Hospital and health system CEOs share how they or their colleagues and employees would describe their leadership style. There is no one-size-fits-all leadership style for success as a CEO, as everyone has their own approach to management. Some may be authoritative while others are on a first-name basis with...

Nearly 40 percent of the nation’s physicians — 39.8 percent — reported experiencing at least one symptom of burnout in Medscape’s Physician Lifestyle Report 2013, but the causes of their burnout vary. Generally, many physicians said burnout was caused by excessive workload and the loss of control over their...

Rural areas in the United States are seeing a decrease in the number of doctors they have available. However, residents of the Nebraska Panhandle area live in a region with a well-established medical community. Regional West Medical Center (RWMC) is a regional referral center with physicians on staff who...

Rural areas in the United States are seeing a decrease in the number of doctors they have available. However, residents of the Nebraska Panhandle area live in a region with a well-established medical community. Regional West Medical Center (RWMC) is a regional referral center with physicians on staff who...

Colorado Dental Association leaders launched an initiative last month to get members to take at least Medicaid patients each. On Tuesday, a new study showed why the effort is needed desperately. The Colorado Health Institute (CHI) found in its report “More Dental Insurance: Enough Dental Care?” that eight of...

Telemental health is widely promoted as a way to address access barriers to mental health care in rural areas. However, we lack a clear picture of how telemental health is being used across the country. This brief describes the organizational setting, services provided, and staff used in 53 telemental...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 created the Primary Care Incentive Payment Program. For the years 2011 through 2015, if certain evaluation and management services represent 60% or more of Medicare allowable charges, then the provider qualifies for a 10% bonus calculated on the primary care...

Almost half a million Coloradans are expected to gain dental benefits under Medicaid by 2016. That doesn’t mean they’ll be able to see a dentist. Two state policy changes rolling out next year are intended to improve access to oral health care for low-income Coloradans. The Legislature earlier this...