Monthly Archives: February 2016
HR Strategies for Dealing with Drug Diversion
http://healthleadersmedia.com/content.cfm?topic=HR&content_id=325250
Not talking about the problem doesn’t make it go away, but being prepared will help HR teams deal with it when the issue comes up—and sooner or later, it will.
CVS Health Posts Strong Retail, Omnicare Outlook
http://healthleadersmedia.com/content.cfm?topic=HEP&content_id=325295
CEO Larry Merlo is upbeat about the growth potential for walk-in clinics and as a consequence of its acquisition of OmniCare last summer, sees “opportunities across the spectrum in skilled nursing, assisted living, and the independent living spaces.”
Cartoon – American vs. European Style Healthcare
3 Payer-Driven Strategies to Transform Care Models
http://healthleadersmedia.com/content.cfm?topic=HEP&content_id=325299
Spectrum Health, a not-for-profit, integrated, managed care healthcare organization, is focused on redesigning care models to increase value. Its insurance arm has been key.
Obama budget would lift HHS spending to $1.1 trillion, entice Medicaid expansion
Republicans, blasting the proposal as overzealous when it comes to spending, have already shot down the budget.
DignityHealth Nevada to build 4 hospitals for underserved Las Vegas communities
Hospitals expected to be built in the next year, with the first breaking ground in March, DignityHealth says.
CMS gives healthcare 6 years to repay Medicare overpayments in final rule
The proposed rule mandating providers be on the hook for overpayments going back 10 years faced still opposition.
Cartoon – DOA Proposal
‘Inform their C.E.O., C.F.O. and C.O.O. that their proposal is D.O.A..’
HENRY KOTULA 