Chelsey Ledue
A new J.D. Power and Associates study shows that customer satisfaction with healthcare providers varies widely across the United States.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has launched a $32 million public-private partnership designed to add thousands of professionals to California’s healthcare facilities over the next three years.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced that 14 communities have been chosen for the Agency's Care Transitions Project, which seeks to eliminate unnecessary hospital re-admissions.
About two-thirds of primary care physicians reported in 2004-05 that they couldn't get outpatient mental health services for their patients - a rate that was at least twice as high as for other services, according to a national study funded by the Commonwealth Fund.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is establishing new partnerships with five of the country's top nursing schools in order to boost nursing education in the United States.
The Cambridge Health Alliance and Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies have received a $500,000 grant from the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund to fund training, education and credentialing programs for nurses and healthcare employees.
The Boston College Graduate School of Social Work has launched a technical assistance center that offers the tools states need to implement participant-directed long-term care programs.
The American Society of Clinical Oncology has awarded $10,000 grants to five of its state and regional affiliates to fund projects that address the varying needs of oncologists and people with cancer in their communities.
Physician compensation for medical directorships in non-hospital-owned group practices is greater than in hospital-owned practices for all specialties except primary care, according to a new survey.
With an infusion of funding from the federal stimulus package, healthcare providers should look at what barriers are blocking a radical leap forward in healthcare information technology adoption.