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By Jeff Lagasse | 04:53 pm | August 23, 2016
Ten out of the 14 positions studied saw salary increases over the past year, but some were more sizeable than others, and key positions such as nursing actually saw a drop.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:17 pm | August 22, 2016
Population health is prompting systems to seek spots that grant a high level of visibility, where signage and architecture play a larger role than they typically have in the past.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:26 am | August 22, 2016
A preliminary analysis by from the CVS Health Research Institute in fact shows that payers could save approximately $38 to $63 million per 100,000 members.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:28 am | August 19, 2016
Bundles would cover a screening mammogram and other later diagnostic breast imaging services.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:29 pm | August 18, 2016
A new peer60 study analyzing services offered to hospitals by HCAHPS vendors shows price, reporting functionality and customer service are all important features to their provider customers.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:47 pm | August 18, 2016
Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa is working on an 11-story hospital tower and new parking garages in a campus-wide renovation project that could cost up to $500 million.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:37 pm | August 17, 2016
As questions about the quality of telehealth services remain, one southern state is considering allowing telemedicine vendors to operate in the state, while another will re-examine its strict limits on the practice.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:29 pm | August 17, 2016
Experts are clashing over whether accountable care organizations have lived up to expectations, according to commentaries published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
By Jeff Lagasse | 05:13 pm | August 16, 2016
While telehealth is gaining ground as a way for healthcare providers to save money, concerns over the quality of care received still need to be ironed out, according to a new briefing from Health Affairs.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:33 pm | August 15, 2016
The healthcare providers plan to open several more centers in the urban market by early 2017.