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Employment by health systems is surging for Texas physicians as well as physicians across the country. 65% of physicians who changed jobs in 2009 moved into a hospital employment model according to a 2009 poll by the Medical Group Management Association.
Standard & Poor's removed six nursing homes from CreditWatch and affirmed their respective ratings on Wednesday.
The hospital industry is currently facing a confluence of trends that require a complete reexamination of the cost and value of new hospital construction. Despite a slight increase in Medicare payments for 2012, Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance reimbursements remain under significant, long-term downward pressure, which have the potential to be further reduced in the wake of Congress’ super committee failure.
More than half of states now are creating exchanges, and 13 have shown significant progress, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Registered nurses in western Massachusetts have staged a two-day picket of Baystate Health facilities over their frustration with a 12-month impasse in negotiating a new contract.
XLHealth specializes in Medicare Advantage plans for seniors with chronic illnesses and those who are also eligible for Medicaid.
Even with the major revisions to the final regulations for accountable care organizations (ACOs), uncertainty remains. The risks and technical challenges hospitals will face in transforming to the ACO model are daunting and require consideration.
PwC's Health Research Institute has predicted the top 10 issues facing healthcare in 2012. Insurance exchanges, consumer trepidation, drug shortages and the need for organizations to prove value promise to be among the hallmarks of a 'seminal' year.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has launched the Health Care Innovation Challenge, which will award $1 billion in grants in March to test inventive and compelling methods to deliver high quality medical care at lower costs to individuals enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Makers of medical beds used in hospitals, nursing homes and patients' homes will see their best growth come from markets outside the United States and Europe, according to healthcare market research firm Kalorama Information.