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Hospital overhauls leadership structure, empowers docs
Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines is reorganizing its leadership structure to give physicians more control and responsibility, reported the Des Moines Register. The nonprofit Catholic hospital aims
Doctors, nurses increasingly affected by mass layoffs at hospitals
With patient safety already slipping in the midst of the current recession, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that clinical staff is being affected by mass layoffs now gives U.S.
Rate-setting commissions: Insurers aren't the only target
Last year President Obama floated a proposal to turn the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission into an independent rate-setting authority for Medicare providers. That idea gained little traction.
MGMA 2009: Time to get your business moving
Today, another MGMA session was held in which an extremely sharp consultant explained how physicians could improve their practice operations, quality, turnover rates, patient satisfaction and
