Commentary: Could Nonprofit Hospitals Become an Endangered Species?
If hospitals are no longer having to spend huge amounts covering charity care and bad debt write-offs, will they be seen as a potentially big source of revenue not only for the feds but for state governments as well? +
Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media
June 18, 2010
Commentary: Time to Break the Taboo of Wooing Well-insured Patients
You won't often overhear a hospital marketer loudly proclaim at a dinner party that their organization is trying to attract more insured patients. But high-value patients keep hospitals in business and enable them to care for the poor and uninsured. +
Marianne Aiello, for HealthLeaders Media
June 16, 2010
Commentary: Prying Eyes May Cost Hospitals Millions
At least one state is getting very serious about instilling a culture of health information confidentiality. +
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media
June 16, 2010