Recently, the Huron Consulting Group released its report, "Leading Through Transformation: Top Healthcare CEO's Perspectives on the Future of Healthcare." The report included insights from the Huron Healthcare CEO Forum and took a hard look at some of the top industry issues that will be plaguing CEOs in the year to come.
For the last five months, members of an independent organization established by the Affordable Care Act have been developing a national priorities agenda that may transform medical care and save healthcare dollars. The first draft of that agenda will become available for public comment beginning Monday.
As healthcare business models evolve more quickly than ever to keep pace with sweeping reforms and emerging competitors, CEOs who support their hospitals' marketing goals are in the best position to gain a competitive edge, says brand strategy firm Smith & Jones.
Hospitals purchasing physician practices may find that the relationship doesn't turn into the fairy tale romance they had envisioned. A webinar presented by healthcare compensation and human resource consulting firm Integrated Healthcare Strategies offered tips on how hospitals can revive souring relationships.
Former chief financial officer of HealthSouth, Aaron Beam, was flying high until he became involved in an accounting fraud that would send him to jail and offer him a mission: warning others of the ethical dangers of wealth and success.
How does a poor economy affect M&A activity in the healthcare industry? The answer may surprise you. George Taylor, III, partner at law firm Burr and Forman in Birmingham, Ala., and expert in mergers and acquisitions, speaks with Editor Rene LeTourneau in this podcast interview.
Acting CMS leader Marilyn Tavenner pushes for better care, better health and lower costs in her speech at the Care Innovations Summit on Thursday. MORE
The healthcare industry is making progress but is being held back by a broken political structure, said American College of Physicians leadership Thursday in a live web broadcast reviewing its State of the Nation's Health Care report. MORE
New drugs in three multi-billion dollar categories will help pharmaceutical companies offset patent expirations and will ease pressure on credit rating outlooks, says a new report from Moody's Investors Service. MORE
After this week's State of the Union address, the Politico website dug into why President Obama barely mentioned healthcare reform law. Obama's law has garnered only 42 percent support by Americans, but has been among the most significant policy accomplishments for Obama since he took office. MORE
Never underestimate the impact one change can have in a given healthcare setting. Take, for example, a change implemented at Maury Regional Medical Center. MORE
For the past several decades, the U.S. healthcare system has rewarded the provision of high-volume, specialized patient care—and, as a result, we have seen costs skyrocket and our collective health suffer. MORE