Beth Jones Sanborn
Healthcare Finance
Portland, ME, United States
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Time's Up Healthcare seeks to drive cultural change, break down culture of inequality, harassment
The organization says healthcare professionals represent the second largest group to have contacted their legal defense fund for help after arts, entertainment workers. → Read More
For New York hospitals, first-ever citywide nurse residency program will help retention, curb burnout
Program will support participating hospitals with implementing a year-long residency that bridges the gap between education and practice for newly-graduated nurses. → Read More
Hennepin Healthcare uses EHR data to identify patients at risk of homelessness
Hennepin's Alex Knutson-Smisek says using the electronic health record to pinpoint social determinants was a hard sell but the work that followed was not that complicated. → Read More
Mount Sinai: Racial disparities 'manifest in morbidities' among patients
Wide variations in hospital performances can have a major financial impact on patients, health systems and surrounding communities, according to researchers at the health system. → Read More
Mount Sinai: Racial disparities 'manifest in morbidities' among patients
Wide variations in hospital performances can have a major financial impact on patients, health systems and surrounding communities, according to researchers at the health system. → Read More
Providers need their EHRs for MACRA, but too bad they hate them
And that frustration could mean they fall short of payment incentive goals, SA Ignite says. → Read More
Pharma reps not welcome? More hospitals, practices granting 'no access' to salespeople
In fact, more than 55 percent of health system-owned physician practices banned commercial visits last year, study finds. → Read More
A majority of states are now buying into value-based care
Only seven states have little to no activity around value-based payment models, a study by Change Healthcare found. → Read More
Hospital lessons from mass shootings: Trauma systems must be more prepared than ever
Preparation, collaboration and regular disaster drills within trauma systems will saves lives, surgeons said. → Read More
ACEP condemns Rep. Diane Black's suggestion to scrap EMTALA
Emergency room overcrowding is caused by lack of access to care, and the focus should be there, ACEP says. → Read More
Hospital systems rush in to help Puerto Rico, wildfire-stricken California
A New York hospital volunteer team is heading to Puerto Rico to treat patients while Sutter Health donates to wildfire relief after closing hospital. → Read More
Hospital systems rush in to help Puerto Rico, wildfire-stricken California
A New York hospital volunteer team is heading to Puerto Rico to treat patients while Sutter Health donates to wildfire relief after closing hospital. → Read More
Expert calls CMS hospital star ratings delay a major mistake
Hospital Compare initiative has become a "problem child" for CMS, but discussion over methods shouldn't be allowed to stall program repeatedly, expert says. → Read More
Generational divides influence doctor-patient relationships, patient engagement, study says
Millennials are more open, accepting of doctors authority; GenXers mistrustful and somewhat disengaged; Baby boomers the least healthy, study says. → Read More
Physician appointment wait times spike, highlight growing doctor shortage, survey finds
It seems 24 days is the new average to schedule a "new patient" appointment, with Boston seeing longest average delay, results show. → Read More
MACRA tools can do the heavy lifting, but preparation still required, experts say
From MGMA's online forum to SA Ignite's MACRA software, clinicians can set the groundwork, find success. → Read More
Specialty practices way behind on MACRA readiness, survey shows
Survey shows few are making key investments, changes required for move to value-based care. → Read More
Touro medical school program cuts physician bias against obesity, study shows
Cutting down on negative physician bias towards obesity could yield better treatment, patient outcomes. → Read More
Osteopathic physicians march on Washington, demand funding for teaching health centers
In 2015-2016, teaching health centers turned out more than 700 new doctors, could nearly close the physician shortage by 2020. → Read More
Rural hospitals tout 'affordable' cloud-based EHRs for keeping them afloat
With no servers to buy, and no need to hire IT staff, cloud solutions prove they're an affordable way to quickly modernize, executives say. → Read More