clark, JD, Angelo M. Russo, JD, and David J. Pivnick,…
At the Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting on Friday, May 18, Deborah Lantzy-Talpos, RN, head of Hospital Business Solutions for Aetna, spoke about the insurer's accountable care organization strategies and initiatives.
Investigators for U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) wrote a letter to Minnesota Human Services Commissioner Lucinda Jesson and asked for additional information regarding the state's Medicaid bills by May 29, according to a Star Tribune report.
Illinois is making progress toward enacting major Medicaid cuts, as the legislature proposed a bill that would cut the health program for the state's poor and indigent populations by roughly $1.4 billion, according to a Chicago Sun-Times report.
At the Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting on Friday, May 18, in Chicago, John McDaniel, MHA, president and CEO of Peak Performance Physicians spoke on various ways hospitals can assess their performance and profitability.