Hospitals and Health Systems to Cut Back on Both Capital Spending and Unprofitable Services in 2009.
New Study from Noblis Center for Health Innovation Discusses the Impact of the Economic Crisis on Hospitals and Health Systems FALLS CHURCH, Va., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report released today from the Noblis Center for Health Innovation, a leading non-profit advisory firm to health providers,...

Physician Hospitals of America (PHA) Congratulates Congress on its Passage of a 'Clean' SCHIP Children's Health Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- "Physician Hospitals of America (PHA) congratulates Congress on its passage of the SCHIP bill which will provide healthcare access and insurance to millions of children nationwide," said Molly Sandvig, PHA Executive Director. "Congress recognized that the SCHIP bill was too important to delay its...

Opponents Use SCHIP Children's Health Care Bill to Attack Physician-Owned Hospitals: Doctors Call on Congressional Leadership to Remove Lobbyist Inspired Attack Reports PHA.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to Wednesday's attack on hospitals owned by America's physicians, Physician Hospitals of America declares that it is time for House and Senate Leadership to step in and ensure the future of hospitals that are operated by doctors who swore oaths to care...

The OIG Issues Three Reports On Adverse Events At Hospitals.
In December 2008, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued three reports regarding its research with respect to "adverse events" at hospitals. The reports were required by the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 and will be submitted to Congress...

Congressional Action Could Harm Physician Hospitals; Economic Impact Could Be Severe Warns PHA.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Special interests who tried to attack physician-owned hospitals in Congress last year by attaching harmful measures to the Farm Bill and War Supplemental Bill are at it again. Now, a handful of lawmakers are trying to use a children's health care bill to limit...

Healthy records; Doctors and hospitals look to stimulus.
Byline: Sarah Gantz WASHINGTON - When it comes to medical technology, Massachusetts is ahead of the game. Hospitals, private practices and medical facilities across the state have been working to computerize patients' health records for years, a practice intended to reduce medical errors and save money. But...

America's Best Hospitals Way Ahead of World Health Organization on Surgical Checklist Use.
Top U.S. hospitals have prevented thousands of deaths and complications by having surgeons use surgical safety checklists. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Recent hoopla surrounding published research citing the patient safety benefits of surgery checklists would suggest medical experts have stumbled onto a startling new tactic...

Houston Northwest Medical Center Is One of Two Hospitals in Texas Named A Mentor Hospital for Heart Attack.
Elite Mentor Hospital Designation by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement HOUSTON, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Houston Northwest Medical Center is among an elite group of hospitals nationwide - and among only two in Texas - named by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) as a Mentor Hospital...

Detroit Area Hospitals Seek $75 Million from United American HealthCare Arising out of its Management of the Liquidated OmniCare HMO.
DETROIT, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- In a lawsuit pending in Wayne County Circuit Court arising out of the demise of the Detroit-based OmniCare, a once-large HMO servicing Medicaid recipients, several major Detroit area hospitals filed a Brief today in support of their claim for $75 Million in damages from...

Aurora St. Luke's Among Top 100 Hospitals to Work for Says Nursing Professionals Magazine.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center has been named one of the "2009 Top 100 Hospitals to Work For" by Nursing Professionals magazine. The top 100 list acknowledges hospitals that strive to include nurses at all organizational levels in order to effectively serve...