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Editor's Picks
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Americans looking near, far to save on healthcare
The AP covered the recent Deloitte Center for Health Solutions report that I mention in this week's column. The report ties the rise of medical travel and retail clinics together as major disruptive innovations in healthcare. While few industries look forward to disruptions, they more often than not end up positively affecting quality, price, and service. [Read More]
Overpaid executives running the NHS like a supermarket
One senior UK surgeon sounded off against the suits to The Daily Mail. He claims that physicians are retiring early and patients are worse off than they were 30 years ago because overpaid executives are running NHS like a supermarket. I'm sure he didn't mean to disparage grocers, but it's interesting to see the same arguments across different regions. It seems no matter where you go in the world, white coats and suits don't speak the same language. [Read More]
Economic distress in Dubai?
Honestly, Dubai is not the first guess when I think of a country with a shaky economy, but the Boston Globe had some insight into a recent negative outlook for the UAE. The Globe points out, "The problem, put simply, is that an entire region and everything within it has been subjected to the precipitous ups and downs of a single, volatile commodity." [Read More]
Iraq calls for doctors who fled violence to return
With terrorists targeting healthcare and other professionals, you can hardly blame the physicians who fled Iraq, but now the ministry of health is calling on doctors to return home. And 165 brave Iraqi physicians have answered the call. Earlier this year, I wrote an online article about an American Navy Commander who worked with local Iraqis to rebuild the healthcare infrastructure. Talk about a healthcare turnaround story. [Read More]
New Global E-Newsletter
You might also be interested in Patient Safety Monitor: Global Edition: an e-newsletter from HealthLeaders Media's parent company, HCPro, Inc. This free, twice monthly e-newsletter provides you with patient safety news from across the world, and helps you stay current about topics concerning infection control, medication errors, and quality of care. For more information, visit www.hcpro.com/global. [Read More]
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Webcasts and Audioconferences
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September 25, 2008: Centralized Registration Call Centers: Set Standards for Call Times, Productivity and Accuracy
September 9, 2008: Marketing Obstetrics: Strategies for Service Line Campaigns
On Demand: Marketing to Boomers: Strategies to Build Loyalty Now
On Demand: Service Line Strategies Workshop 2008: Neurosciences
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The Hospital of the Future
| Sure, your organization offers sophisticated, compassionate care. But the patients of tomorrow will want much more than that. [Read More] |
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Audio Feature
Kaveh Safavi, MD, JD, chief medical officer at Thomson Reuters' Center for Healthcare Improvement, discusses how technology might impact global healthcare and the looming physician shortage. [Listen Now]
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