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Editor's Picks
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12 Ways to Reduce Hospital Readmissions
In just 21 months, the federal government will start penalizing hospitals with higher-than-expected readmission rates. And even though much about the regulations to come remains unclear, clinicians along the care continuum are scrambling to get ready.
Here's what they need to know.
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Top 10 Healthcare Quality Issues for 2011
Here are the top quality challenges healthcare providers will face in 2011—many, such as imaging exposure effects, central line infections, and medical data breaches dominated headlines in 2010.[Read More]
Top 5 Physician Challenges in 2011
Many of the issues that bedeviled doctors in 2010, like the lingering need for a doc fix, will still be with us. And some, such as the ramifications of ongoing physician shortages and the pressure to convert to electronic health records will only intensify.[Read More]
Rounds: Cardiac Care Leadership for Improved Alignment and Outcomes
Medical specialties are tied back to hospitals and health systems like never before; nowhere are the resulting alignment challenges more acute than in the cardiac service line, where independent practices find themselves seeking the financial shelter of integration. Join us on February 15 live from Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital and share in the lessons from executives at leading national cardiac service lines and medical groups on shared governance, clinical integration, and physician alignment.
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Webcast: Proven Strategies to Market Women's Services
Women are a vital audience to reach—is your marketing cutting it? As the primary healthcare decision-makers and the key to unlocking additional service audiences, you need up-to-date, effective marketing strategies to win women’s loyalty—thus, business—and expand your market share. Join HealthLeaders Media on January 31, at 1 p.m. (EST) for this 90-minute Webcast, including Q&A, and learn from women’s health marketing experts.[Read more]
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Leaders Forum
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It is Time to Act
With the signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, along with the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act, major change will be coming to the way healthcare is organized, delivered, and managed in the United States. Healthcare leaders have been dealing with constant change for the past 30 years, but now the rate of change will need to accelerate in order to achieve success in a reformed healthcare environment.
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Sponsored Headlines
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: Digital has been widely embraced by consumers and by many parts of the enterprise. But the adoption of digital channels—Web sites, mobile apps, online sales and customer service, and other smart touches—has often occurred in a piecemeal way. This has resulted in three potential mishaps.
: 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.
: 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.
: For a business to stay competitive, it needs to be more productive and respond quicker to business opportunities. Watch this demo to see how IBM® WebSphere® Portal software enables you to connect your users with the right people, applications, and information—to drive business efficiency and success.
: With so many insurance companies to choose from, how can you stand out from the rest? Watch this demo to see how one insurance company did just that. By using IBM® WebSphere® Portal and related Lotus® software, their customers can now learn about products, file claims and much more; while their agents have access to the tools and resources they need.
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This Week's Headlines
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David Nichols, Tangier Island Physician, Dead at 62
HealthLeaders Media, December 30, 2010
Patient Education on CT Scan Risks Lacking
HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 3, 2011
To Boost Patient Satisfaction Scores, Engage Nurses
HealthLeaders Media, January 4, 2011
Administrative Grades Boost Resident Paperwork Completion
HealthLeaders Media, January 5, 2011
Physician Shortage to Quadruple Within Decade, AAMC Says
HealthLeaders Media, January 4, 2011
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Webcasts/Audio Conferences
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Surgeon General Addresses Electronic Health Data Security Concerns (October 4)
Strategies to Manage ED Arrivals (October 1)
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20 People Who Make Healthcare Better
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| Some are revered; others would not win many popularity contests. All of them are playing a crucial role in making the healthcare industry better. [Read More]
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Patient-Centered Surgery
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| Making surgery more patient-centered requires careful coordination and better feedback from patients and their families. [Read More]
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Audio Feature
For 31 years, David B. Nichols, MD, has been commuting once a week to Tangier Island, VA, piloting his own plane or helicopter. The 15-minute flight over the Chesapeake takes Nichols to an area where the residents have triple the rate of disease he has seen any place else. Now, as Nichols oversees final touches on the launch of a modern health clinic on the island, he actively faces his own mortality.[Listen Now]
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