Written by Molly Gamble | January 28, 2013, Becker’s Hospital Review In the past few years, there has been a heightened focus on collaborative ties between hospitals and other providers. Hospitals have attuned their strategies to include various affiliations, clinical relationships and other community-based partnerships. But to become and remain a multidimensional and cost-effective center for… Read more »

Written by Sabrina Rodak | January 23, 2013, Becker’s Hospital Review Readmissions are a significant concern for hospitals, as they will receive cuts to their Medicare payments for higher-than-expected readmission rates for certain diagnoses. Here are 20 statistics on hospital readmissions from two studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. In the study… Read more »

Kyle Bradford Jones, MD | Physician | January 26, 2013, KevinMD.com I recently heard from an aging and respected physician the old adage that “what is good for the doctor is good for the patient.” The room full of physicians of all ages and specialties nodded their heads in agreement. This saddened me, as it… Read more »

January 25, 2013 4:51 pm by Deanna Pogorelc, Med City News   It’s pretty clear by now that the healthcare industry is pushing away from disease-centered care and toward patient-centered care. But there are some key things that need to happen before patients will really be able to sit at the center of their healthcare… Read more »

Written by Bob Herman | January 23, 2013, Becker’s Hospital Review Hospitals and health systems are typically viewed as organizations that take care of the ill and, more increasingly, encourage preventive health. However, hospitals are also employers — and some of the biggest employers at that. In rural areas, hospitals are typically the dominant employer, and… Read more »

Written by Kathleen Roney | January 18, 2013, Becker’s Hospital Review Due to changes instigated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, such as new reimbursement structures, it is important for community hospitals to change their historical interactions with physician practices. According to Mike Williams, CEO of Community Hospital Corp., healthcare institutions are aligning economic… Read more »

Written by Bob Herman | January 16, 2013, Becker’s Hospital Review Hospital leaders must ensure their frontline staff members are devoted to advancing the organization’s mission, but getting from point A to point B is not always easy, according to an infographic from The Advisory Board Company. Here are five ways hospital executives can address challenges… Read more »

Karen Minich-Pourshadi, for HealthLeaders Media, December 11, 2012   This article appears in the November 2012 issue of HealthLeaders magazine. With the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ushering in the pay-for-value era, healthcare organization compensation committees are scrutinizing executive compensation models to stay in step with new objectives. Though few external benchmark resources are… Read more »

Written by Bob Herman | December 07, 2012 , Becker’s Hospital Review Tips on how to improve financial performance in any organization are a dime a dozen. Usually, organizations will readjust their focus on cutting costs by quickly glancing at labor expenses, supply chain and real estate — and cutting anything that is nonessential. Will King,… Read more »