Modern Healthcare articles from September 2008

Modern Healthcare archives from September 2008

Other voices.(Opinions Editorials)
September 1, 2008... "The good news: Fewer Americans were uninsured last year than the year before. The real news: The private insurance market had nothing to do with it; employer-provided health insurance continues to erode. The improvement was entirely because...

Right on schedule; Hospitals deal with thorny issues of new Form 990.(Strictly Finance)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Melanie Evans Donna Meyer, an executive at Christus Health, regularly debates the merits of questionable expenses that hospitals say represent "giving back to the community.'' As one of 20 experts called by the Catholic Health...

On the move...(News Makers)(William Gracey plans to retire from LifePoint Hospitals)(Robert Beck was professor emeritus for the University of Chicago died from leukemia)(Obituary)
September 1, 2008... HOSPITALS, SYSTEMS LifePoint Hospitals, Brentwood, Tenn., said that William Gracey plans to retire from the company on April 30, 2009. Gracey, 55, will relinquish his post as COO but remain executive vice president until his departure...

A heavy burden; Obesity leads to staggering health, social costs.(Charles S. Lauer)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Charles S. Lauer In looking at the status of the obesity epidemic in this country, current policies just don't seem to be working. Adult obesity rates have doubled since 1980 to 30% from 15%. Children are faring even worse,...

Purchasing Power Survey.(The Week in Healthcare)(Survey)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... For the first time, Modern Healthcare-in partnership with the Leapfrog Group and the National Business Coalition on Health-is conducting a survey of major employers to determine how much they spend to provide healthcare benefits and services to...

Health Management sells Southwest Regional.(Late News)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Health Management Associates, Naples, Fla., said it sold 79-bed Southwest Regional Medical Center, Little Rock, Ark., to Baptist Health, Little Rock, for undisclosed terms. HMA said that it expects to use the proceeds of the sale for debt...

Changing the culture; Joint Commission floats awareness standards.(The Week in Healthcare)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Jean DerGurahian The Joint Commission's planned cultural-awareness standards might spur some hospitals to do more when it comes to diversity issues, experts say. The commission announced last week that it would develop hospital...

Quality demands; Required reporting shows errors rose in Ind., Utah.(The Week in Healthcare)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Jean DerGurahian The pressure for hospitals to show quality improvement ramped up in recent weeks as more states released statistics from their adverse-events reporting systems and California announced another round of publicly...

Outliers; Asides & insides.
September 1, 2008... New twist on access crisis: Man accused of ID theft to get bypass Is this what we have come to? A suburban Chicago man is in jail facing allegations that he stole the identity of a mentally disabled acquaintance in order to fool the state's...

Single hospitals seeking risk-takers; Calif., Mich. facilities attempting to land buyers post-bankruptcy.(The Week in Healthcare)(Century City Doctors Hospital )
September 1, 2008... Byline: Vince Galloro One bankrupt hospital completed its shutdown last week with hopes that a buyer may still emerge while another hospital filed for bankruptcy with a physician group poised to buy it. Century City Doctors Hospital in...

CMS should reconsider proposed requirements for '09 OPPS.(Late News)(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services )(Outpatient Prospective Payment System)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... The CMS should reconsider the quality-reporting requirements, among other payment methodologies, in its proposed outpatient prospective payment system rule for 2009, the American Hospital Association wrote in a comment letter to acting CMS...

Healthcare hot topic at DNC ... But some say assertiveness and substance lacking.(The Week in Healthcare)(Democratic National Committee)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Matthew Dobias and Jessica Zigmond During their week in Denver, which culminated in the official nomination of Barack Obama for president, the Democratic Party reasserted itself as the go-to party for health reform even though the...

Behind those uninsured numbers; United States seems to be quietly creeping toward a single-payer system.(Opinions Editorials)
September 1, 2008... Byline: David Burda The big story this past week was the U.S. Census Bureau's annual report on the number of people in the U.S. without health insurance. The news, overall, was good. Some 1.3 million additional people had health coverage...

Provena Covenant loses tax-exemption battle.(Late News)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana, Ill., may again have to pay property taxes after an appeals court reversed a lower court's decision that the Champaign County Board of Review and Illinois Department of Revenue were wrong to deny the...

... and now it's GOP's turn; Palin's in fold; radical restructuring called 'unwise'.(The Week in Healthcare)(Grand Old Party )
September 1, 2008... Byline: Gregg Blesch Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the newly minted Republican vice presidential candidate, brings a bent toward market-driven healthcare that's in line with the ideas promoted by her party and the man who will be top the...

L.A. man admits to paying homeless people to fake illnesses.(Late News)(Los Angeles)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... A Los Angeles man entered a plea deal with federal prosecutors admitting he paid homeless people to fake illnesses and be admitted to three for-profit hospitals in a conspiracy to defraud Medicare and Medicaid. The agreement calls for Estill...

Don't let the numbers fool you; While the latest statistics show the number of uninsured dropped in 2007, safety net providers aren't celebrating.(Report)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Jennifer Lubell Larry Kryzaniak, chief financial officer of 434-bed Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, doesn't buy the latest Census Bureau results on the uninsured. Amid expectations that the number of uninsured...

A seismic reprieve to 2030; Some Calif. facilities get earthquake-ready extensions.(The Week in Healthcare)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Rebecca Vesely Some California hospitals are breaking out the champagne these days while others are swallowing a bitter pill. That's because the state is starting to notify hospitals whether their buildings have been reclassified...

One-stop shopping; GNYHA readies $1 billion device showroom.(The Week in Healthcare)(The Greater New York Hospital Association)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Melanie Evans The Greater New York Hospital Association is backing a $1 billion commercial real estate venture to create a year-round showroom and conference center for companies that sell medical supplies, devices, technology and...

Breakthrough or budget-breaker? New breast-cancer tests might be too costly: experts.(The Week in Healthcare)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Shawn Rhea Two new diagnostic tests could further hospitals' reach into the world of genetic testing, but it's unclear whether the novel technologies for detecting a breast-cancer gene will be better options financially than...

Bridging the gaps; Providers, health records must be better coordinated.(Opinions Commentary)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Karen Davis Change is on the minds of many Americans this election cycle-including change in the healthcare system. Americans are so dissatisfied with the healthcare system, they would back major reforms. A Commonwealth Fund...

What's a Schedule H?(Strictly Finance)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Beginning in fiscal 2009, not-for-profit hospitals must itemize free and discounted care and other subsidies according to a new national standard set by the Internal Revenue Service. Reporting will occur on the new attachment, Schedule H, to...

Corrections & clarifications.(Correction notice)
September 1, 2008... * An Aug. 18 story ("N.Y. wields knife on Medicaid," p. 10), incorrectly stated the time period covered by a plan to cut New York Medicaid spending. The plan called for a cut of $500 million in the last six months of fiscal 2008 and $1.04...

Inflation frustration; Higher prices for raw materials have begun to hit the cost of health products, and GPOs are feeling the pressure.(Special Feature)(Group Purchasing Survey)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Shawn Rhea One fact stood out as Modern Healthcare spoke with purchasing organizations in follow-up conversations to our annual Group Purchasing Survey: The increased cost of raw materials used in the production and transportation...

Best workplaces named.(The Week in Healthcare)
September 8, 2008... The results are in! Is your organization one of the 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare? To find out, please visit modernhealthcare.com/bestplacestowork. There, readers will find an alphabetical listing of the 100 healthcare employers deemed...

Other voices.(Opinions Editorials)(Editorial)(Brief article)
September 8, 2008... "Our healthcare system probably will not improve without intervention and a public-private effort to solve the problem.... We know what needs to be done, and there is a long list of viable private-public alternatives that might prove...

Moody's to adopt revised scale; Average increase for healthcare industry, one notch.(The Week in Healthcare)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Melanie Evans F or not-for-profit hospitals without public support-a tax district or public university partner-news that Moody's Investors Service will drop its separate rating scale for tax-exempt bonds may be no news at all. ...

CHANGE OF PLANS; Squeezed by soaring medical costs and other demands for their revenue, providers are continuing to sell off their health plans.(Report)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Rebecca Vesely Provider-owned health plans seem to be dropping like flies, with at least five changing hands in as many months. A top healthcare rating firm spells out why in a new report issued last week: Member medical costs...

Keeping track; AAMC, institute ready online guides to centers' conflict-of-interest policies.(The Week in Healthcare)(Association of American Medical Colleges)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Shawn Rhea As part of an effort to encourage broad adoption of rules governing relationships between physicians and medical-products companies, two medical organizations will launch Web pages detailing conflict-of-interest policies...

Grassley queries two hospitals; Michelle Obama's employer is now under review.(The Week in Healthcare)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Melanie Evans Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) last week publicly questioned the business operations of Michelle Obama's employer, the University of Chicago Medical Center, and a second tax-exempt hospital, University of Texas M.D....

When the wind blows ... Dems, GOP don't seem anxious to tackle healthcare, so the people must speak up.(Opinions Editorials)(Editorial)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Neil McLaughlin If there's any good that came out of Hurricane Gustav, it may be that it set a precedent for shortening national political conventions. After watching two weeks of the Democratic and Republican national gatherings...

Tell me, is this right? Docs looking for PQRI feedback: MGMA survey.(The Week in Healthcare)(Physician Quality Reporting Initiative)(Survey)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Andis Robeznieks It may not be worth it, but they're doing it anyway and would like some feedback on if they're doing it right. That's how more than 450 healthcare practice leaders felt about Medicare's Physician Quality...

Outliers; Asides & insides.(briefs)
September 8, 2008... Sure you know about Chip Kahn, but have you met his mother? Political tenacity must run in the family. Felicia Kahn, a delegate for Hillary Rodham Clinton and the mother of Chip Kahn, president of the Federation of American Hospitals,...

Getting up to speed; With FCC's help, states, regions forming networks.(Information Edge)(Federal Communications Commission)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Joseph Conn If, as expected, the West Virginia Telehealth Alliance gets the go-ahead later this year to start buying fiber-optic lines with federal assistance, Jennifer Plymale will be one happy woman. "I'm a lady-in-waiting,''...

On the move...(News Makers)(appointments)(briefs)
September 8, 2008... ASSOCIATIONS The National Forum for Latino Healthcare Executives named Michael Anaya Sr. to succeed Hank Hernandez as president and chairman of the board. Hernandez, 55, CEO of Las Palmas Medical Center, El Paso, Texas, stepped down in...

West.(Regional News)
September 8, 2008... SALEM, Ore.-State officials broke ground Sept. 3 on a new 620-bed psychiatric hospital to replace the 125-year-old Oregon State Hospital, where the movie "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' was filmed (July 21, p. 36). Along with the new Salem...

Midwest.(Regional News)
September 8, 2008... OKEMOS, Mich.-Sharon Williams was named the new chief executive officer for CareSource's managed-care plan in Michigan. Williams most recently was vice president of government markets for Amerigroup Corp., in Virginia. She has spent most of her...

Northeast.(Regional News)(Eastern Connecticut Health Network)(Johnson Memorial Hospital)
September 8, 2008... STAFFORD SPRINGS, Conn.-Eastern Connecticut Health Network, Manchester, entered into exclusive talks to acquire 92-bed Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford Springs, and its parent company, Johnson Memorial Corp., which also provides...

South.(Regional News)(RehabCare Rehabilitation Hospital)(Pharmacy benefit managers)(brief)
September 8, 2008... FRANKFORT, Ky.-Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear announced a $112.4 million program to enroll more than 35,000 children in the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program by fiscal 2010. The plan calls for steps to simplify the enrollment process,...

Putting their money where the money is; The U.S. healthcare sector draws plenty of foreign direct investment. But not providers. Could universal coverage change that?(Special Report)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Vince Galloro Every year, foreign companies and investors pour billions of dollars into U.S. investments. In 2000, with the dot-com bubble still filled with air, foreign direct investment in the U.S. was $335.6 billion, according...

GOP spotlight passes healthcare; Republicans give little mention to industry, policy issues at convention.(The Week in Healthcare)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Matthew DoBias and Gregg Blesch The improving outlook for the presidential candidacy of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) last week had some concerns about how high a priority healthcare reform would be for him should he win. In a...

Medicare Rx plan marketing fails to meet guidelines: report.(Late News)(Brief article)
September 8, 2008... Lawmakers expressed alarm over the results of a federal investigation that found that marketing materials for Medicare prescription drug plans generally fail to meet CMS guidelines. A report issued by HHS' inspector general's office found that...

Healthfirst reaches $35 million settlement with Cuomo in N.Y.(Late News)(Brief article)
September 8, 2008... New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and Healthfirst reached a $35 million settlement over the insurer's violation of its Medicaid managed-care contract and false-marketing plans Healthfirst filed with state and city offices. New York's...

FDA posts online list of drugs found to have safety risks.(Late News)(Brief article)
September 8, 2008... The Food and Drug Administration for the first time posted online a list of drugs that are being evaluated for potential safety issues. The drugs have been identified using the FDA's Adverse Event Reporting System, according to the agency....

Zimmer announces deal to buy Abbott Spine for $360 million.(Late News)(Brief article)
September 8, 2008... Zimmer Spine, a subsidiary of Warsaw, Ind.-based devicemaker Zimmer Holdings, announced plans to acquire Austin, Texas-based Abbott Spine for $360 million. The deal will be financed through cash on hand and existing credit lines, according to a...

Employers shifting more costs to workers for healthcare: survey.(Late News)(Survey)(Brief article)
September 8, 2008... The growth in the cost of providing worker benefits continues to slow as employers increasingly shift more of the financial burden onto employees, according to preliminary survey results of Mercer's National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health...

Partners HealthCare said to be seeking Mongan's successor.(Late News)(appointment of James Mongan)(Brief article)
September 8, 2008... The 10-hospital Partners HealthCare System, Boston, launched a search to replace its President and Chief Executive Officer James Mongan, 66, according to the Boston Globe. Partners officials declined to comment, but according to Stephen Weiner,...

Gustav becomes a test spin; Some say more federal capital needed for rainier days.(The Week in Healthcare)
September 8, 2008... Byline: Jennifer Lubell Hurricane Gustav offered the Gulf Coast healthcare industry what turned out to be a real-life drill to test newly improved disaster-relief tools, yet some providers warn that more federal capital is needed to boost...

Corrections & clarifications.(Correction notice)
September 15, 2008... A subheadline in a Sept. 8 story ("Moody's to adopt revised scale," p. 10) said that healthcare providers' average municipal bond rating will rise one notch. Several industries rated by Moody's Investors Service, including healthcare, will...

Medtronic money.(The Week in Healthcare)(Brief article)
September 15, 2008... Byline: Shawn Rhea A recently unveiled list of charitable donations by devicemaker Medtronic included the following gifts: Recipient/Purpose/Donation VIVA Physicians (continuing medical education company): Vascular Interventional...

Listen and learn; Wise CEOs turn to each other for advice, counsel.(chief executive officers)
September 15, 2008... Byline: Charles S. Lauer Have you ever thought about what makes healthcare chief executives tick? They're essentially an isolated bunch of unique and highly talented men and women who face unrelenting pressure from all sides-government,...

Clarian expanding ... to possibly Indiana's largest system.(The Week in Healthcare)(Report)
September 15, 2008... Byline: Gregg Blesch Clarian Health took another step in its growth into a formidable statewide Indiana system as it moved to acquire Cardinal Health System, the parent of 356-bed Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Ind., about 60 miles...

Akron General takes a stand.(Brief article)
September 15, 2008... Byline: Gregg Blesch Akron (Ohio) General Medical Center and its medical staff are trying to whip up opposition to plans for a for-profit hospital that would be jointly owned by physician investors and Summa Health System in Akron's...

Medtronic unwraps gifts; But some say vendor's role not clearly defined.(The Week in Healthcare)
September 15, 2008... Byline: Shawn Rhea In a move that may signal an effort by the medical-device industry to stave off mandatory gift-disclosure requirements by Congress, medical-device maker Medtronic, Minneapolis, has voluntarily published all charitable...

Providers: more pay in P4P; CMS says higher incentive opportunities possible.(The Week in Healthcare)(Report)
September 15, 2008... Byline: Jennifer Lubell Providers engaging in pilot projects and other initiatives to improve quality agree that the list of conditions for measuring quality needs to expand-but they want Medicare to pay more to meet the costs of complying...

Reports mixed on Blues deal.(The Week in Healthcare)(Report)
September 15, 2008... Byline: Rebecca Vesely Opponents in the fierce debate over whether two major Pennsylvania Blues plans should be allowed to merge each found new ammunition in a pair of reports issued last week. Highmark and Independence Blue Cross,...

Sticking to the basics; more systems are learning that they can't be both providers and insurers.(Opinions Editorials)(Report)
September 15, 2008... "When it comes to dumping an unprofitable HMO, there are three options: Sell it, close it or declare insolvency. It's a choice being faced by dozens of hospitals and health systems that are deciding to exit the managed-care business....

Doc ownership takes legal hit; the dismissal of Little Rock Cardiology Clinic's antitrust case against Baptist Health could create roadblocks for physician groups, some suggest.(Report)
September 15, 2008... Byline: Jessica Zigmond A federal judge in Arkansas has tossed out a closely watched antitrust complaint filed by a group of physicians against a competing hospital system and health insurer, handing hospitals nationally some potent legal...

Tracking 'never events' policies.(News)(Brief article)
September 15, 2008... Effective Oct. 1, the CMS will stop reimbursing healthcare providers for 11 "never events''-considered reasonably preventable errors in healthcare delivery. The National Quality Forum has established its own set of 28 such events, which served...

Never-ending questions; kickoff date draws near for 'never events' policy.(Payers and Purchasers)(Report)
September 15, 2008... Byline: Jean DerGurahian When Banner Desert Medical Center realized in 2006 that its heart attack patients were not receiving timely, crucial care, staff took a hard look into the time it was taking them to get a patient from the emergency...

Feds share dim view of CON laws with Ill. officials.(Late News)(Report)
September 15, 2008... Federal antitrust authorities next week will tell an Illinois task force reviewing the state's certificate-of-need program that CON laws "undercut consumer choice, stifle innovation, and weaken markets' ability to contain healthcare costs.''...

Congress urged to reset sustainable growth rate formula.(Late News)(Brief article)
September 15, 2008... Congress should reset the baseline payment formula that reimburses Medicare physicians to more accurately reflect the cost of caring for beneficiaries, Nancy Nielsen, president of the American Medical Association, told the House Ways and Means...

Wis. fines Humana $750,000 for Medicare marketing practices.(Late News)(Brief article)
September 15, 2008... The state of Wisconsin has fined Humana $750,000 in a settlement deal related to Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D marketing practices. Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Sean Dilweg alleged that some of Humana's agents were unlicensed or in...

Health Net settles; will restore 926 members, pay $25 million.(Late News)(Brief article)
September 15, 2008... Health Net has agreed to restore health coverage to 926 former members in a $25 million agreement with the California Insurance Department. The Woodland Hills, Calif.-based insurer will offer benefits to those whose coverage was rescinded since...

Vestiges of the boom; not-for-profit portfolios saw average 8% gain in '07.(The Week in Healthcare)(Report)
September 15, 2008... Byline: Melanie Evans For investors in pursuit of higher returns, heightened risk of market swings is sine qua non. Greater volatility promises that portfolios will outperform expectations some years and stumble-or dive-others. One...

Other voices.(Opinions Editorials)
September 15, 2008... "Probably no aspect of the new Medicare drug program has caused more confusion and irritation than the notorious `doughnut hole,' a gap in coverage that forces people who had been getting their drugs cheaply to suddenly pay the full price out...

Outliers; Asides & insides.
September 15, 2008... He's got his motor running to foment the VistA revolution Hmmm. Someone involved with the medical profession, a motorcycle, a cross-country trip in Latin America. Outliers seems to have heard that somewhere before. But instead of Che...

Sister Hartney, a healthcare Hall of Famer, dies at age 98.(Late News)(Obituary)
September 15, 2008... Sister Mary Gerald Hartney, a widely recognized expert in healthcare finance and former Catholic hospital executive, died at St. Mary's Convent in Notre Dame, Ind. She was 98. Hartney, born Maura Josephine Hartney in Limerick, Ireland, in 1910,...

Jena Hausmann, 37; COO, The Children's Hospital in Denver.(Special Feature: 2008 Up & Comers)
September 15, 2008... Byline: Tracey Fuller Two defining life moments Jena Hausmann had while a college senior studying political science geared her in the direction toward healthcare administration. First, the 1992 presidential election was taking place, and...

Don Fesko, 36; Administrator, Community Hospital, Muncie, Ind.(Special Feature: 2008 Up & Comers)
September 15, 2008... Byline: Alice Hohl ***** Correction: The location of Community Hospital in Munster, Ind., was misidentified in a graphic accompanying the profile of Up & Comer Don Fesko (Sept. 15, p. 28). The correct location appears in the story and...

Proving their worth; post-acute providers need not wait for CMS demo.(Opinions Commentary)(Report)
September 15, 2008... Byline: Paul Diaz and William Altman ***** Correction: The photo of William Altman, senior vice president for strategy and public policy at Kindred Healthcare, which accompanied his commentary was incorrect (Sept. 15, p. 17). The...

