As the industry shifts toward a patient-centered model, outpatient care is becoming more important to hospitals' missions and bottom lines. Hospitals across the country are increasingly investing in outpatient services, bringing cost-effective, pat...
Most nonprofit hospitals plan to increase capital spending (45 percent) or stick to current spending levels (35 percent) over the next five years, according to new a Fitch Ratings survey. And the bulk of those growing investments will go towards health...
The success of patient-centered medical homes should be based on the two domains of outcomes--cost/utilization and clinical quality, independent research foundation Commonwealth Fund reported Wednesday.
With more than 90 commercial health plans, 42 ...
Healthcare has the most job openings for physicians in family medicine, emergency medicine and internal medicine, employers reported in the first quarter, according to healthcare recruiting firm HealtheCareers Network. While employers reported that doc...
State medical boards punished 6.8 percent more dangerous doctors last year, with disciplinary actions rising from 5,652 in 2010 to 6,034 actions in 2011, according to a new report from the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
The FSMB said the in...
New rules that change the way nonprofit hospitals report to the Internal Revenue Service are burdensome and do not comply with the law, said the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), who called ...
Patient safety experts and celebrities are calling for an independent agency modeled after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to better protect patients, American Medical News reported.
Having an NTSB-type entity to look into medical error...
The Internal Revenue Service guidance, particularly the Schedule H amendment, on reporting for tax-exempt organizations is too burdensome and overly prescriptive, the national collaborative for nonprofit healthcare organizations VHA testified at yester...
Healthcare mergers and acquisitions are active, but healthcare executives also are cautious with uncertainty surrounding health reform and national healthcare policy discussions, according to analysts at the Nashville Health Care Council on Tuesday.
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Hospitals and outpatient care centers have been more successful at bargaining for higher rates from employer-sponsored preferred provider organization (PPO) health plans than physicians so far this year, according to the 2012 Milliman Medical Index.
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