Changing the Rules: The Federal Government Makes Union Organizing Easier
By Timothy J. O'Connell
Partner
Stoel Rives LLP
Non-unionized health care employers – especially clinics and other non-hospital employers – may feel like the government has made them a target. Reacting, some pundits think, to Congress’s failure to pass the so-called “Employee Free Choice Act,” in recent months the National Labor Relations Board has taken several steps to make it easier for unions to organize new workplaces. These new regulations, proposed regulations and new decisions will change decades-old legal principles. Read management article
In the Belly of the Beast - Why Projects Succeed
By Darryl PriceHealthcare Practice Leader
Slalom Consulting
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Bob Westerman Considering AZ House of Reps Campaign In New LD11 01/27/12 10:33 am Republican Bob Westerman, the former chairman of the Pima County Republican Party, is considering a run for the Arizona House of Representatives in the new Legislative District 11. LD11, which includes Oro Valley, SaddleBrooke, the town of Maricopa and ...
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Big shake up at hospital association as 3 hospital groups withdraw membership 01/27/12 10:33 am By Luige del Puerto Three big hospital groups in the state have severed their membership from the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association, the advocacy group confirmed this morning. The association said executives from Abrazo Health Care, ...
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Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association loses three biggest members 01/27/12 10:33 am St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is Phoenix is part of Dignity Health -- which just dropped its membership with the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association. Pete Wertheim, spokesman for the hospital association, said he doesn't have a clear ...
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Feds tell Maine proposed Medicaid cuts unlikely to be approved 01/27/12 6:39 am “The purpose of Medicaid is to provide high-quality health care coverage to needy individuals whose income and resources are insufficient to meet the costs of necessary medical services,” Mann wrote. “Reductions in eligibility solely for budgetary ...
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Collaboration advances type 1 diabetes care research 01/27/12 6:39 am ... of Arizona researchers in the fields of education, diabetes and sleep has led to new insight in the impact of sleep on diabetic children. In a new study published in the journal Sleep, researchers tracked the sleep health of 50 diabetic youth.
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WellPoint Launches Innovative Reimbursement Initiative, Partnering With ... 01/27/12 6:39 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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Judge urged to toss hospitals' rate-cut claims 01/27/12 6:39 am Attorney Logan Johnston, who represents the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, said the reductions in payments to hospitals implemented last month were not only justified but were within the power of the state to enact.
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Conmed Healthcare Management, Inc. Renews Pima County Arizona Detention Center ... 01/27/12 2:58 am HANOVER, Md., Jan 18, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Conmed Healthcare Management, Inc. /quotes/zigman/1504737/quotes/nls/conm CONM +0.71% today announced that Pima County, Arizona has agreed to extend its contract with Conmed for healthcare services at the ...
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Will hospital hold 'sincere Catholic faith flavor'? 01/27/12 2:58 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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Cheryl Chase to run for District 2 Supervisor 01/26/12 6:58 pm Chase served three two-year terms in the Arizona House of Representatives, earning a reputation as a strong advocate for rural issues, health care, education and public safety. Chase is credited for winning approval for construction of a $3 million law ...
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Obama dismisses tense exchange with Brewer in Arizona as 'blown out of proportion' 01/26/12 6:58 pm Brewer is among the Republican governors who oppose the federal health care overhaul, but the illegal immigration issue has been a particular sore point between Obama and Brewer. The US Justice Department has challenged Arizona's controversial 2010 ...
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Arizona Guard provides veteran insight to Phoenix FD 01/26/12 3:19 pm The event served to raise awareness about service members and veterans, emphasizing how to handle their unique situations as well as care for them when they are having difficulty coping with what they have experienced. PHOENIX - More than 300 members ...
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Arizona Gov. Brewer, Obama Add to Their Strained Relations 01/26/12 3:19 pm We don't like unconstitutional – and unfunded – health care mandates. And, by the way, we don't like open borders, either.” Obama has had his fair share of criticism for Brewer's policies as well, particularly the strict immigration law she signed in ...
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Biggest Ever BillingTree RockBlock concert raises $80000 for Charity at Season ... 01/26/12 1:31 pm BillingTree supplies the leading fully integrated, multi-channel electronic payment platform to a growing list of Industries, including Insurance, Utilities, such as power, cable, municipal, and phone, as well as Healthcare and Subscription-billed ...
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Obama-Brewer friction on display on tarmac tiff 01/26/12 1:31 pm "That doesn't mean we can't be cordial to one another." Brewer is among the Republican governors who oppose the federal health care overhaul, but the illegal immigration issue has been a particular sore point between Obama and Brewer. Arizona Gov.
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Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, Obama conflict raises questions, ire 01/26/12 1:31 pm Their topic: Arizona's tough immigration law, which Obama's justice department later sued to overturn. It's a red-meat moment for Red Staters– the visual equivalent of that infamous “You lie!” shout from a congressman at Obama's health care address in ...
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Study: Hospital websites have 'significant' room for improvement 01/26/12 1:31 pm Join 44,00 healthcare industry insiders who get FierceHealthIT via daily email for their must know IT news. Sign up today! The University of Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson got top marks for its website in a forthcoming study in the Journal of ...
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New Hampshire Democrats Launch Petition To Block Health Care Reform 01/26/12 1:31 pm New Hampshire Democrats are hoping a campaign strategy centered on opposition to a controversial health care bill will pay off in 2012 elections across the Granite State. The Democrats have launched a petition drive to block pending health care compact ...
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Biggest Ever BillingTree RockBlock concert raises $80000 for Charity at Season ... 01/26/12 11:01 am 26, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- BillingTree®, one of the nation's leading on-demand payment processors headquartered in Phoenix, announced that its annual BillingTree RockBlock concert raised $80000 for the Arizona Republic's Season for Sharing ...
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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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Hedge Funds Are Buying Up These 20 Healthcare Stocks 01/26/12 8:30 am Interested in the defensive sector of healthcare? For ideas of how to get started on your stock search, we ran a screen. We screened the healthcare sector for stocks seeing the highest net institutional purchases over the current quarter, ...
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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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Socio-cultural Considerations in Mass Decontamination
Jeremy StacyDisaster Preparedness Coordinator
Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
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Angel Flight West: Bridging the Gap Between Home and Healthcare
By Kathleen MasserProgram Outreach Coordinator
Angel Flight West
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