He's the dean of CEOs. Harman has held the top job at his West Virginia hospital for nearly 40 years--and counting.
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Biomedical subjects
Mary Chris Jaklevic
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Turbulence ahead. HFMA speakers confident despite myriad challenges.
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Congresses as Topic↗
Scoring big. Two major initiatives in works to gauge hospital value.
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Community-Institutional Relations↗
Planning for day after tomorrow. Hospitals taking a longer-range look at capital consumption, with return on investment becoming a top priority.
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Well-kept secret. Despite a lack of clearly defined standards, hospitals are under increasing pressure to publicly report charity-care figures.
Because hospitals have wildly divergent policies on reporting how much charity care they deliver, some fear the standards are so lax that they won't be able to defend their tax exemptions in court. Charity-care data are "all over the map," says Susan Sherry, left, deputy director of Community Catalyst.
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Attacking abuse. Lawsuits plague not-for-profits, AHA.
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American Hospital Association↗
Charity has its benefits. Provision lowers malpractice caps for Texas hospitals.
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Compensation and Redress↗
The chairman's now in charge. Some hospital boards decide that their chairman is the best choice to become CEO. But governance experts warn of pitfalls.
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Career Mobility↗
Harmony in healthcare. HFMA's Annual National Institute tunes into members' capital needs.
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Congresses as Topic↗
Too close for comfort? Appointment of Blues exec as head of board overseeing Iowa system resurrects questions about corporate conflicts of interest.
What happens when a top insurance executive also serves on a hospital-related board? In Iowa, where Wellmark Chairman John Forsyth is leading the board overseeing the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, observers say it's sometimes difficult to avoid potential conflicts. Concerns also crop up for Joel Allison, left, head of Baylor Health Care System, who serves on the board of an Abbott spinoff.
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New bedfellows. Baylor medical school switches hospital partners.
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Hospitals, Teaching↗
Under scrutiny in N.C. $414 million in hospital payments questioned.
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Economics, Hospital↗
Wrangling in Texas. Four Parkland trustees resign after dispute with CEO.
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Chief Executive Officers, Hospital↗
Identity crisis. Advocacy group called front for insurance industry.
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Conflict of Interest↗
Conflict resolution. More hospital and health system boards are shaking things up to deal with conflicts of interest. And their efforts are paying off.
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Conflict of Interest↗
Hospitals fight back. Proposed overcharge regs called burdensome.
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Aged↗
Tech vendors getting fiscal. General Electric Co. is leading the way with an array of services, from capital and equipment to consulting over quality, efficiency.
General Electric Co. and other technology vendors see a golden opportunity in cash-strapped hospital clients. By also offering financing and consulting services, they're helping their providers stay in the game long enough to pay them back for their high-tech goods, and come back for more. GE's Rick Wolfert says, "We have reason to believe we either are or soon will be the leading provider."
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Never pay retail again. HHS' Thompson says hospitals' discounts to uninsured are legal, as advocates celebrate and hospitals ponder pricing strategies.
Consumer advocates praised HHS' assertion that hospitals can legally give discounts to the uninsured, but hospitals expressed more cautious optimism. The declaration fell short of a legal safe harbor, which the AHA requested, and Dara Corrigan, left, HHS' acting principal deputy inspector general, says hospitals will have to be careful. Still, the decision may prompt more hospitals to change billing practices.
Hospital Charges↗