The American Hospital Association will hold a town hall meeting for its members via webcast today at 4 p.m. EST, according to an AHA News Now report.
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Miami-based Jackson Health System's Board has approved union contracts with three SEIU bargaining units, which represent nurses, physicians and other workers at the hospital, according to a Miami Herald report.
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On Feb. 21, Surgical Directions' president and CEO Jeff Peters and David Young, MD, managing partner of Surgical Directions and medical director of pre-surgical testing at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Chicago, will present a webinar on perioperative performance, according…
Reducing clinical variations for pneumonia treatment can lead to significant cost reduction since the condition is one of the highest volume DRGs in the country, according to a blog post from Verras.
Physician organizations have expressed concern that minimum health coverage standards to begin in 2014 might not provide sufficient coverage, according to an American Medical News report.
In September the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology launched the Consumer e-Health Program to encourage individuals' engagement in their healthcare. One of the major goals of the program is to provide patients with easy access to…
Here are four strategies hospitals are using to optimize patient flow.
The National Health Service Corps has awarded $9.1 million in financial aid to fourth-year medical students who are committed to careers in primary care, according to a news release from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Rhode Island Hospital in Providence will pay $5.3 million to settle allegations that it charged Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary overnight hospital stays, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.