January 15th, 2014, by Scott Kashman   I have been getting ready for next month’s facility-specific orientation towards our hospital and health system goals. It is a way for our leadership team to connect with every employee, physician and volunteer. In turn, everyone ideally will understand their specific role in alignment with the goals of… Read more »

By Robert Glatter, MD,  Pharma & Healthcare, 1/19/2014 @ 10:42PM The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) released its Report Card last week measuring conditions and policies under which emergency care is delivered–unfortunately, the news is not so good.  The nation earned a D+.  In 2009, the last time ACEP’s report card was issued, America earned a C… Read more »

Published: Tuesday, 14 Jan 2014 | 8:00 AM ET, By: Elaine Pofeldt, Special to CNBC.com Many Americans live in fear that an elderly parent will fall at home and get hurt without anyone there to help. Thanks to a fast-growing field known as telemedicine, that worry may become a thing of the past. Lutheran SeniorLife,… Read more »

January 2, 2014 | By Zack Budryk, Fierce Healthcare An increase in insured hospital patients due to Medicaid expansion led to a 40 percent rise in their visits to the emergency room, according to a study published in Science. Furthermore, based on a Medicaid lottery program in Oregon, enrollment in Medicaid increased the likelihood of emergency department… Read more »

Written by Helen Adamopoulos (Twitter | Google+)  | January 07, 2014, Becker’s Hospital Review In 2012, healthcare spending growth remained relatively slow for the fourth consecutive year, according to a Health Affairs study conducted by national health expenditure officials with CMS. National health spending in 2012 increased by 3.7 percent to $2.8 trillion, compared with… Read more »

By ROBERT PEAR, New York Times, Published: January 6, 2014 WASHINGTON — National health spending grew slowly for the fourth consecutive year, increasing 3.7 percent in 2012 to $2.8 trillion, the federal government said Monday. But officials disagreed over whether the Affordable Care Act or lingering effects of the recession were primarily responsible for the… Read more »

Written by Jeff Haden, Ghostwriter, Speaker, Inc. Magazine Columnist, January 6, 2014 They’re bosses. They’re in charge. They have the power. But while some tasks are obviously out of bounds, others are less so — which is why bosses also shouldn’t use their powers to: Make employees feel they should attend “social” events. No matter… Read more »

By Tom Lowery, December 1, 2013, The Huffington Post Over the last 15 or 20 years, hospital billing and collections policies and practices toward uninsured and under-insured patients have come under increased scrutiny, resulting perhaps with the creation of the highly controversial Affordable Care Act. Ostensibly, the business of every hospital is to provide the… Read more »

By ABBY GOODNOUGH, Published: November 28, 2013, New York Times SAN DIEGO — Dr. Ted Mazer is one of the few ear, nose and throat specialists in this region who treat low-income people on Medicaid, so many of his patients travel long distances to see him.  But now, as California’s Medicaid program is preparing for… Read more »

November 19, 2013, Cincinnati Business Courier If it weren’t for a couple of signs in front of the gray, low-slung building in the back of the Village Crossings shopping center off Glendale-Milford Road in Evendale, you might not even notice one of the top-rated hospitals in Greater Cincinnati. The only thing remarkable about the exterior… Read more »