Hospital/physician relations
Montefiore Health System this week rolled out a new branding slogan it hopes will draw attention to the system's legacy in the metro New York area.
As hospitals and health systems face constant revenue stream pressures, financial managers are leveraging cost containment strategies that lean on population health, supply chain management and salary adjustments as a way trim costs.
Medical groups have already started educating their members about the law and other end-of-life options. The California Medical Association issued a document earlier this year that explains to doctors and patients how the law works. Many physicians are going to have to figure out how to talk to patients when the patients raise the question.
Physicians need to have and share analytical information to deliver quality care that drives down costs. But too often valuable findings aren't making it to the right people, according to Deloitte's Dorrie Guest.
The Department of Health and Human Services is looking at ways to improve the quality of care at facilities operated by the Indian Health Service, focusing especially on the Great Plains area.
Northwell Health, which until January was known as the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, will air its first-ever Super Bowl ads during Sunday's game -- a 30-second spot in the second quarter, and two 30-second ads that will run during pre-game coverage.
Patients suffered no extra harm when doctors training to be surgeons were allowed to work longer shifts, a study released Tuesday concludes, adding to a push to relax the strictest limits on resident hours.
The Justice Department has announced a multi-million dollar settlement with Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, California, that resolves allegations it violated Medicare's prohibition on financial relationships between hospitals and referring physicians. The hospital has agreed to pay $3,278,464.
Newport Health and Northwell Health have combined forces in a new company, Health Connect Technologies, and DuPage Medical Group, an independent, multi-specialty physician group, has officially linked up with growth equity firm Summit Partners.
Imaging has aided diagnosis and helped many patients avoid exploratory surgery, but it has also spawned concerns about misuse. There is a growing awareness of the potential pitfalls of diagnostic imaging, which in the past two decades has exploded into a $100 billion-a-year business.