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The biggest obstacle healthcare facility administrators and doctors face when forming accountable care organizations (ACOs) is physician alignment, says a new survey by healthcare staffing company AMN Healthcare.
Last Thursday, the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council released the National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy, a comprehensive plan that will help increase the number of Americans who are healthy at every stage of life.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule this week that would establish conditions of participation for community mental health centers (CMHCs).
Nashville-based hospital operator, HCA, has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with the Colorado Health Foundation to purchase for $1.45 billion the foundation's 40 percent stake in HCA-HealthONE in Denver.
Applying the principles of coordinated and integrated care beyond the Medicare market is essential if this country is going to successfully manage healthcare costs.
The American Academy of Family Physicians has long argued for more equity in payments for primary care services, but last week it became more outspoken.
Three major Kentucky healthcare organizations are forming a statewide healthcare system. The new system created by the University of Louisville Hospital/James Graham Brown Cancer Center, the Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare in Louisville, and Saint Joseph Health System in Lexington will have 91 locations.
Companies increased philanthropic giving in 2010, with a large portion of the increase coming from pharmaceutical companies, according to preliminary survey findings announced by the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP).
After reaching a historic low in April, the Thomson Reuters Consumer Healthcare Sentiment Index found that Americans' confidence in their ability to pay for and access healthcare rose in May. The index rose three points from 95 in April to 98 in May, a statistically significant increase.
Recently, studies and news reports have focused on the acceleration of for-profit hospices and questioned those facilities' marketing practices. In response to these questions, and those raised by its members, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), a nonprofit member group, released marketing ethics guidelines for hospice and palliative care organizations yesterday.