HealthLeaders Media Community and Rural Hospital Weekly

HealthLeaders Media Community and Rural Hospital Weekly - December 16, 2009


How a Small Oklahoma Town Reduced Costs Through Patient Literacy Cheryl Clark, Editor, Community Hospitals Might the city of Duncan, a community of 22,000 people 80 miles southeast of Oklahoma City, hold the secret to squelching healthcare costs without sacrificing quality? Offhand, I wouldn't have thought so. But what they've done bears consideration. [Read More]
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Editor's Picks
20 People Who Make Healthcare Better Every year, HealthLeaders Media scours the country for people in healthcare—some well known and others not so much—who make a difference. Our list includes a surgeon who dissected the reason behind rising costs, an infusion pump inventor, and a family doctor who makes housecalls to the dying to improve quality and lower costs during end-of-life care. [Read More] Top 10 Smartphone App Trends for 2010 Whatever you need in healthcare, there's an app for that—or there soon will be. HealthLeaders Media Editor Cynthia Johnson reviews 10 trends that will help both patients and providers be more efficient and informed about medical care. Even radiology PAC viewing is possible. For 2010, just wait for greater implementation of 4G networks. [Read More] Morale-boosting Events That Won't Blow Your Budget As the holidays appear around the corner, Marketing Editor Marianne Aiello describes some easy, not-that-expensive ways to bring cheer to your setting, even in these financially tumultuous times. Employee recognition events and even ice cream socials or potlucks can go a long way to improving communication with your team. [Read More] Happy Holidays! From all of us at HealthLeaders Media, happy holidays. HealthLeaders Media Community and Rural Hospital Weekly will not publish next week, but will be back with a new issue December 30.

Leaders Forum
Counterintuitive Thinking During Difficult Times: Bold Growth Strategies Designing revenue growth strategies that are bold in nature and accelerating the implementation of those strategies are fundamental to the success of healthcare organizations, says contributor Mark Dubow. [Read More]

This Week's Headlines
Hospital, physician lobbyists fought Medicare buy-in plan Washington Post ? December 16, 2009 Ottumwa (IA) hospital bought by for-profit group DesMoinesRegister.com ? December 16, 2009 Overuse of CT scans will lead to new cancer deaths, a study shows Los Angeles Times ? December 15, 2009 New hospital debuts in Maple Grove, MN Minneapolis Star Tribune ? December 15, 2009
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