fah hospital policy blog

Modern Healthcare Magazine’s most recent edition recognized the 50 most influential Physician Executives and Leaders 2018 and included on the list are two leaders at FAH member companies.

The cumulative reductions in federal payments to hospitals since 2010 will reach $218.2 billion by 2028, according to a report released today by the health economics consulting firm Dobson | DaVanzo and Associates.

Dr. Jonathan Perlin, president, clinical services and chief medical officer at HCA Healthcare received B’nai B’rith International’s 2018 National Healthcare Award on Thursday for a career of service to the medical community and patients in the United States and around the globe.

Hospitals are dedicated to providing safe care to the communities they serve. They have been working tirelessly to makepatients safer by reducing hospital-acquired infections and it is paying off. But despite the success, some hospitals are still being penalized by a system that doesn’t recognize recent trends in improvement.