Stephanie Bouchard
The National Labor Relations Board issued a final rule last week requiring employers to post notices advising employees of their rights to unionize. The new rule, which goes into effect Nov. 14, faced much opposition from businesses that argued that current rules suffice and the board lacks the authority to create such a rule.
The Congressional Budget Office's updated budget projections offer hope tempered by big ifs around healthcare issues.
The recruitment demand for specialists such as radiologists and cardiologists has waned in favor of primary care physicians, reports a physician recruitment review by national healthcare search and consulting firm, Merritt Hawkins, an AMN Healthcare company.
Continuing their crusade to make the congressional super committee aware of the repercussions of how cuts to Medicare and Medicaid will impact the skilled nursing facility industry, SNF advocates have released an analysis by Avalere Health that finds if more cuts are made, the industry's operating margin will be zilch.
Most physicians in medical groups saw an increase in compensation from 2010 to 2011, says a survey by the American Medical Group Association (AMGA), but that good news was tempered by operating losses.
Quality improvements and lower costs have been touted as benefits of hospital-physician alignment, but such results are not guaranteed says a briefing released by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC), a nonpartisan health policy research organization.
A lot of rebuilding has been happening in Joplin, Mo., following the May 22 tornado that devastated the community. Soon to be added to the lengthy list of projects is a new hospital to replace the destroyed St. John's Regional Medical Center.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has taken its national 5010 testing days to the next level: a whole week – Aug. 22 to 26 – dedicated to testing in advance of the Jan. 1, 2012 compliance date.
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is seeking feedback on eight topics selected for the first pilot projects targeted for grant funding. The pilots will be used to establish national priorities for patient-centered outcome research (PCOR).
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is seeking to offer clarity to manufacturers and reviewers of medical devices. The agency released proposed guidance on how benefit-risk determinations are made during premarket review and how researchers and manufacturers can design better quality clinical studies.