A new version of the bill that would create a board to oversee state hospital budgets would pay the chairman $40,000 aĀ year and the six members at $35,000 a year. a total of $234,694 aĀ year. “For this analysis, average salary costs are assumed to be similar to those of other existing state boards and commissions,” the fiscal impact …
If a bill establishing a state board to oversee hospital budgets passes as is, it could alter or kill the deal cut with those hospitals to pay a provider tax unlocking another $100 million for Delaware’s Medicaid program. Brian Frazee, president of the Delaware Healthcare Association, warned the House Appropriations Committee that the requirement in House Bill 350 to immediately …
Delaware’s hospitals soon could be governed by a politically appointed state board charged with examining and approving hospital budgets and invested with the power to demand changes and punish those that don’t meet its guidelines. House Bill 350 would create the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board under the Department of Health and Social Services. It will try to keep …
Delaware hospitals have agreed to fork over a 3.58% tax on patient revenues so the state can qualify for another $100 million more in federal Medicaid funding. The deal they agreed to will help expand Medicaid programsĀ at a time when state officials have sounded alarms about the $2 billion — and rising — cost of healthcare to the state. …
Words matter. So, when Tom Truman started loosing his, he knew something was very wrong. āI was getting confused and mixing up what I wanted to say,ā Truman recalled. The imaging tests his doctor ordered revealed the reason why. Truman, at age 61, was diagnosed with a tumor in a part of his brain called the left temporal lobe just …
ChristianaCare has been ranked theĀ No. 5 health system in the nation by Money magazine in its 2024 hospital rankings. ChristianaCare received an overall grade of A, as well for an A for its commitment to price transparency. ChristianaCare also was recognized for its nuclear medicine specialty and its respiratory infection treatment. āAt ChristianaCare, our mission is simple, yet profound: We …
ChristianaCare hosted college students for an Under-represented in Medicine Pre-Medical Student Symposium on Feb. 10 at the John H. Ammon Medical Education Center on the Newark campus. The event was designed to support undergraduate students interested in a career in medicine, particularly those who identify with groups under-represented in the field. Zaire Blackwell, president of the Minority Association for Pre-Med …
Virtual acute care nursing is one way we are making sure our caregivers are working at the highest levels to care for our patients in our hospitals. What is virtual nursing? This program allows experienced nurses to practice virtually in another location. Nurses working virtuallyĀ help nurses at the bedside by documenting health information, such as medication histories; providing …
Designers involved in the construction of a $22 million parking garage across from Legislative Hall have recommended the state cancel plans to build a private underground tunnelĀ connecting the structures. The tunnel originally was estimated to cost $2 million but will be closer to $3.7 million, partly because its base would lay only 6 feet above sea level in an …
Starting 7 a.m. Friday, Beebe Healthcare will require patients, visitors, and team members to wear surgical masks at all locations. As the region heads into the height of respiratory illness season, Beebe leaders made this decision in the interest of safety for patients, visitors, and team members to help slow transmission amidst this seasonal rise in cases. This decision aligns …
