Special Report
-
Staffer steals Fentanyl, infects patients with Hep C
Stoned staffers roaming the halls present more than just the obvious risks to patients. More…
-
You did the Work, Now get Paid – Web-based Medical Practice Management
View this 3-minute video presentation and experience why accessing the Internet from anywhere it’s available creates workflow efficiencies and a user-friendly application for revenue cycle management, scheduling and practice management. You’ll discover how using a web-based application is more efficient than server based models and just as secure. (more…)
Latest News & Views
-
Study: Do lower costs = lower quality of care?
March 11, 2010 by Carol KatarskyIt’s a question of utmost importance as the country debates what the health care system should look like: Do hospitals that spend less do so at the risk of providing poorer care? More…
Posted in: Finance, Fraud & Waste, Health care/Treatment trends, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
-
Hospital vows to retrain staff, revise policies after patient dies in waiting room
March 10, 2010 by Carol KatarskyEmergency department staff who didn’t know — or didn’t follow — standard procedure were found responsible for the death of a Philadelphia man. More…
Posted in: Communication, Ethics, Hospital Management, Latest News & Views, Legal/Compliance, Patient/Client Communication
-
Fraud watch: 300+ unneeded stents implanted by one doc
March 9, 2010 by Carol KatarskySo far, at least 369 patients of one hospital have learned they didn’t need the stents their cardiologist implanted. More…
Posted in: Ethics, Fraud & Waste, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Legal/Compliance, Patient/Client Communication
-
Report: 275k to die due to lack of health insurance
March 8, 2010 by Carol KatarskyA new report gives hard numbers for the steepest price of all the “costs” discussed in the health reform debate. More…
Posted in: Health Care Reform, Health care/Treatment trends, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
-
Case Study: Hospital attains 98% staff vaccination rate
March 5, 2010 by Carol KatarskySlow and steady wins the race: One hospital system nearly doubled its staff flu vaccination rate in just three years — and learned an important lesson in community education. Here’s how they did it. More…
Posted in: Communication, Ethics, Health care/Treatment trends, Hospital Management, Human Resources/Staff management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Practice Management
-
More than 1 in 4 health care dollars spent on defensive medicine
March 4, 2010 by Carol KatarskyCoders may need to add a “CYA” category to account for procedures doctors order solely to prevent frivolous lawsuits — if you believe a recent survey of physicians. More…
Posted in: Ethics, Fraud & Waste, Health Care Reform, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
-
Union membership growing among health care workers
March 3, 2010 by Carol KatarskyA number of factors are fueling a surge of health care workers moving to union ranks. More…
Posted in: Finance, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
-
New research outlines true cost of hospital acquired infections
March 2, 2010 by Carol KatarskyHospital-acquired cases of pneumonia and sepsis could cost more than $8 billion in increased health costs — and 48,000 patient deaths — annually. More…
Posted in: Health care/Treatment trends, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Practice Management
advertisement
Whitepapers
Quick Vote
Loading ...
-
Meet the Editors
Tim Gould
Carol Katarsky -
Navigate
- Communication
- E-news Sponsored Content
- EMR/EHRs
- Ethics
- Finance
- Fraud & Waste
- Health Care Reform
- Health care/Treatment trends
- Hospital Management
- Human Resources/Staff management
- In this week's e-newsletter
- Industry Spotlight
- Insurance
- Latest News & Views
- Legal/Compliance
- Lighter Side
- Medicare/Medicaid
- Patient/Client Communication
- Practice Management
- Special Report
- Whitepaper Offers
advertisement
See what readers are saying...
- PATTY KIBODEAUX: ALL INJECTABLES SHOULD BE UNIT DOSE, IF A NURSE WILL NOT GIVE AN INJECTION IF SHE HERSELF DID NOT DRAW IT UP, THEN...
- Carol Katarsky: There is another follow-up story regarding the verdict here: http://healthexecnews.com/breaking-whistleblower-nurse-acqu...
- Doug: This has already come back as not guilty. The jury ruled quickly. This article didn't mention it, but the sheriff was ...
- Lisa Vieira: I would like to follow the case. please post any updates....
- Abraham Ragudos: Most of the time when kids especially toddlers started getting hyper, most parents especially here in the USA, bring the...
- Jim Gottstein: It turns out that most of the prescriptions for psychiatric drugs given to children and youth and submitted to Medicaid ...
