Women in the C-Suite Dramatically Lagging Male Counterparts
Like what you’re reading? Click here for the latest Healthcare Finance Industry News. Across the C-Suite, Less Than a Quarter of Top Leaders …
Healthcare Sector Adds 43,000 Jobs in July
Only medical and diagnostic laboratories, which lost 300 jobs, and residential mental health facilities, which lost 200 jobs, saw employment shrink. Healthcare …
Medicare’s Readmission Penalties Hit New High
The federal government’s readmission penalties on hospitals will reach a new high as Medicare withholds more than half a billion dollars in …
See How Hospitals Scored in the New Overall Star Ratings From CMS
The federal government released its first overall hospital quality rating on Wednesday, slapping average or below average scores on many of the …
What to Know About Medicare’s Big Bundled-Payment Expansion
A new mandatory program the CMS proposed Monday would make hospitals in 98 markets financially accountable for the cost and quality of …
CMS Previews How Hospitals Will Fare on New Star Ratings
Ahead of the release of its much-anticipated star ratings for overall hospital quality, the CMS published data Thursday showing how those star …
Healthcare Spending Expected to Rise as America Ages
With Baby Boomers growing older, the economy improving and medical prices climbing, healthcare spending will rise in coming years. The annual growth …
Hospital Employment Jumps Nearly 2 Percent with Physicians
Surgeons, computer, math science positions also saw a considerable spike in growth. Hospital employment increased by 1.7 percent from May 2010 to …
Happy Patient, Healthy Hospital: The Patient Experience
Customer service, long an afterthought in the healthcare industry, is now very much on the front lines of hospitals’ strategic planning. Evidence …
Health Spending to Grow By Nearly 6% a Year Through 2025
Healthcare to be 20% of the economy by 2025, says CMS Spending on healthcare is projected to increase 5.8% per year during …