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Interview: Competition to employ physicians heats up

February 9, 2012 — 1:45pm ET | By
Karen M. Cheung Like the 1990s, hospital-physician employment agreements are exploding, fueled by health reform. In fact, 83 percent of physician employment agreements in 2011 were with Read more...

Readmission rate culprits remain elusive

January 27, 2012 — 10:16am ET | By
Hospitals know they have to care about readmissions to improve patient care and protect their wallets, with reimbursements changes tied to performance. But do they know what really causes Read more...

How to handle aging physicians

January 12, 2012 — 3:14pm ET | By
With a national physician shortage and growing numbers of insured patients coming down the pike, hospitals are facing the conflict of hanging onto their physicians who are growing older while Read more...

Pioneer ACOs to ring in the new year

December 22, 2011 — 3:49pm ET | By
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation finally released the much anticipated list of the Pioneer accountable care organizations (ACO) this week. Although industry experts predicted the Read more...

Beware of gifts: Why a cigar isn't just a cigar

December 15, 2011 — 4:47pm ET | By
'Tis the season of giving--and receiving. As hospital staff and leadership spread merriment and joy, they should use caution in accepting gifts, particularly prevalent during the holiday season. Read more...

Lean Six Sigma, care coordination heals fragmented hospital

December 8, 2011 — 2:06pm ET | By
Under healthcare reform, a new trend of care coordination management is developing across hospitals, primary care provider offices, home health agencies, and patients' homes. Hospitals are taking a Read more...

Interview: Children's Hospital LA pledges accountable care for kids

November 16, 2011 — 3:30pm ET | By
Richard Cordova Most of the development and media attention regarding accountable care organizations (ACOs) has centered on an adult patient population. That's not necessarily surprising Read more...

Interview: Why finalist Iowa Health System is vying to be a Pioneer ACO

November 11, 2011 — 8:52am ET | By
Some hospitals and other providers have been taking a "wait-and-see" approach when it comes to accountable care organizations (ACO), perhaps concerned about the capital expense, uncertain return on Read more...

Exclusive: Why Mayo Clinic set up shop at Mall of America

November 3, 2011 — 1:11pm ET | By
Dr. David Hayes In an effort to reach out and engage patients, Mayo Clinic set up shop in an unlikely spot--the mall. The "Create Your Mayo Clinic Health Experience" in the Mall of America Read more...

The buzz around Lean Six Sigma at hospitals

October 27, 2011 — 9:11am ET | By
You may have heard that Lean Six Sigma is catching on with hospitals and other healthcare providers. This business management strategy specificially addresses process flow and waste issues while Read more...

CMS finally issues ACO final rule: Any takers?

October 20, 2011 — 4:07pm ET | By
Although released later than initially expected, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) on Thursday finally delivered its final rule for accountable care organizations (ACO) with the Read more...

The dirty words: 'Providers,' 'consumers' in evidence-based medicine

October 13, 2011 — 3:45pm ET | By
Provider. Consumer. Customer. We use these words every day to describe the healthcare world, but a new article in yesterday's New England Journal of Medicine looks at why these words are not Read more...

How hospitals prepare for health IT in an ACO world

October 6, 2011 — 4:20pm ET | By
A survey by consulting firm Beacon Partners last month found that even though most hospital executives (92 percent) were planning an accountable care organization (ACO), almost half (48 percent) of Read more...

Why the nurses' strike isn't just a California problem

September 29, 2011 — 3:50pm ET | By
The troubles that plague California hospitals may have organizations elsewhere thanking their lucky stars that they aren't facing strikes (or a similar patient death due to a medical error attracting Read more...

New breed of CIO: Chief Incentive Officer

September 22, 2011 — 3:01pm ET | By
A new CIO is in town. Not to be confused with chief information officer, a growing breed of "chief incentive officers" is infusing the healthcare industry with the new-found emphasis on cost savings Read more...
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