-
As tort reform efforts continue on the state and federal levels, a new study suggests that the idea of baseless malpractice lawsuits is somewhat overblown.
-
An elderly woman suffering from progressive Alzheimer's sustained head wounds following a fight with another resident at her nursing home.
-
Despite fears that physicians might be driven out of the market by steadily rising liability costs, a new report suggests otherwise.
-
-
Nursing accountability and a strong financial commitment from hospital administration are fueling a successful point-of-service (POS) collections program in the pediatric and adult emergency departments (EDs) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
-
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano developed a program called Health-e Connection and wants her state to be the national model for electronic connectivity of health care records.
-
Specialty hospitals that do not have emergency departments (EDs) are still subject to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) rules on acceptance of patients for transfer.
-
Three million fewer workers elected to enroll in their employer's health insurance plan between 1998 and 2003; and The (IRS) has begun sending tax-exempt hospitals a compliance check questionnaire seeking information about their operations.
-
Access departments are likely to see an increasing number of patients with some version of what is known as a consumer-driven health plan (CDHP).
-
A major consideration with the increase in consumer-driven health plans is that patients are likely to want to know more about what they now are paying for.
