Jeff Lagasse
American Hospital Association estimates that each hospital job supports about two additional jobs, and every dollar spent by a hospital supports roughly $2.30 of additional business activity.
While those surveyed by Numerof and Associates said population health is important, policy shifts could threaten progress, they say.
The new facility supports a staff of over 700, including surgeons, cardiologists, nurses and other specialists.
In 2015, the median amount raised by high performers was more than $11.9 million in the U.S., $14.4 million in Canada.
Organization said that many communities, particularly in rural or low-income areas, rely on international medical graduates to fill job openings.
MACRA gives specialists ability to reap reimbursement benefits tied to high quality, study says.
Between 2008 and 2013, the share of hospitals with physicians on salary rose from 44 to 55 percent among all facilities.
Those states who got on board with medicaid expansion saw Medicaid pick up a larger portion of the costs associated with gun violence.
Payer solutions companies Casenet TruCare and Verscend Quality Reporting received Best in KLAS honors, a first for the awards program.
Officials of the two systems have talked about a merger for years, but had never signed a letter of intent, citing leadership structure as one of the primary reasons.