Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Diane Omdahl is a Medicare expert who keeps her readers in the know. There was a voicemail waiting for me on Monday morning from ...

Hospitals take a financial hit when patients are assigned observation status. Surprising study results show that "though the cost of hospital observation care costs less, reimbursement per encounter ...

Since October 2012, the Medicare program has penalized hospitals when too many patients in traditional Medicare are re-hospitalized within a month of discharge. This policy appears to be having ...

“...to take advantage of the energy for change that's ‘out there’ today will require not just different methods in the classroom but the development of a campus ...

Picture this: An employee never turns down extra work, always obliging. On the surface, their manager thinks everything is fine. But eventually, the manager starts to listen more closely every time ...

Daily observation reports provide a method for managers to evaluate the performance of employees in the field. The reports are commonly used in law enforcement to determine if and when a trainee is ...