The Price is What?

Many in the US believe that a free market in health care is a good idea.  Some actually assert that the US health care system amounts to a f...

The Price is What? 2015-05-14T20:40:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Noticing the Elephant in the Room: Bigger Hospital Networks Charge More for the Same Service

We recently discussed a report on hospital prices here in Rhode Island, which showed that hospitals that are part of hospital systems were ...

Noticing the Elephant in the Room: Bigger Hospital Networks Charge More for the Same Service 2015-05-14T19:58:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Hospital Executive Pay in the Land Where All Our CEOs Are Above Average

In the US, it seems to be the season for news reports on the pay of hospital executives.  Here are reports from three states in the southeas...

Hospital Executive Pay in the Land Where All Our CEOs Are Above Average 2015-05-14T19:48:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

More Settlements: Christ Hospital, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries

For the end of the week, a round-up of the latest legal settlements involving large health care organizations, in alphabetical order.... C...

More Settlements: Christ Hospital, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 2015-05-14T19:32:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

City Hospital System Board Member Fined for Conflict of Interest Involving Proprietary, Off-Shore Medical School

Sometimes I think I have now seen every type of conflict of interest that could afflict health care, but then some amazing new variation on ...

City Hospital System Board Member Fined for Conflict of Interest Involving Proprietary, Off-Shore Medical School 2015-05-12T23:47:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

A $7.8 Million Golden Parachute for a Not-For-Profit Health Care System CEO Who "Didn't Leave Under Great Circumstances"

These sorts of hits just keep on coming.  This story comes from the Baltimore Sun. The Golden Parachute First, let us just review the f...

A $7.8 Million Golden Parachute for a Not-For-Profit Health Care System CEO Who "Didn't Leave Under Great Circumstances" 2015-05-11T01:05:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

St. Vincent's Goes Bankrupt, Executives Earn Millions

St. Vincent's Hospital in the Greenwich Village section of New York City was a landmark institution which filed for bankruptcy in April,...

St. Vincent's Goes Bankrupt, Executives Earn Millions 2015-05-06T20:01:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

HealthSouth's "Digital Hospital," from the "Era of Cyber Hospitals" to an Unfinished "Pipe Dream"

The trial for a civil law-suit against Richard Scrushy, the former CEO of for-profit rehabilitation hospital chain HealthSouth, is currently...

HealthSouth's "Digital Hospital," from the "Era of Cyber Hospitals" to an Unfinished "Pipe Dream" 2009-05-20T13:11:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

More Gravity Defying Compensation for Not-for-Profit Health Care Leaders

Two recent articles featured more about gravity-defying compensation given to the leaders of not-for-profit health care organizations. We ha...

More Gravity Defying Compensation for Not-for-Profit Health Care Leaders 2009-03-10T10:51:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown