Methodist Healthcare in San Antonio has named David Handley as CEO of Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital in San Antonio, according to a San Antonio Business Journal report.
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Health information technology and electronic health records continue to gain favor in healthcare. These systems are expected to bring improvements in patient safety, work processes and reduce rates of treatment and medication errors. To date, research is mixed on whether…
Today, the Oversight Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony from several non-profit organization representatives on the current state of reporting requirements for tax-exempt institutions, and non-profit hospitals lobbied for a simpler, less burdensome Schedule H on…
A federal district court judge in Washington, D.C., invalidated the National Labor Relations Board's expedited union election rule, which would have sped up union elections and limited participation in pre-election hearings, according to an AHA News Now report.
A demonstration project in New Jersey reduced the number of non-emergency visits at two hospital emergency departments in the state by 22 percent, according to an AHA News Now report.
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Forsyth Medical Center will rename its women's center to honor author and civil rights activist and Winston-Salem-based Wake Forest University professor Maya Angelou, according to a Winston-Salem Journal report.
The Joint Replacement Institute of Hartford, Conn.-based St. Francis Hospital is teaming up with Farmington, Conn-based insurer Connecticare to form a collaborative care pact aimed at coordinating treatment for total hip and knee replacement surgeries, according to a Hartford Business…
Leaders in an accountable care model in Sacramento, Calif. — including Blue Shield of California, the California Public Employees Retirement System (the purchaser), Hill Physicians Medical Group and Sacramento-area hospitals owned by San Francisco-based Dignity Health (formerly Catholic Healthcare West)…
National radiology group Radisphere has launched a new corporate website that includes a resource library with white papers and an RFP template designed for hospitals seeking new radiology providers.
Glenn C. Campbell, MD, an ophthalmologist, is suing Virginia's Riverside Hospital over alleged breach of contract and violation of federal arbitration rules, according to a Virginia Gazette report.