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By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, January 28, 2011
Total compensation costs – wages, salaries, and benefits – for hospital employees rose 2.1% in 2010, just above the 2% rise in total compensation costs for all workers in the larger economy, the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Employment Cost Index shows.
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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, January 31, 2011
Aggressive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening of patients upon admission to the intensive care unit can reduce patient stays and is cost-effective for hospitals, study shows.
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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, January 31, 2011
Two weeks after it was convicted and fined by a federal judge for criminally failing to report life-threatening defects in its cardioverter defibrillators, Boston Scientific and its subsidiary Guidant are contending with a civil False Claims Act lawsuit.
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By: HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 31, 2011
Patient outcomes achieved via telerehabilitation followingtotal knee arthroplasty are comparable with outcomes achieved by conventionalrehabilitation, a Journal of Joint Surgery study shows.
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By: Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media, January 28, 2011
Community Health Systems, Vanguard Health Systems, and Lifepoint Hospitals have partnered with two nonprofit health systems to form a strategic venture fund. Is it strange? A little. Is it a good idea? Probably.
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By: February 15, 2011
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By: January 10, 2011
As hospitals and physician practices continue merging for survival, hospital-physician integration is of growing interest to the IRS and is increasingly subject to scrutiny from regulators. Additionally, the new Form 990 disclosure requirements related to highly paid officers or employees have created an easily accessible public format for viewing executive compensation. Join HealthLeaders Media on February 16, 1 p.m. (EST), for this 60-minute audio conference, including Q&A, to get the analysis and strategies you need for current tax law requirements. http://www.hcmarketplace.com/prod.cfm?id=9412&s=EZINEADH&e_topic=WS_HLM2
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