Workforce

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will have little net effect on overall employment but should provide a modest boost in healthcare sector employment, according to the Urban Institute.

Two Pennsylvania Congressmen – from opposite sides of the aisle – have filed a bill seeking to eliminate a competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment that has frustrated providers and consumers.

Rather than focusing on new construction, health systems are renovating or expanding, according to a survey conducted by Health Facilities Management magazine and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering.

Accountable care organizations may be the future of the healthcare delivery system, but disagreement exists about the economic impact on providers.

The Department of Labor has released a competency model for the long-term care industry that officials hope will solve long-standing issues of low wages and a high staff turnover rate.

The U.S. healthcare sector was among the leaders in new job creation nationwide in March, with employment increasing by approximately 36,600 positions.

Kindred Healthcare has acquired the California operations of CareSouth HHA Holdings.

Health Care REIT, a Toledo, Ohio-based real estate investment trust, has completed the $2.4 billion acquisition of privately-owned Genesis HealthCare, which was originally announced in February.

Two studies released in March within a week of each other demonstrate the importance of higher nursing staff levels to patient outcomes, and, indirectly, to managing healthcare costs.

Rural/Metro Corporation, a national provider of ambulance and private fire protection services in 20 states, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by the global private equity firm Warburg Pincus in an all-cash transaction.