According to Press Ganey's Hospital Check-Up Report 2008: Physician Perspectives on American Hospitals, physicians employed by their hospitals/facilities (20 percent of those surveyed) reported higher overall satisfaction (75.2 satisfaction score) compared with those who are not (72.4 satisfaction score). In…

The Business Courier of Cincinnati reports on the growing influence of outpatient surgery on the city’s healthcare and the ongoing competition for procedures between hospitals and ASCs.

Deaconess Hospital in Cincinnati will soon become a joint venture with physicians in a restructuring that participants in the partnership hope will appeal to doctors and help bring a financial turnaround for the struggling hospital, according to the Business Courier…

As acute care hospitals face growing competition, protecting their orthopedic surgery departments becomes increasingly valuable. Not-for-profit acute care hospitals depend on that revenue to subsidize money-losing services and attract new patients. Reimbursements from public and private insurers for orthopedic surgery…

This short article briefly outlines several methods by which hospitals attempt to align interests with physicians. Certain of these options may be useful for different types of projects. Further, depending on whether pursing an imaging venture, an ASC venture, a…

Healthcare providers can begin signing up today for a new free service that will begin sending patient safety alerts, including medication and device recalls, via e-mail in June.

A new Web site debuted this week that, for the first time, compiles outcome and quality data from a variety of sources for all Pennsylvania's acute-care hospitals in a single location accessible by the general public.

Ambulatory surgery centers and physician owned hospitals each offer similar advantages to consumers and to payors. For example, each, if managed well, can deliver services at lower cost and each, if managed well, can have outstanding clinical results. Thus, it…

Ambulatory surgery centers and physician owned hospitals each offer similar advantages to consumers and to payors. For example, each, if managed well, can deliver services at lower cost and each, if managed well, can have outstanding clinical results. Thus, it…

This short article briefly outlines several methods by which hospitals attempt to align interests with physicians. Some of these options may be useful for different types of projects. Further, depending on whether pursuing an imaging venture, an ASC venture, a…