University of Mississippi Medical Center laid off 112 employees earlier this month, a downsizing the hospital attributes to current economic conditions, according to The Daily Mississippian.
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WellPoint will increase its regular reimbursement to primary care physicians this summer and also pay them up to 50 percent more if they maintain or improve quality, according to a news release from the insurer.
In an usual move, Salinas (Calif.) Valley Memorial Healthcare System plans to buy advertisements in local newspapers to reveal the retirement benefits of several system executives who are leaving by the end of February, according to a Salinas Californian report.
Sean Whilden, newly hired CFO of Houston Healthcare System in Warner Robins, Ga., will make $215,000 per year under his two-year contract, which also includes a transportation stipend, according to a Warner Robins Patriot report.
The American Medical Association has sent a letter (pdf) to Speaker John Boehner asking that Congress put a halt to the ICD-10 requirement that goes into effect Oct. 1, 2013.
Press Ganey has honored 20 physician-owned hospitals with its 2011 Summit Award, an award given to hospitals ranked in the 95th percentile for patient satisfaction for three consecutive years, according a news release by Physician Hospitals of America, the trade…
Cardiology is a competitive service line, and more and more hospitals and physicians are partnering to ensure they secure part of the market and provide quality care to patients. Recently, for instance, Little Rock.-based Arkansas Heart Hospital partnered with Saline…
The percentage of U.S. citizens screened for cancer remains below national targets, with significant disparities among racial and ethnic populations, according to research published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Rockdale Medical Center in Conyers, Ga., has named Deborah Almauhy, RN, JD, chief nursing officer, according to a Rockdale Citizen report.
Surgical site infection rates may be higher than numbers reported by hospitals across the country would indicate, according to research conducted at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.