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Editor's Picks
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Philippine city launches medical tourism campaign
The Philippine's major financial district, Makati City, has launched a program promoting medical tourism. Mayor Jejomar Binay said the medical tourism program aims to encourage locals, foreigners, and overseas Filipino workers to make use of the affordable products and services of the city's world-class hospitals, spas, and health centers. [Read More]
China aggressively plans universal healthcare
With 1.3 billion people, China is floating a plan to cover 90% of the population within two years and achieve universal healthcare by 2020. It's unclear how China will fund the program, but the government would set healthcare pricing standards. (Subscription required.) [Read More]
Is medical travel worth the risk?
Thousands of Britons are seeking low-cost care abroad, but this Times Online story compares the benefits and risks of medical travel. Among the concerns is that there isn't a central organization that is quantitatively reporting quality outcomes from medical travelers, so consumers generally depend on anecdotal evidence to decide whether to seek treatment abroad. [Read More]
Thoughts about Top Leadership Teams in Healthcare
When you're at an event featuring some 40 C-level leaders, you can bet that you'll walk away with more than a few nuggets of wisdom to consider and even some strategies you can try to implement. So it was with this year's Top Leadership Teams in Healthcare conference. As a healthcare reporter, it's one of the events I look forward to each year. Even though our TLT attendees' challenges, concerns, and outlooks might be different from global leaders, strategies about developing patient-centered corporate cultures, medical staff alignment, and financially strong organizations are universal. [Read More]
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Model for Success
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Running a medical group has never been more complex. But many practices have found ways to not only survive?but thrive. [Read More] |
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Audio Feature
Creating a Clinic: Carilion Clinic CEO Edward Murphy, MD, and COO Nancy Howell Agee talk about transforming their system into a clinic model. [Listen Now]
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