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Poorly performing hospitals found near popular travel destinations
An analysis has found that two dozen hospitals near popular U.S. travel destinations have death rates among the worst in the country. In addition, quality ratings on the federal government's Hospital Compare Web site show that one of every four hospitals with high death rates for heart attack, heart failure, or pneumonia are near state parks. "When people make travel plans, they look at many different things: hotels, restaurants, shopping, amusement parks, and beaches," Dia Kuykendall of Visit Florida, the state's public-private tourism agency, told USA Today. Hospitals are "something else to consider," she says. [Read More]
Canadians defend healthcare system
Like United Kingdom residents did recently in coming to the defense of their National Health Service, Canadians are defending their country's government-run universal healthcare system, which is called Medicare. Like the UK's National Health Service, Canada's Medicare has been cited by opponents of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform proposals who say Canadians endure long waits for critical procedures, medical rationing, scant resources, and government interference. A recent Harris-Decima poll found that 82% of Canadians believe their system is better than that of the United State's, and 70% felt it was working very well or well. [Read More]
Singapore hospital operator says admissions may increase
Representatives of Parkway Holdings Ltd., Singapore's largest private-hospital operator, said the number of people seeking treatment at its hospitals may climb in 2009, overcoming two quarters of patient declines as the global economy recovers. Parkway is aiming to attract more people from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Saudi Arabia for procedures such as cancer treatment and organ transplants. Parkway also plans to build or buy more hospitals and expand those it owns in China and India to tap growing demand for healthcare in the two countries, CEO Lim Cheok Peng told Bloomberg News. [Read More]
Mexico's healthcare lures retired Americans
Thousands of American retirees in Mexico have quietly signed up for the healthcare plan run by the Mexican Social Security Institute. The healthcare plan has no limits, no deductibles, free medicines, tests, X-rays, eyeglasses, and dental work—all for a flat fee of $250 or less a year. David Warner, a public policy professor at the University of Texas, said that most American retirees enroll in the IMSS system as a form of cheap insurance against medical emergencies, while using private doctors or traveling back to the United States for less urgent care. [Read More]
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Global Health Headlines
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Healthcare abroad: Japan
New York Times - August 31, 2009
Announcing the 2009 Top Leadership Teams in Healthcare
HealthLeaders Media - August 26, 2009
European officials lay out priorities for swine flu vaccine
New York Times - August 26, 2009
Half of health workers reject swine flu shot
AP/Boston Globe - August 26, 2009
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Hang On
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Get ready for the failure of the HIT stimulus dream, episode of care contracting, the end of easy credit, and a public plan. [Read More] |
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Making Wellness Work
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Wellness and weight loss programs aren't major revenue generators, but healthcare reformers know they cannot effectively control costs without focusing more on prevention. [Read More] |
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Audio Feature
HL 09: Design for Digital Care: Greg Walton, CIO at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, CA, shares strategies CIOs can use to survive the recession while designing for digital care. [Listen Now]
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