Healthcare holds on tight; As the markets roil and financial giants fall, experts say things won't be all that bad for healthcare organizations.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Vince Galloro A venerable investment bank filed for bankruptcy protection, and another was sold under heavy duress. The federal government took an 80% stake in a behemoth insurance company in return for an $85 billion loan. Central...

Sponsored design section.(Special Feature)(design awards for hospitals)
September 22, 2008... North Shore Long Island Jewish Medical Center Women's Hospital The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano Weatherford Regional Hospital Harlem facade replacement Atrium Medical Center Midwest Medical Center Sumter Regional...

Bankruptcy bug hits hospitals; At least four have filed for protection in last month.(News)(Hawaii Medical Center (Honolulu, Hawaii); North Oakland Medical Center (Pontiac, Michigan); Trinity Hospital (Erin, Tennessee); Century City Doctors Hospital (Beverly Hills, California))
September 22, 2008... Byline: Melanie Evans By at least one measure, last week's rushed bankruptcy of a Wall Street giant must have seemed eerily familiar to the struggling Hawaii Medical Center: The end came fast. The two-hospital Honolulu system quickly...

LETTERS.(Opinions Letters)
September 22, 2008... Moral compass works just fine I read your editorial in the Aug. 18, 2008 Modern Healthcare ("Wrong turn in patient care,'' p. 20) with some interest. You mention our hospital prominently in that editorial. I suspect we were mentioned...

Delbanco tries surveillance; Former Leapfrog CEO joins monitoring firm.(The Week in Healthcare)(Suzanne Delbanco; Arrowsight Medical)
September 22, 2008... Byline: Jean DerGurahian Former Leapfrog Group Chief Executive Officer Suzanne Delbanco has landed another executive position, this time heading a private company that has developed and is hoping to sell video systems to watch healthcare...

Fitting in and standing out; Winning projects in our annual Design Awards competition complement their settings while creating highly effective spaces for healthcare delivery.(Special Feature)
September 22, 2008... Byline: Andis Robeznieks Don't take the winners of the 23rd annual Modern Healthcare Design Awards competition out of context. They're fine just where they are. Whether it was the Arizona desert, the woods of Oregon, a Midwest wetland...

Charges pending; Virgin Islands readies case against Miller.(The Week in Healthcare)(Rodney Miller; Roy Lester Schneider Hospital (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands))
September 22, 2008... Byline: Gregg Blesch Summer was bad but fall may be worse for Rodney Miller, who until recently was a rising star among healthcare executives. Prosecutors in the Virgin Islands, where Miller, 36, was chief executive officer of a public...

CITATION/BUILT.(Special Feature)(Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (Hamilton, New Jersey))
September 22, 2008... Lakefront Tower at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton, N.J. Type of facility: Inpatient addition Project architect: Ballinger Construction manager: L.F. Driscoll Co. Completed: August 2007 Size: 142,000...

Whitman out at HMA; Newsome returns to become new CEO.(The Week in Healthcare)(Burke Whitman; Health Management Associates Inc.; Gary Newsome)
September 22, 2008... Byline: Vince Galloro Burke Whitman had to wait a year and a half after he joined Health Management Associates to become the company's chief executive officer. Just 15 months after rising to the top, however, the former Triad Hospitals...

Outliers; Asides & insides.(health care industry; Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center (Boston, Massachusetts))
September 22, 2008... Roll out the barrel: It's time to talk beer and cancer research Oktoberfest is already under way in Munich and what better way for Outliers to celebrate it than to discuss the advantages of beer in the healthcare industry? Excuse us while...

Spirit award nominations.(The Week in Healthcare)
September 22, 2008... Nominations for Modern Healthcare's 16th annual Spirit of Excellence awards are now open. The awards, co-sponsored by Sodexo Health Care Services, honor organizations and individuals that go beyond what's expected in serving their patients and...

The 2008 Greeders' Cup; Distress in financial markets can be blamed on fiscal irresponsibility.(Opinions Editorials)
September 22, 2008... Byline: Neil McLaughlin Notes on the news: * One of the most discouraging aspects of the recent wave of financial disasters is the abandonment of corporate stewardship by the titans of finance. Some of the institutions brought to...

CITATION/BUILT.(Special Feature)(University of Oregon Athletic Medicine Center (Eugene, Oregon))
September 22, 2008... University of Oregon Athletic Medicine Center, Eugene Type of facility: Sports therapy center Project architect: Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects Construction manager: Turner Construction Co. Completed: August 2007 Size:...