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Poll Finds Many Nurses Believe Staff Shortages are Affecting Patient CareNearly three quarters of nurses who participated in an American Nurses Association online poll that drew almost 15,000 responses reported insufficient staffing at their workplace. Forty two percent of respondents also cited inadequate staffing as the reason they were considering leaving their position, suggesting nurse shortages will worsen. [ Read More]
Higher quality MRIs Raise Questions about Costs and ReimbursementWhen the ECRI Institute released its free white paper for the C-suite about hot technologies for 2009, it probably didn't surprise anyone to see electronic medical records top the list. But the No. 2 ranking from the Plymouth Meeting, PA-based healthcare research firm wasn't as predictable: ultrahigh field strength MRIs. [ Read More]
Medical Home Offers Healthcare Without InsurersAn insurance free, primary care "direct medical home" that requires patients to pay low monthly fees but gives them 24/7 access and cheaper healthcare costs has the potential to save hundreds of billions of dollars if it's included in the national healthcare reform model, one advocate says. [ Read More]
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| What you need to know in planning and budgeting for healthcare digital signage, Vericom. |
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Time For 'Dr. Next'?
| Generation X and its life-balancing, tech-oriented, team-playing doctors is taking over. But what kind of healthcare will they give us? [Read More] |
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Prepare for the Cancer Boom
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Aligning the right cancer care team and utilizing the appropriate technology is essential for maintaining a patient-centered service line. [Read More] |
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Leaders Forum
New Class of Professionals Needed for Healthcare IT Transformation: While there is almost universal agreement on the need to transform our nation's healthcare system, few stakeholders agree on specific solutions. But what is certain is that healthcare transformation will require new models for sourcing, processing and distributing richer, more complex data in ways that facilitate collaboration, real-time decision-making and hands-free automation. [Read More]
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Audio Feature
Jason Gorevic, chief executive officer of TelaDoc Medical Services, discusses the role telehealth can play in health reform and how to get patients more engaged in managing their healthcare. [Listen Now]
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