Written by Molly Gamble | December 03, 2012 , Becker’s Hospital Review For a new research brief, the Center for Studying Health System Change tracked five community hospitals across the country and found six strategies that helped those organizations not only survive, but also grow, in the past 15 years. The organization studied 12 communities total… Read more »

Written by Molly Gamble | December 03, 2012 , Becker’s Hospital Review The title of hospital CEO wasn’t all that common thirty years ago, or even in the 1980s. Instead, leaders often held titles like “administrator” or “executive director,” which reflected the relatively stable environment of a hospital industry focused on inpatient care. Ken Hanover, CEO… Read more »

Written by Sabrina Rodak | December 03, 2012 , Becker’s Hospital Review In 2011, there were 1,355 retail clinics in the United States; this number is expected to more than double to 2,854 by 2018, according to a report from GBI Research. In addition, the number of patients visiting retail clinics has jumped from 1.48 million… Read more »

Max Nisen, Business Insider, November 30, 2012 The business of healthcare is changing rapidly. New legislation, the pace of medical innovation, and an older and more obese population mean the way we do things is going to have to change.    We spoke to Dr. Delos (“Toby”) Cosgrove, the CEO of the Cleveland Clinic, which… Read more »

Written by Bob Herman | November 27, 2012 , Becker’s Hospital Review Orlando (Fla.) Health recently reported a surplus of $82.1 million in fiscal year 2012, almost $18 million higher than last year, but Orlando Health’s operations actually lost money in the fourth quarter of this year, according an Orlando Business Journal report. In the fourth… Read more »

By Jessica Zigmond, ModernHealthcare.com HHS on Tuesday issued highly anticipated regulations to implement provisions of the 2010 healthcare reform law related to health insurance market reforms. Starting in 2014, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will make it illegal for health insurance companies to discriminate against people who have pre-existing conditions, which HHS estimates… Read more »

Originally published Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 8:10 PM, The Seattle Times A dozen years ago, hospital leaders, state officials and political leaders were wringing their hands about a looming shortage of nurses and other health-care workers. Hospitals were expanding, and health-care workers — particularly the most highly trained nurses — could almost pick and… Read more »

Written by Joe Davis, Founder, Medimetrix Group | November 15, 2012 In August, MX.com surveyed approximately 1,000 health system executives and found that nearly two-thirds — 62 percent — were either uncertain or held a negative view about health insurance exchanges (often abbreviated as HIXs) and their impact on health systems. In the haze of health… Read more »

Written by Steven B. Reed, Senior Manager, Blue Consulting Services | November 13, 2012 The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision and announcement on June 29th validated the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. The high court’s decision confirms the requirement that most non-profit hospitals must complete a comprehensive community health needs assessment… Read more »