Oops! Stressed out docs make more mistakes
Filed under: Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
Fatigue isn’t the only thing that can lead docs and other staffers to make serious medical mistakes. Now you have to worry about their emotional well-being too. Read more
Half of staffers will refuse H1N1 vaccine
Filed under: Ethics, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Practice Management
New surveys indicate that up to half of health care workers plan to refuse the H1N1 flu vaccine — a step that could have huge repercussions for your own facility and the general public. 
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The ugly side of recruiting docs: Hospital exec issues threats
Filed under: Ethics, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
Doctor recruiting can be a dog-eat-dog world for hospital execs. Here’s a case that sets a new standard for nastiness. Read more
HIPAA nightmare: Staffers blogging patient info
Filed under: Communication, Ethics, Healthcare Legal & Compliance, Patient/Client Communication, Special Report
You’d think it’d go without saying that health care workers shouldn’t include patient info in their Twitter or Facebook posts. You’d be wrong. Read more
Bundled payment for dialysis on CMS wishlist
Filed under: Healthcare Finance, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Medicare & Medicaid News
CMS is looking into changing payment for dialysis services so they are no longer fee-for-service. Read more
Alzheimer’s increases — worse than expected
Filed under: Health care/Treatment trends, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
The latest news shows that one of the most debilitating and costly illnesses is increasing even faster than expected. Read more
Lighter side: Turns out hookers aren’t a medical expense
Filed under: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Lighter Side
Holistic practices have their place in modern medicine, but you can’t expect the feds to reimburse every “nature-based” treatment a patient wants. Read more
Excess doc pay leads to $4.5M settlement
Filed under: Ethics, Fraud & Waste, Healthcare Legal & Compliance, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Medicare & Medicaid News
An Iowa hospital has agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle charges about misusing Medicare funds to compensate certain doctors. Read more
Half of your staffers will refuse the H1N1 flu vaccine — how to handle it
Filed under: Ethics, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Practice Management, Special Report
New surveys indicate that up to half of health care workers plan to refuse the H1N1 flu vaccine — a step that could have huge repercussions for your own facility and the general public. Read more