Roughly a third of healthcare employees are planning to look for a new job within the next year, according to the Randstad Healthcare Employee Confidence Index.
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In a surprising move, Ohio has announced five Medicaid managed care organizations will serve state Medicaid beneficiaries starting Jan. 1, 2013, according to a MarketWatch report.
Last year, total compensation for Gary Newsome, president and CEO of Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates, increased 11.3 percent, from $6.38 million in 2010 to $7.11 million in 2011, according to documents from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
As hospitals focus on the newest technologies, niche specialty services and attractive amenities to draw in physicians and patients, they are also expanding into targeted, geographic markets with "well-insured" people, according to a study from the Center for Studying Health…
Dover, N.J.-based Saint Clare's Health System has confirmed plans to transition its 106-bed hospital in Sussex, N.J., to an outpatient center and lay off up to 31 employees in the process, according to a New Jersey Herald report.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission held policy and recommendation meetings April 5 and 6, covering ground on several proposals ranging from CMS demonstrations for dual-eligible beneficiaries to reforming Medicare's benefit design.
UPMC Hamot in Erie, Pa., and five affiliated cardiologists want a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the providers performed unnecessary heart procedures and overbilled Medicare, according to an Erie Times-News report.
The Children's Medical Center of Dayton (Ohio) plans to open a new specialty care center April 19 in Springfield, Ohio, according to a Dayton Business Journal report.
Jackson Health System in Miami has announced Jeffrey Crudele as chief strategy officer, according to a Miami Herald report.
Scott & White Hospital-Round Rock (Texas) announced the completion of its 58,000-square-foot expansion.