Healthcare Industry News Features

August 26, 2010 - Hospitals with happier patients also tend to enjoy healthier bottom lines, according to a recent study from the American Hospital Directory. 

August 16, 2010 - The Joint Commission has recertified AMN Healthcare and its companies with its “Gold Seal of Approval” for healthcare staffing services.  And, for the first time, Staff Care, AMN’s locum tenens division, has been included in the certification process.

August 16, 2010 - Put the terms “high-tech” and “healthcare” in the same sentence and visions of robots, gadgets and imaging technology pop into the collective imagination of many readers.  Whether it’s using proton-beam therapy, implanting LVADs in patients’ chests, or employing robots to perform surgery, the stuff of science fiction is becoming more commonplace in healthcare. 

July 30, 2010 - As states seek ways to balance budgets, several have decided to curtail their Medicaid programs’ support of graduate medical education (GME) in academic medical centers, according to a recent report from the Association of American Medical Colleges.

July 7, 2010 - In a few years, will most physicians be employed by hospitals instead of private practices?