In the Belly of the Beast - Hitting the Target with Mergers & Acquisitions
By Darryl Price
Healthcare Practice Leader
Slalom Consulting
Studies continue to point out that only around 20% of merger and acquisition activity achieves targeted expectations. That is not to say mergers and acquisitions fail, only that they don’t meet expectations. This “missing the target” is consistently attributed to overly enthusiastic expectations, but most often it is due to underestimating the impact of the change on the people and culture. Read management article
Double Trouble – Disruptive Physicians and Hostile Work Environments
By Mary H. Spillane, Williams KastnerBy Kimberly D. Baker, Williams Kastner
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Children's Health Care Clinic Saturday 01/27/12 9:17 pm From 8am to noon on Saturday, the 28 th , the University of Nevada's School of Medicine is hosting a clinic focused on basic medical care for kids. It's happening at the Family Medicine Center on the University of Nevada campus.
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01/27/12 9:17 pm By Ashok Selvam Catholic Healthcare West shed more than words when the 38-hospital system changed its name to Dignity Health. It dropped its formal connection to the Roman Catholic Church. San Francisco-based CHW envisioned a system with hospitals ...
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Health insurer WellPoint boosts primary care 01/27/12 4:05 pm By Robin Wulffson MD on January 27, 2012 - 4:43pm INDIANAPOLIS, IN - On January 27, the nation's second largest health insurance provider announced that it had launched an innovative reimbursement initiative, partnering with primary care physicians to ...
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PPJ Enterprise (PPJE) Forward Guidance Includes New Billing Contracts, Private ... 01/27/12 1:19 pm RENO, NEVADA, Jan 27, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- PPJ Enterprise (pinksheets:PPJE) ( http://www.ppjenterprise.com/ ); a proprietary automated health care software company, is pleased to share its Corporate Overview / Forward Guidance with its ...
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Federal government rejects Texas insurance waiver 01/27/12 11:31 am The law is part of the Affordability Care Act, changes made in federal health care law in 2010 that Texas officials say is unconstitutional. It requires health insurers to spend at least 80 percent of their revenue on providing health care or health ...
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Ron Paul: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum support Obamacare 01/27/12 9:35 am However, according to Mr. Paul's campaign team, the former Pennsylvania senator also supported an individual mandate for healthcare as well. During the Republican presidential candidate debate on CNN Thursday night, Mr. Santorum stated that Romneycare ...
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Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) Downgraded by Robert W. Baird 01/27/12 5:54 am Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE: HR) was downgraded by research analysts at Robert W. Baird from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report issued on Friday. They currently have a $22.00 price target on the stock.
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WellPoint Launches Innovative Reimbursement Initiative, Partnering With ... 01/27/12 5:54 am "Primary care physicians who are committed to expanding access, to coordinating care for their patients and being accountable for the quality of care and the health outcomes of those patients, will get paid more than they do today, and we're committed ...
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Will hospital hold 'sincere Catholic faith flavor'? 01/27/12 3:42 am Catholic Healthcare West, which is among one of the nation's largest hospital systems, is severing its ties with the Catholic Church and changing its name to Dignity Health. The group says the change will help it expand beyond its operations in ...
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NSHE seeks stopgap health care funding for staff 01/26/12 4:02 pm The Nevada System of Higher Education is seeking a way to provide short-term health care benefits to employees who have faced higher costs over the past year. The project follows a December decision by the Public Empoyee Benefits Plan (PEBP) board to ...
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Leadership of Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth undergoing changes 01/26/12 2:28 pm "I care enough about this organization to step aside." Vermillion said she had been speaking with other charitable groups about absorbing her organization, which provides services to homeless teenagers. Providing further evidence of conflict within the ...
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Most UNLV employees cannot afford basic health care 01/26/12 11:24 am According to findings from the UNLV Health Benefits Survey, most UNLV employees cannot afford basic health care. Vice president for Finance and Business Gerry Bomotti, who also serves as chair of the Nevada System of Higher Education's Public Employees ...
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Program Manager I, Marketing, Kirkland, WA 01/26/12 10:00 am The Program Manager of Marketing is responsible for leading marketing initiatives, brand management, and targeted communications to support Evergreens mission of advancing the health of the community we serve.
