Health Care

2024 Theo Award Winner: Capital Health

Capital Health, a health care system operating two hospitals and multiple specialty care practices in central New Jersey, faced a significant challenge common to the health care industry: workplace violence. Given that health care workers are five times more likely to suffer workplace injuries than average, Capital Health recognized the need for a proactive approach… View Article

The 2024 Health Care Theo Award Winners

2024 Theo Award Winner: Sanford Health

Understanding Vertical Integration’s Impact on Workers’ Compensation Claims Costs

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Finding Their Niche

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A hospital group grows by acquiring medical talent. But growth comes with unanticipated risks.

Healing From Within

Partners HealthCare has a state-of-the-art risk management program.

Delighting in the Details

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Will Health Industry M&As Help or Hurt Patient Care?

Mergers and acquisitions are increasing. Will that increase liability?

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The Privacy Pinch

The health care industry is facing competing pressures to protect patient information as well as to share it.

Managing Specialty Health Care Spending

Experts discuss ways to monitor and manage specialty health care spending.

Care to Be Continued

Fines for high readmissions dictated by the Affordable Care Act can be avoided.

The Best Laid Plans

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