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The following is reprinted with permission from Oliver Wyman. Several weeks ago, the Congressional Budget Office released an analysis of 10 CMS demonstration projects. The headline for CBO and much of the media coverage that followed was negative: The demonstration…

Two-thirds of the roughly 1,000 employees Miami-based Jackson Health System recently announced it would lay off will include clinical staff, according to a Miami Herald report.

McDuffie Regional Medical Center in Thomson, Ga., has laid off 21 employees, just under 10 percent of its workforce, according to a WJBF report.

Jim Fitzgerald will retire from his senior executive roles at hospital chain HCA Healthcare on May 31, according to a report from The Tennessean.

Delos Cosgrove, MD, president and CEO of Cleveland Clinic, explained in this year's "State of the Clinic" address that although Cleveland Clinic's finances in 2011 "have never been stronger," mergers and acquisitions will be a key component to expanding the…

Many hospitals are working to streamline processes in the emergency department to reduce crowding, improve quality and boost patient satisfaction. Facilities have tried to reach these goals in several ways, including expanding the ED, implementing new technology and redesigning processes.…

For middle-market hospitals, which are generally community hospitals with 100 to 300 beds that are not part of a bigger health system, finding money to fund capital expenditures, acquisitions or other major financial commitments is not always easy. Without a…

Interactive voice response and other telemonitoring technology helped Geisinger Health Plan in Danville, Pa., reduce 30-day readmissions, according to an AMC Health news release.

The Joint Commission will release a patient safety education program in celebration of Patient Safety Awareness Week, which will take place March 4-10.

Univera Healthcare, a healthcare insurer based in Rochester, N.Y., has paid out approximately $21.4 million in incentive payments to 53 hospitals in the state that participate in its Hospital Performance Incentive Program.