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“Recruiting can be a lot like dating. In both scenarios, a lot of variables go into finding “the one.” How much time are you willing to devote to the search? Where can you go to meet the right candidate? How much money are you willing to spend to woo that special someone? But which of ...Read More

“The Auxiliary at OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center was recently recognized by the Illinois Hospital Association.  The organization was honored with the Constituency on Volunteers (CoV) Health Care Advocacy Award. In 2015, only twenty-three Illinois hospitals qualified for the award.  Criteria included attendance at a CoV workshop and volunteer leadership retreat, support of legislative efforts ...Read More

“The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced an initiative June 20 to fund small practices preparing for the Quality Payment Program. The $20 million funding will support on-the-ground training and education for Medicare clinicians in both individual and small group practices of 15 clinicians or fewer – especially in historically under-resourced areas including ...Read More

“Federally qualified health centers that serve mostly poor and low-income families in distressed or rural communities have always had a tough time recruiting physicians. And now, it’s getting even harder…” Read full article.

“The Federal Trade Commission will appeal a judge’s decision to allow a merger between two Chicago-area health systems, the FTC said in court filings Wednesday. The FTC didn’t waste any time deciding to appeal. A federal judge Tuesday denied the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction to temporarily stop a merger between Advocate Health Care ...Read More

“The best leaders don’t engage in monologues; they stimulate conversations. They understand conversations are not competitions to be won, but opportunities to enrich, inspire, challenge, illuminate and learn. So, what makes for great dialogue? Great questions…” Read full article.

“OSF Ventures, the corporate investment arm of OSF HealthCare in Peoria, Ill., led a $5.2 million Series A financing round in BrightWater Medical, a Mountain View, Calif.-based mid-stage medical device company founded by Peoria physician Bob Smouse, MD…” Read full article.

“Population Health is the latest topic talked about in every innovation and investor setting, yet it has been in the making for decades…” Read full article.

“Millions of full-time healthcare workers will be eligible for overtime pay under a new federal rule that nearly doubled the threshold at which companies can deny it. But not all in the healthcare industry are cheering the news. The new Obama administration rule is expected to affect a total of 4.2 million workers. The increase ...Read More

“The South Side of Chicago might finally get back a trauma center to treat the most severely injured adults. Illinois regulators approved University of Chicago Medicine’s nearly $270 million campus expansion that includes a trauma center. The decision caps a relentless campaign among activists who long have called for such a specialized service in an ...Read More

Health systems have been investing in healthcare startups for awhile where they see opportunities to solve certain challenges such as communication and care coordination. OSF Healthcare is the latest to make that move by formally launching an investment arm, OSF Ventures… Read full article.

Stratum is happy to announce that Jay Collier has officially accepted the Chief Administrative Officer position at Medical Associates in Clinton, IA.  Although California natives, Jay Collier and his wife have spent the majority of their adult lives in the Midwest.  Mr. Collier currently serves as the Director, Physician Practice Operations for OhioHealth Marion Area Physicians, ...Read More