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Providers try new tools to improve staffing, scheduling workflow
By Eric Wicklund | 01:34 pm | February 15, 2011
In Pennsylvania, a healthcare system is using a game to help administrators learn how to respond to and solve staffing and employee issues. In Montana, a medical center is using an online system to allow physicians and nurses to bid for and arrange their own work schedules. Welcome to staffing and scheduling in the 21st Century.
There’s a price to be paid for mistakes, delays
By Eric Wicklund | 01:33 pm | February 15, 2011
Document management eases transition to an EMR
MedAssets brings doctors into the supply chain discussion
By Eric Wicklund | 01:31 pm | February 15, 2011
Recent deals highlight need to coordinate RCM decisions
Kronos bulks up its healthcare vertical with API acquisition
By Eric Wicklund | 01:25 pm | February 15, 2011
Workforce management giant adds web-ready HR solutions
Hospital Purchasing in 2011
By Richard Pizzi | 01:23 pm | February 15, 2011
Chris Charland is the senior director of capital equipment at Novation. He spoke recently with Healthcare Finance News editor Richard Pizzi about healthcare supply chain management trends to expect in 2011.
WellNet expands self-insurance program for small businesses
By Chris Anderson | 01:19 pm | February 15, 2011
Health plan will market to larger firms
Harvard Pilgrim, Tufts Health Plan eye merger
By Chris Anderson | 01:14 pm | February 15, 2011
New organization would insure 1.8 million
California Blue Shield to raise some individual policy rate by 59 percent
By Chris Anderson | 01:12 pm | February 15, 2011
In early January, Blue Shield of California proposed rate hikes for nearly 200,000 individual policy holders that would see some members' premiums jump as much as 59 percent on March 1.
Healthcare hiring slowed as 2010 ended – but salaries may rise in 2011
By Richard Pizzi | 01:10 pm | February 15, 2011
Healthcare trends starting to follow other industries.
Community Health Systems’ hostile bid for Tenet hits lull
By Chris Anderson | 01:09 pm | February 15, 2011
After more than a month of corporate chess that saw Community Health Systems launch a $3.3 billion hostile takeover bid for hospital operator Tenet Healthcare, things have quieted down.