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For boards, the biggest compensation issue isn't so much how much is too much or how much is too little, it's how much is necessary to recruit and retain the talent that will address the unprecedented business challenges these organizations are facing now and in the near future.
CMS' Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Model requires a degree of patience that many of the participating organizations couldn't afford, as evidenced by the recent announcement that nine are leaving the program.
It's often said that our society is one steeped waist-deep in impatience. We want fast Internet, fast food, quick news, overnight deliveries. And this culture of immediate gratification pervades virtually every realm of society, even healthcare.
As a new generation ages into Medicare -- some with complex chronic conditions, others with a penchant for an active lifestyle and many expected to live into theirs 80s and 90s -- home healthcare models are changing.
President Barack Obama promoted the lower premiums consumers will gain from competition among health plans under the Affordable Care Act on Thursday at the White House.
Income is up, frustration still exists, and healthcare reform is making a definite impact on physician practices. In a 2013 survey conducted by Medscape, doctors revealed the number of hours worked, changes to their practice, and satisfaction with their compensation and the practice of medicine. Take a look at this infographic for some highlights from the survey.
Community Health Systems has reduced its second quarter earnings forecast and announced it has received another subpoena related to an ongoing Department of Justice investigation into the hospital operator's admissions practices.
Community Health Systems has reduced its second quarter earnings forecast and announced it has received another subpoena related to an ongoing Department of Justice investigation into the hospital operator's admissions practices.
Medicare is considering assigning stars or some other easily understood symbol to hospitals so patients can more easily compare the quality of care at various institutions.
Many insurance brokers have a dismal view of their industry's future viability, as economic trends and health reform appear to reduce their demand, a survey by Aflac has found.