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Hospitals across the country are challenged more than ever to reduce costs without sacrificing quality of care. While the success of others can offer a guide, the true solutions for your challenges already live inside your hospital.
“Mayo Clinic expects suppliers and their representatives to uphold the same high standards of ethical behavior, integrity and professionalism that are required of Mayo employees,” reads the introduction of the clinic’s supplier guidelines.
Within the context of the healthcare supply chain, Business Intelligence (BI) technology can offer chief financial officers, supply chain executives and other hospital personnel an automated way to obtain end-to-end visibility of service line management, according to Group Purchasing Organizations.
The Physician Payments Sunshine provisions of the Affordable Care Act require all U.S. drug and medical device manufacturers covered under Medicare, Medicaid or SCHIP to disclose payments to physicians and teaching hospitals. T
Despite the regular news that the healthcare industry is adding jobs, the pressures of mergers and acquisitions, declining reimbursements and the fears over national healthcare reform have led to several recent announcements of layoffs, which is putting a greater focus on outplacement services for healthcare workers – a service not traditionally used by doctors, nurses and senior staff.
Some of the most challenging aspects for payers to prepare for operating on the exchanges have to with the basics, such as products, rates and service models.
Balancing the myriad concerns of a hospital’s workforce is no easy task. Challenges aside, however, it’s a balance worth achieving not only for quality patient care and staff happiness, but because a well-managed workforce is critical to survival in a time of rapid change in U.S. healthcare.
Second quarter financial results show strong growth and reveal litigation challenges.
Healthcare staffing provider Soliant Health announced the top 20 winners of its fifth annual Most Beautiful Hospitals in the U.S. awards.
The acquisition is valued at $4.3 billion and includes the assumption of $2.5 billion in Vanguard debt, as the sector continues to consolidate in the face of the Affordable Care Act.