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Three Areas Where Quality Could Save Costs in Health ReformEarly last year in the healthcare reform debate, the public health insurance option was seen by some as a way to improve the quality of medical care while delivering it at lower cost. Flash forward to now, and it has become apparent that a public option found in the House reform bill is only hanging by a thread and not very likely to find its way into the reconciled healthcare reform bill. So will achieving quality healthcare at lower cost still be possible? The answer is yes, in some areas. [ Read More]
HHS Unveils Health Security Strategy for EmergenciesHHS has released its first National Health Security Strategy to protect public health during large scale emergencies, such as natural disasters, bioterrorism strikes, and pandemics. The strategy sets priorities for government and non-government activities over the next four years. [ Read More]
Katrina Death Trial May Raise Stakes for Hospital Emergency PlanningThe family of deceased patient Althea LaCoste is suing Pendleton Methodist Hospital, LLC, in New Orleans, saying that LaCoste died in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina because the facility allegedly failed to design its emergency power infrastructure to withstand flood waters and allegedly failed to have an adequate plan in place to transfer patients. Now CEOs, emergency planners, and facility directors should be monitoring the upcoming results of the trial, which has the potential to alter the way hospitals plan for disasters, reports my colleague Scott Wallask. [ Read More]
For severely ill children, a dearth of doctorsA growing shortage of pediatricians trained in specialties—such as neurology, gastroenterology, and developmental and behavioral medicine—is threatening timely access to care for children, according to pediatric medical groups. A new survey released by the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions found that shortages of doctors across these pediatric sub-specialties are forcing 90% of hospitals to delay appointments, lose patients, or refer them elsewhere. [ Read More]
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Five Strategies that Prove Healthcare is Still a Growth Industry
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The Sports Center
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Famous athletes and big sports programs may be the public face of sports medicine, but at its core are local communities and, increasingly, the unconventional athlete. [Read More] |
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Leaders Forum
Reporting Becomes Hospital-Specific: For six years, New Jersey, like many other states across the country, has issued an annual report on quality—specifying how all its hospitals are doing when it comes to surgical care infection prevention or meeting performance measures for heart attack, pneumonia, or congestive heart failure. But in 2009, it became one of the first states to add a new type of measure to the public report: hospital-specific patient safety indicators. [Read More]
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Audio Feature
Nurse Educator Mary Holtschneider, RN, BC, BSN, MPA, NREMT-P, speaks about the surprisingly affordable ways to utilize simulation training and how it can improve patient safety. [Listen Now]
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