Public Has Mixed Feelings About Attempted Healthcare.gov Improvements
There have been noticeable improvements, but glitches and bugs continue to frustrate users of the federal government’s online healthcare marketplace. After a dismal start in October, the Obama...
View ArticleInvesting in Research Could End Income-based Health Inequalities
Global investments in research, vaccines and new medicines to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria can reduce the health gap between rich and poor nations within the next generation, according to...
View ArticleNew Timeline Proposed for EHR Implementation
The adoption and use of electronic health records (EHRs) by hospitals and physicians has grown rapidly since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act became law – creating Medicare and Medicaid EHR...
View ArticleLuxury Hospitals Offering Hotel-like Amenities to Patients
Flat screen televisions, room service meals and massage services are amenities available at many hotels, but these luxurious perks are also starting to appear in hospitals across the country. Some...
View ArticleAbout Half of Hospital Executives Plan to Implement Accountable Care...
Growing numbers of hospital executives plan to implement accountable care organizations (ACO) in 2014, according to one study, but a second study revealed that nearly half of the executives remain...
View ArticleSurvey: Most Organizations are “Very Concerned” About Controlling Cost of...
Individuals aren’t the only people who are carefully monitoring healthcare costs. According to findings from the “State of Employee Benefits in the Workplace” survey by the Society for Human Resource...
View ArticleHealthcare Administration Career Profile
When we think of hospitals, perhaps the first thing that comes to mind is the work of the physicians and nurses who work directly with patients suffering from injury or illness. Yet this is only half...
View ArticleMedical and Health Service Manager Career Profile
Medical and health service managers, also known as healthcare administrators, are the centerpiece of success for a healthcare facility. They are planning experts, who help direct and coordinate health...
View ArticleHealthcare Manager vs. Healthcare Administrator
When examining healthcare careers, it’s often easy to mistake the roles of a healthcare manager and healthcare administrator. The two careers are similar in many ways, so much so that the terms have...
View ArticleA Degree in Health Science Could Be Just What the Doctor Ordered
With an expansive range of positions available, professionals looking to enter health science should be able to find something of interest to them. Health science refers to an overarching umbrella...
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