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Despite controversy, healthcare reform provisions moving ahead 01/26/12 7:49 am The White House announced that 28 states are on their way to establishing Affordable Insurance Exchanges, a key component of the Obama administrationís signature healthcare reform policy. ìStates are taking strong steps to implement health reform,î ...
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Catholic Healthcare West becomes Dignity Health 01/26/12 7:49 am "Taking care of your body, mind and spirit," says another. And in the last one: "60000 people committed to delivering superior care." Those 60000 people used to work for San Francisco-based Catholic Healthcare West, but as of Tuesday are employed by ...
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Unity Management Group Subsidiary Announces First Contracts of 2012 with ... 01/26/12 7:49 am Unity Technologies Inc. is a complete software solutions company offering billing, electronic medical records, and electronic health records for physicians' offices and hospitals. United Healthcare Solutions, a national company based in Nevada, ...
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Nevada casino mogul pumping millions into Newt Gingrich's campaign 01/26/12 7:49 am Tyler told the AP that Winning Our Future had made a $6 million ad buy in Florida. A spot is planned to take aim at Romney's health care plan as governor of Massachusetts and its connection to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, Tyler said.
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01/26/12 1:16 am On Saturday, January 21st show the country that Nevada Democrats are ready to stand up and fight back against Republican efforts to break the promise of a healthy and secure retirement.” It's worth recalling that the Democratic health care plan for the ...
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Best Lawyers in America Selects Las Vegas-Based John Bailey for 2012 Edition 01/26/12 1:16 am John R. Bailey, managing partner of the law firm Bailey Kennedy, has been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2012 in the field of Healthcare Law. Bailey has been practicing law in Nevada for nearly 30 years.
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Despite controversy, healthcare reform provisions moving ahead 01/25/12 9:55 pm And, in Nevada, unanimous, bipartisan legislation which Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval signed into law on June 16, 2011, authorized the creation of the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange.† Its board has been appointed, an executive director named ...
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UC San Diego Health System acquires Nevada Cancer Institute 01/25/12 7:57 pm NVCI will remain the official cancer institute of the state of Nevada with UC San Diego Health Service as affiliate health care provider. The arrangement represents a partnership between California and Nevada. “In light of health care reform, ...
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Manager, Patient Access, South Puget Sound Region, WA 01/25/12 12:00 pm Large multi-specialty practice is looking to add a team player who can solve problems, manage, and develop people, successfully implement new processes, and one who can streamline and improve upon current scheduling, registration, and referral processes.
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Program Services Director, Tukwila, WA 01/25/12 12:00 pm Under the direction of the Executive Director (or designee) is accountable for work that that supports the achievement of the mission and goals of the Washington Center for Nursing. The Program Services Director is a leader in ensuring WCNs continued success, a visible representative of the organization across the state and in other venues, and a role model for other staff. This position requires energy, positivity, experience, innovation, self-knowledge, critical thinking, and a solution-seeking approach.
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Director of Nursing, Hollywood, CA 01/24/12 3:00 pm AIDS Healthcare Foundation is searching for a Registered Nurse to work as our Director of Nursing. This is a Fulltime, Regular position to oversee the daily operations of one of our healthcare centers and it also includes responsibilities to oversee the nursing operations of all of our healthcare centers in the United States.
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Medical Director, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 01/24/12 3:00 pm Under the supervision of the Chief of Managed Care the Medical Director is responsible for the appropriateness and quality of medical care delivered to members through the Positive HealthCare Partners health plan. The Medical Director shall review all denial medical services and participate in the grievance and appeals process. The Medical Director shall provide guidance of health plan quality improvement, utilization review as well as continuous measuring, monitoring and improvement of the health delivery system for plan members. The Medical Director shall be member of the Executive Management Team and involved in strategic planning.
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Flexible Financing: Taking a Look at Low Short-Term Interest Rates Options
By Anthony J. Taddey, Lancaster PollardBy Jason J. Dopoulos, Lancaster Pollard
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Ten Ways CFOs Can Get Ahead of the Health Care Reform Curve
By Chris RivardMoss Adams National
Health Care Leader
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