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Heart Disease Is No Longer Leading Reason for Patient AdmissionCoronary heart disease patients requiring hospital care have declined so much that they are no longer the leading reason for a diseased patient's admission. Now it's ranked number three, according to a sample of 2007 discharge records collected from 1,000 hospitals in 40 states by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. [ Read More]
Growth in Cross Cultural Competency Improves Patient CareOvercoming cultural boundaries can divide or prevent a patient-doctor relationship from forming. If a language barrier exists or a mutual understanding between the parties cannot be reached, important information can be withheld or misinterpreted. A survey conducted at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY, notes that more than half of the staff members said they would benefit from additional support and training on teaching cultural disparities and overcoming cultural boundaries. [ Read More]
Joint Commission Focuses on Culture, ImprovementsThe Joint Commission has made significant strides to improve its performance and culture in 2009, the organization recently announced. Ann Scott Blouin, PhD, RN, executive vice president of accreditation and certification operations, discusses at length major changes the healthcare accrediting body has taken in recent months to improve the way it works with hospitals, as well as its own internal processes. [ Read More]
Community-Based Health Prevention Programs Promote Long-Term SavingsA new compendium of community-based prevention programs released by the Trust for America's Health and The New York Academy of Medicine is designed to help show how certain types of preventive services can yield substantial net savings "largely because the initial costs are low and the long-term benefits are large," said Jeff Levi, PhD, the Trust's executive director in New York. [ Read More]
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The Patient of the Future
| Physicians suggest. Patients ignore. Technology alone won't bring them together. But a new relationship just might. [Read More] |
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Certifiable Stroke Care
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With a growing emphasis on stroke center certification, hospitals must demonstrate that they have the teams in place to treat stroke patients quickly and effectively, or risk losing patients to a competitor down the road. [Read More] |
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Leaders Forum
Reduce Healthcare Costs by Concentrating on Prevention and Lifestyle: Contributor Charles Hux, MD, argues that concentrating on wellness and prevention will be more effective than a public plan in reducing healthcare costs. [Read More]
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Audio Feature
Steve Arnold, MD, chair of the HIMSS Physician Community, talks about the progress being made toward a definition of "meaningful use" and whether it will set the bar at the right level for physician EHR adoption. [Listen Now]
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