Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Nursing Administrator Receives Nursing Excellence Award
...relative to clinical practice,quality improvement, employee competency and clinical research issues." The nomination was submitted by Joyce Spalding, R.N., and Marilyn Shirk, R.N., onbehalf of members of the recruitment and retention committee. Information insupport of the recommendation was readily available...Society Of Actuaries Issues Proceedings From Symposium, 'Managed Care In A Time Of Transition'
... the fields oflife and health insurance, pensions, employee benefits and investments.......ery crowded with shadowpeople -- insurance people, employee benefits people." At for-profit hospitals, doctors no longer make decisions based on thediagnosed illness and the available medical knowledge, drugs and technology.They now must consider who is going to pay for whatever treatment is prescribe...Hospitals Discourage Consumer Questioning Of Bills, Study Suggests
...ersuade patients to give up on formal inquiry. One employee said, "I'm supposedto take steps to prevent patients from going up the ladder with complaints. I'mnot allowed to give out administrators' phone numbers. I just connect them withanother representative." The study found that the hospitals' tactics were...