Attorney Mark Barnes, a health law expert, has been chosen by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as its new chief administrative officer. Barnes has 20 years of experience in health law and administration. He will supervise clinical-protocol operations, facility operation, expansion, strategic planning, risk management, and compliance. A native of Alabama, Barnes teaches law, medicine, medical ethics, and clinical research ethics at Yale Medical School. He is a member of the advisory committee for Human Research Protections of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Websites help healthcare consumers find insurance
Consumers hunting for personal health insurance will now be assisted by www.ConsumersLifephp.com and www.SuperMedOne.com. The two websites help consumers find appropriate coverage options and benefits. Those who then want to purchase health insurance are provided with user-friendly access to tools and information. Chicago-based Norvax, a prime supplier of online sales technology to the health insurance industry, redesigned both of the sites. The sites provide services to the Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Georgia markets.
Highline Medical Center receives National Quality Award
Highline Medical Center has been accepted by the Premier healthcare alliance as a prime performer in hip and knee-replacement procedures. Highline is the only Puget Sound organization to win a 2007 Premier Quality Award. The performance-based criteria for winning the award consists of clinical-process indicators, resource-utilization outcomes, and clinical-quality outcomes. Highline, out of 400 eligible hospitals, was the winner. With sophisticated technologies, 49-year-old Highline serves its patients by offering the services of its 275 medical professionals with expertise in more than 30 specialties. Rated among the most-efficient hospitals providing surgical-resource allocation, the medical center has one of the lowest complication rates nationwide among patients opting for hip and knee-replacement surgery. Premier is the biggest healthcare alliance in the U.S. committed to improving patient outcomes and reducing the costs of care. It offers its services to 1,700 hospitals and more than 46,500 other healthcare sites.
