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…