Workforce
The biggest mistake physicians must avoid in bringing in an associate is saying, "let's see how it goes as an employee and we will figure out the partnership terms in a couple of years."
But there's a catch. How much any individual makes will be determined more by organizational success than individual performance.
Providence Health in the northwest and Novant Health in the southeast are pushing population health, high technology and other options that are creating value and improving care.
Health system will cut its workforce of 90,500 by 1.7 percent amid some hefty losses incurred in the expansion.
Hundreds of healthcare workers at California's Kaiser Permanente facilities walked off the job this week, striking over a lack of staffing by the hospital operator that they say is affecting care for mentally ill patients.
Emory Healthcare chief executive John Fox will replace the retiring Gene Michalski.
Emerson Hospital, in Concord, Massachusetts, recently appointed Michael Hachey as its new senior vice president and CFO, responsible for the oversight of the 179-bed facility according to a recent announcement.
Healthcare hiring continued to pick up last month, with organizations adding 34,000 jobs in December, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment report.
Firm uses software to quickly determine which employees are eligible for Medicaid, then helps those workers sign up.
No matter what system is used for communicating patient information between physicians, it should be routinely assessed for deficiencies.