The Massachusetts Senate passed legislation Thursday evening to reduce the state’s healthcare costs by $150 billion over the next 15 years, according to a Boston Globe report.
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The American College of Physicians has added two new modules to its Medical Home Builder 2.0 online library, according to a news release.
The following hospital executive moves occurred within the past week, beginning with the most recent.
Two Greensboro, N.C.-based Triad Healthcare Network providers have applied to become part of the Medicare Shared Savings Program, according to a Business Journal report.
Mark Frey was named president and CEO of Alexian Brothers Health System in Arlington Heights, Ill., in December 2011.
About 450 employees of Children's Hospital of Oakland (Calif.) voted to join the National Union of Healthcare Workers in California in a vote of 183 for NUHW to 135 for the Service Employees International Union based in Chicago.
Reading (Pa.) Hospital and Medical Center's medical records system was recently breached when an employee copied sensitive patient information and used it for training purposes, according to a Reading Eagle report.
Redwood Area Hospital in Redwood Falls, Minn., has named Keith Muetzel as interim CEO, according to a Redwood Gazette report.
Richmond-based HCA Virginia Health System has named Tim McManus as CEO of CJW Medical Center's Chippenham and Johnston-Willis Hospitals in Richmond.
As the healthcare industry focuses on the efficiency, cost-effectiveness and quality of healthcare services, new payment models like bundled payments and accountable care organizations are becoming more prevalent.