San Jose: Hospital nurse had tuberculosis; hundreds of babies, moms need treatment or tests

Posted on December 14, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Health System, Hospital, Patient Safety, Quality Care, Tuberculosis • Leave a comment

http://www.mercurynews.com/health/ci_29237316/santa-clara-county-reports-hundreds-mothers-newborn-and

Valley Medical Center, Dec. 3, 2015.

This is how the 1 percent do hospitals

Posted on December 14, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Health System, Hospital, Luxury Suites, Premiere Patient Floors • Leave a comment

http://nypost.com/2015/12/12/this-is-how-the-1-percent-do-hospitals/

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FTC Rejects Another Health System M&A

Posted on December 14, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Antitrust, Competition, DOJ, FTC, Health System, Hospital, M&A • Leave a comment

http://healthleadersmedia.com/content.cfm?topic=HEP&content_id=323594

The Federal Trade Commission’s administrative complaint says the merger would create a dominant provider of general acute care inpatient services sold to commercial health plans in a four-county region of south-central Pennsylvania.

2015: The Year in Review—an HR Perspective

Posted on December 14, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Employee Dress Code, Health System, Hospital, Human Resources, Overtime Pay, Payroll Regulations, Wellness Programs • Leave a comment

http://healthleadersmedia.com/content.cfm?topic=HR&content_id=323705

A look back at the year’s hottest issues shows them to be the growing influence of millennials in the workforce, regulatory changes affecting payroll, and where and how healthcare jobs are changing.

We’re Still Not Talking About Health Care’s ‘Elephant in the Room’

Posted on December 12, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Antitrust, Competition, Health Policy, Health System, Hospital, M&A, Market Power, Physician • Leave a comment

http://www.californiahealthline.org/road-to-reform/2015/were-still-not-talking-about-health-cares-elephant-in-the-room

CMS Penalizes 758 Hospitals Over Hospital-Acquired Conditions

Posted on December 12, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged ACA, CMS, Health System, Hospital, Hospital Acquired Conditions, Hospital Acquired Infections, Medicare • Leave a comment

http://www.californiahealthline.org/articles/2015/12/11/cms-penalizes-758-hospitals-over-hospital-acquired-conditions

Pension Reform Efforts Move Forward After Harris Issues Summaries

Posted on December 12, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Employee Benefits, Health System, Hospital, Labor Unions, Pension Benefits, Pension Reform, Reform • Leave a comment

http://www.californiahealthline.org/articles/2015/12/11/pension-reform-efforts-move-forward-after-harris-issues-summaries

McKesson’s top 5 RCM trends for health system pharmacies in 2016

Posted on December 10, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged 340B Drug Discount Program, Health System, Health System Pharmacies, Hospital, Pharmacy Analytics, Pharmacy Trends, Specialty Pharmaceuticals • Leave a comment

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/mckesson-s-top-5-rcm-trends-for-health-system-pharmacies-in-2016.html

AHA: Hospitals appeal nearly half of RAC claim denials

Posted on December 10, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Health System, Hospital, Medicare, Medicare Claim Denials, Medicare RAC Appeals, Medicare RAC Audit • Leave a comment

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/aha-hospitals-appeal-nearly-half-of-rac-claim-denials.html

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Why the CFO should care about health IT as much as the CIO

Posted on December 10, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged CFO, CIO, Clinical Data Analytics, Health Information Technology, Health System, Hospital • Leave a comment

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/why-the-cfo-should-care-about-health-it-as-much-as-the-cio.html

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