Healthcare Administration

Leadership

Pennsylvania Physician Provides Free Health Care to Working Poor

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation® Honors Zane Gates, MD, With a 2011 Community Health Leaders Award   After completing medical school and ...

Leadership

Medical Director Key to Transition

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In December, Southwest Regional Medical Center announced an agreement to partner with Emergency Resource Management Inc. (ERMI).  ERMI, part of UPMC, is one of the ...

Leadership

What Clients Expect—Through the Eyes of a CEO

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By Jim Surman, CMC One of my clients, Raymond Graeca, CEO of the newly-formed three hospital merged healthcare organization (Penn ...

Leadership Staffing & Consulting

Community Needs Assessment Drives Planning and Improvement

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By Chris W. Brussalis The rapid and constant change in healthcare is daunting.  Current government regulation and the threat of ...

Leadership

Hospital & Health System Association of PA Names 2012 Board

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The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) recently named the organization’s 2012 board of directors and officers, effective January ...

Leadership

Nursing Foundation of Pennsylvania Announces New Board of Trustees

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Nursing Foundation of Pennsylvania (NFP) has elected eight innovative leaders to join its Board of Trustees: President, Marilyn D. Harris, ...

Human Resources

Small Physician Office Achieves Meaningful Use and Receives Stimulus Funding

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The success of one small practice in Michigan is linked to the cooperation of their software supplier combined with their ...