Richard Pizzi
The value of care offered to hospital patients can vary by as much as 40 percent across the United States, according to a 2009 study examining quality, affordability, efficiency and patient satisfaction at more than 3,000 hospitals.
Pressured by an economy in crisis, state budget cuts and questions about community benefit, hospitals in 2009 stressed the value they provide to their regions.
The depressed economic climate in 2009 led some hospitals to seek out opportunities for affiliation arrangements with other facilities, and sometimes even for mergers.
Employment in the U.S. healthcare sector increased by approximately 21,000 jobs in November, while the national unemployment rate dropped slightly to 10.0 percent, according to recent data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The West Penn Allegheny Health System reported its second consecutive quarterly profit, demonstrating what it calls "continued improvement in revenue, operations and liquidity" in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010.
The new Western Maryland Regional Medical Center officially opened its doors in late November.
Hackensack University Medical Center, a 775-bed teaching and research hospital and the largest provider of inpatient and outpatient services in New Jersey, has signed a hospital medicine affiliation with Cogent Healthcare.
The global financial crisis, government pressure, changing market dynamics for an industry experiencing significant change, and rapidly evolving healthcare reforms are likely to drive up taxes for the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry, according to a new report.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved the continuation of deeming authority for The Joint Commission's hospital accreditation program through July 15, 2014.
Two leading operators of long-term acute care hospitals in the United States have completed a merger.