Stephanie Bouchard
Changing demographics and the Affordable Care Act are making healthcare providers realize they need to figure out how to reach the Hispanic/Latino community. Trouble is, they're at a loss as to how to do that.
Hospitals have been acquiring physician practices and have been doing so for years, but a case resting in the hands of a federal judge in Boise is proving to be a "banner" case for these sorts of mergers and acquisitions.
December brought jobs disappointments all around -- including in healthcare -- according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly employment outlook, released Friday morning.
A recent article on abuse of resident trust funds in nursing homes indicates more oversight of these funds is needed, but the industry says the processes for managing trust funds are sufficient.
A new actuarial analysis of general and professional liability claim costs for long-term care facilities suggests that the years of flat claims frequency are over.
The march toward accountable care is reshaping the market for home care and hospice providers.
In 2013, $2.6 billion of the $3.8 billion the DOJ recovered under the False Claims Act were related to healthcare fraud.
Jobs related to the healthcare industry are projected to be among the fastest growing in the country through 2022 estimates the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
As providers move slowly toward value-based models, board structure and governance practices are aligning to the new business paradigm. But they still have a long way to go, particularly in the areas of diversity and governance processes.
Stakeholders must keep the momentum going in order to sustain improvements in population health.