Healthcare Administration

Strategy and Management Counseling

Integrating Cost Saving Strategies into Service Line Co-Management Agreements

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Kristin Truesdell Healthcare reform is fully upon us, and unfortunately the time has come where hospitals must provide care ...

Strategy and Management Counseling

Tips for Lowering Ambulatory-Care Risks

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By Karen K. Davis, MA, CPHRM Among the factors that influence the safety of ambulatory care and the liability risk ...

Legal

How will the Final Rule of Companionship Exemption Impact You?

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Ted Boehm Months after its April 2013 target date, the U.S. Labor Department issued its Final Rule which restates ...

Legal

Supreme Court Ruling on Defense of Marriage Act Changes Employee Benefits Administration

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Jason Mettley On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court ruled that Section 3 of the 1996 Defense of Marriage ...

Human Resources

How to Recognize and Reward A Multi-Generational Workforce

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Melissa Minkow Generational differences are often viewed as issues and difficult challenges. It is important, however, to note that ...

Staffing & Consulting Strategy and Management Counseling

A Total Compensation Approach to Hospital Physician Integration

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By Elliot N. Dinkin Increasing physician-hospital employment is a hot topic in healthcare, even though it has been occurring for ...

Strategy and Management Counseling

Five TIPS for Integrating Vascular Into a Cardiac Continuum

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By Kelly Neal Wilson Vascular services represent a dynamic and progressively important component of the cardiovascular continuum in programs across ...