Signature Hospitals, the parent of St. Joseph Hospital in Parkersburg, W.Va., has agreed to pay $4.7 million to employees for sick leave benefits the employees allege they lost when the hospital merged with Camden Clark Medical Center, also in Parkersburg,…
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Ashland (Ore.) Community Hospital is considering proposals from five health systems to partner or form an alliance, according to an Ashland Daily Tidings report.
About one in five Massachusetts residents are being treated by physicians working on a budget created by insurance plans to restrain health spending, according to a Boston Globe report.
Telemedicine and telehealth have the potential to increase access to care, improve quality of care and decrease costs. For instance, the American Telemedicine Association proposed legislation that would expand telemedicine and save an estimated $186 million over the next 10…
The overall effectiveness of alcohol-based hand rubs may be more influenced by the products' formulations than their alcohol content, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Public health leadership, intensive employer promotion activities and state-required declinations may be insufficient to increase influenza vaccination rates among healthcare practitioners, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Managed care contracts can be a headache for any healthcare organization. However, having a plan before negotiations and during live contracts can make a big difference. Here are five points that can make the managed care contract process more endurable.
Jack Stewart, MD, a Tacoma, Wash.-based orthopedic surgeon subspecializing in hand surgery, discusses why he decided to sell his practice to a hospital and finalizing the transaction.
The following hospital executive moves occurred within the past week, beginning with the most recent. 1. Hawaii Pacific Health in Honolulu, Hawaii, appointed Raymond Vara as president. 2. Health Management Associates in Naples, Fla., named John Starcher, Jr., eastern group…
The healthcare market is rapidly changing and efforts to determine physician alignment, ancillary growth and changing payment structures are enough to keep even the most confident CEO awake at night. Even things that used to be a bit easier, like…