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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 Beth Jones Sanborn | 02:47 pm | August 23, 2016
Indiana-based St. Vincent health system will expand access to both emergency and primary care with plans to build eight new emergency microhospitals and three ambulatory care centers, the system announced Aug. 22.
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 Susan Morse | 04:18 pm | August 18, 2016
The provider-run Scott & White Health Plan is the latest to leave the exchange market after alerting members on its website that it will no longer offer individual and family plans on the Obamacare markets.
By Susan Morse | 12:33 pm | August 18, 2016
Drug costs increased more than 17 percent from 2013 to 2014, compared to a 3.3 percent increase in the total cost of claims, according to Medicare Part D data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:56 am | August 18, 2016
Some of the Affordable Care Act's insurance marketplaces are in turmoil as the fourth open enrollment season approaches this fall, but what's ahead for consumers very much depends on where they live.
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 Kaiser Health News | 12:31 pm | August 17, 2016
Partnerships between ride-hailing companies and hospitals are emerging around the country.
By Kaiser Health News | 11:36 am | August 17, 2016
State officials claim that hiring new nurses is a crucial workforce concern for California, yet at least 2,000 recent nursing graduates like Russo remain in licensing limbo, with their applications taking as long as 24 weeks for the Board of Registered Nursing to process.
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.