Anxiety over the recession and big payouts on Wall Street are spilling over into the charity sector, putting pay for top talent under pressureand under the microscopefor the first time in years.While nonprofit executive salaries in a
Tax professionals here are urging their clients to forge tax strategies now for changes ahead.The health-care legislation Congress is busy working on now likely will be funded in part by higher tax rates on individuals and businesses in upper of
Nonprofits here say fundraising efforts so far this year have been encouragingand in some cases tremendousdespite the continuing recession. That, they say, is very good news, considering that social-service needs are rising in the down
University report finds problem is pervasive in private-insurance sector
October 29, 2009
A recent report from The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, in Washington, D.C., challenges the notion that fraud is a problem only in public health insurance markets and finds that fraud is a systemwide and
Suffering from treatment might outweigh plusses, Stanford research finds
October 29, 2009
Older Americans living in nursing homes experience a significant decline in their ability to perform simple daily taskssuch as feeding themselves, getting dressed, or brushing their teethafter starting dialysis, say researchers at the a
Workers in certain states shell out thousands more than the national average
October 29, 2009
One in 10 enrolled workers in Alaska, Indiana, and Minnesota were in health insurance plans costing $20,000 or moreat least $7,000 more than the national averagefor employer-based health insurance premiums that covered their families in
Deaconess Medical Center says it plans to install a new imaging system in a special-procedures catheterization lab that it's enlarging at a total construction and equipment cost of more than $2 million.The 1,300-square-foot room is located on of
Spokane Eye Clinic, a longtime medical practice here, says it sees a big future in eye and vision care.The 18-physician practice recently moved its flagship clinic into a new $9.6 million facility at 427 S. Bernard in the medical district south
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital has spent $3.4 million to convert one of its surgical suites to accommodate an innovative combination of imaging equipment and an operating table, enabling surgeons to perform what are of
Two Whitworth University professors say they're developing software they hope will help improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients with autism-related disorders.The professors, Susan Mabry and Betty Fry Williams, have teamed up to combine of