The Oregon Association of Hospital and Health Systems said it is opposed to proposed legislation that would require healthcare employers, including hospitals, to educate employees about influenza vaccination and offer the option to decline vaccination, according to the Lund Report.
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A CDC-convened panel of experts has published guidelines for safe work practices in diagnostic laboratories.
Legislation that would repeal a provision designed for the disabled and elderly under the healthcare reform law has passed the U.S. House of Representatives, according to a Bloomberg BusinessWeek report.
The University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fla., is proceeding with plans to build a teaching hospital for its medical school despite objections from two Orlando healthcare organizations: Florida Hospital and Orlando Health, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.
A Moody's Investor's Services report has predicted that the high volume of merger and acquisition activity in the New Jersey area will continue, according to a Star-Ledger report.
The way in which physicians are reimbursed for participation in accountable care organizations is likely to determine whether they change their current fee-for-service practices, according to a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Implementing the Affordable Care Act is the number one challenge facing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to an Office of Inspector General report.
Simi Valley (Calif.) Hospital has named John Dingilian, MD, CMO, according to a San Fernando Valley Business Journal report.
Pittsburgh-based West Penn Allegheny Health System expects approval of its affiliation with Highmark, also based in Pittsburgh, by fall, according to a Pittsburgh-Post Gazette report.
Four individuals and three corporations were convicted this week for their involvement in an eight-year kickback scheme to defraud New York Presbyterian Hospital in White Plains, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.