Stephanie Bouchard
Every once in a while, someone writes an article or column blaming doctors for rising healthcare costs. Timothy Norbeck, a 46-year veteran of championing physicians, has seen such finger pointing many times, but a recent article teed him off enough to write a white paper examining the drivers of healthcare costs.
A trade organization representing chief executive officers from some of the country's top corporations offered a set of Medicare recommendations Wednesday that would potentially save trillions.
A month after signing a non-binding letter of intent, Mercy Health System of Maine has signed a definitive agreement with Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems (EMHS) to integrate into EMHS.
Many doctors may feel they are covered by the disability insurance they purchase, but that might not be the case and they may find themselves in a world of hurt. Some insurance industry experts are warning doctors to pay attention to the definition of disability in their policies.
What will be some of the pressing issues in the healthcare sector that will impact financial administrators in 2013? There's a lot to choose from, that's for sure, but a few healthcare experts narrowed the options down during a daylong session for members of the Maine chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
A new study released in Health Affairs this month puts the brakes on the runaway physician shortage bandwagon by claiming that shortages could be eliminated by using electronic communication and teams to manage patient panels.
Two labor unions in California are formalizing what has been a longstanding informal relationship. The National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) and the California Nurses Association (CNA) announced last week a legal affiliation that is for now a strategic alliance rather than a merger.
A nurses' union in California is celebrating what it calls a first-in-the-nation workplace safety benefit in its new agreement with Centinela Hospital.
A recent analysis by an advocacy group for direct care workers finds that wages for personal care aides (PCAs) nationwide continue to be low.
Business intelligence tools are often touted as business must-haves, but many small medical practices and other small healthcare companies worry about the cost of such tools. BI experts and users say there are affordable options out there.