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Editor's Picks
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Nurses' Role in Primary Care Access Critical, But Constrained
My colleague, Cora Nucci, writes about how loosening the restrictions on nurse practitioners will help ease the pressure on primary care, particularly in rural communities. Restrictive state regulations should be amended to enable nurse practitioners to take on a greater role in serving the primary care needs of rural Americans.[Read More]
It's Good to Be in Healthcare
HealthLeaders Media HR editor John Commins shines a light on why it's good to be part of our chosen profession of healthcare. Numerous surveys show that physicians, highly skilled clinicians, and healthcare executives in the United States are the most highly compensated class of workers on the planet. Despite all the ululating about shrinking reimbursements and the impact of federal healthcare reform, and any of a number of financial icebergs out there, let's acknowledge that it's good to be in healthcare, Commins says. [Read More]
12 Hospitals Fined for 'Immediate Jeopardy' Violations in CA
Under laws that are the nation's toughest, California has announced 14 penalties against a dozen hospitals where caregivers put patients in "immediate jeopardy" of harm by committing errors such as failing to remove surgical sponges, metal retractors, drill bits, guide wires, and a towel.[Read More]
Reform's Bright Side: You Get to Reinvent How Care is Delivered
Despite all the storm clouds on the horizon, there is a silver lining to healthcare reform, says Philip Betbeze, HealthLeaders Media's leadership editor. The industry is about to find out, as so many others have, that offering a quality product or service at a competitive cost means your services will always be in demand, and that eventually, you'll be paid fairly for them.[Read More]
Intelligence Report: Hospital Mergers & Acquisitions
Brand-new research shows that 64% of healthcare leaders expect an increase in M&A activity between acute care hospitals and both diagnostic imaging and ambulatory surgery centers. As the transaction tide continues to rise, the newest HealthLeaders Media Intelligence Report, Hospital Mergers & Acquisitions: Opportunities and Challenges, reveals key insights to help keep you afloat.[Read More]
Breakthroughs Report: Future Healthcare and Collaboration
Explore strategies to accelerate the drive toward more cost-efficient and quality healthcare. In this new HealthLeaders Media Breakthroughs report, leading hospital systems—Virtua, Crouse Hospital, Heartland Health, and The Chester County Hospital—share insights and lessons learned. [Read More]
HealthLeaders Media Rounds: Building Accountable Care Organizations
Hospitals and physicians are working hurriedly to build systems of care that reward quality, outcomes, and high-value care—the ingredients of the accountable care organization. Innovative healthcare leaders like Carilion Clinic and Norton Healthcare are getting ready now for the future of healthcare system delivery. Join us on Dec. 9 from Carilion Clinic and share the lessons these leaders have learned. [Register today]
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Sponsored Headlines
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AMA Webcast: The Online Customer Experience—Make it Exceptional: IBM has defined a forward-looking vision for how organizations will turn today's customer experiences into exceptional experiences that drive business results. Join us on September 21 to hear Kristen Lauria, Vice President of Marketing & Channels at IBM, talk about this vision and introduce two innovative clients who are achieving results today by bringing together the right combination of capabilities online.
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Openness: The Basis for a Sound Unified Communications Strategy: The vast majority of customer environments are mixed environments. In this IBM® podcast you'll hear how an open approach provides you with choice. So instead of ripping out a perfectly good infrastructure, you can integrate what you've already invested in and create additional business value.
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Extend the value of your IT and telephony assets: Unifying telephone communications with real-time collaboration tools can help businesses become more efficient. Read this paper to see how IBM® Lotus® Sametime® Unified Telephony software can give your business a competitive edge by extracting more value from your existing investments in telecommunications.
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Demo: Unified Communications and Collaboration tools: Today, there have never been so many ways to communicate—phone, email, conferencing, texts, instant messaging, and more. But unless communication systems are unified with real-time collaboration tools, business opportunities may be lost. Watch this demo to see how IBM® Unified Communications and Collaboration tools can help your business stay competitive.
Save time, money and face—with LotusLive: The right collaboration tools do more than improve productivity and efficiency. Watch this video to see how a management consultancy company used LotusLive™ to improve its services and image to clients—while saving time and money in the process.
LotusLive Engage Demo: Now you can make working together easier than ever. Watch this demo to see how LotusLive™ Engage can help your business store and share documents, build networks and even host web conferences. And how it can also help your business grow by enabling you to react to challenges and opportunities quickly and efficiently.
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NurseLeaders Forum
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5 Tips for Building Nurse Excellence, Outcomes
Nurse professionals can use these tips to develop leadership, empowerment, exemplary practice, knowledge, innovations, and empirical outcomes within nursing care.[Read More]
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Nursing Headlines
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Medicare Advantage Demo to Use Financial Incentives to Boost Quality
HealthLeaders Media — November 15, 2010
Washington Hospital Center nurses to strike (DC)
Washington Business Journal — November 12, 2010
Analysis: Americans make slow return to doctor's offices
Reuters — November 12, 2010
Increasingly, nurses facing violence on the job
The Philadelphia Inquirer — November 11, 2010
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Audio Conferences/Webcasts
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December 8: Nurse Retention and Workforce Planning: Meaningful Recognition Strategies for Building a Healthy Work Environment
On Demand: Nursing Orientation: Tools and Evidence-Based Best Practices to Engage New Hires
On Demand: Horizontal Hostility in Nursing: Proven Organizational Strategies for Effective Communication and Collaboration
On Demand: Shared Governance in Nursing: Case Studies in Collaborative Decision-Making
On Demand: Prevent HAIs through Evidence-Based Practices
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The Physician's Place in the ACO
Development of accountable care organizations may be critical to holding down costs and improving quality. But how will doctors' roles change? [Read More]
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Creating Stroke Systems of Care
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If U.S. healthcare is headed toward a model that eliminates fragmentation and emphasizes continuity and cooperation, stroke care may be leading the way and making a difference in patients' lives. [Read More] |
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Audio Feature
Boost Patient Satisfaction Via Patient Flow
Denice Soyring Higman discusses how hospitals can boost patient satisfaction with simple patient flow changes.[Listen Now]
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