Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
By Kester Freeman
Former CEO, Palmetto HealthÂ
There is an important element to healthcare reform that will begin rewarding hospitals for the quality of service they offer, instead of just the quantity of services they provide.
The program is referred to as value-based purchasing (also known as pay-for-performance). Essentially, hospitals will be given financial rewards from Medicare beginning [...]
Friday, April 16th, 2010
By Mike Stephens
Former CEO, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Now that healthcare reform legislation is in fact law, President Obama has been the object of unrelenting and persistent criticism due to many of the law’s provisions. While I disagree with many of these criticisms, I do share a feeling of disappointment in the lack of definitive and [...]
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
By Jennifer Mitchell
Editor, Action for Better Healthcare
If you have been searching for answers about how healthcare reform will impact you or your hospital, you should plan on attending a special webinar this Thursday, April 1, from 3 – 5 p.m. ET.
Healthcare insiders will answer your questions about expanded healthcare coverage, managing a future under new reform [...]
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
By Ed Howe
Retired president and CEO, Aurora Health CareÂ
There is a helpful voice guiding lawmakers as they try to finalize language in what will be a final healthcare reform bill to send to President Obama.
The voice is that of the Premier healthcare alliance. The group represents 2,300 not-for-profit hospitals and more than 64,000 other healthcare [...]
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
By Kester Freeman
Retired CEO, Palmetto HealthÂ
I was on a US Airways flight over the holidays. I was flipping through their magazine and couldn’t help but notice a special section advertising world-class healthcare offered at Mount Sinai hospital in New York and the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.  Â
Both ads were touting sophisticated and unique medical [...]
