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Editor's Picks
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Healthcare Leaders Reveal Uncertainties About Industry Direction
Dedication to mission is strong and getting stronger, but just how to accomplish that mission is less certain, according to the just-released results of the 2011 HealthLeaders Media Industry Survey.
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Hospice Rates Rise, But Hospitalizations Remain High
While the use of hospice among Medicare patients with congestive heart failure climbed from 19% in the year 2000 to 40% in 2007, "the potential for hospice to prevent costly hospitalizations has yet to be fully realized," researchers say.
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Federal Budget Pleases Doctors, Not Hospitals
The major trade groups for healthcare providers offered a decidedly mixed reaction to President Barack Obama's Fiscal 2012 budget proposal, with doctors praising the plan and hospitals panning it. [Read More]
Does E-Health Stand a Remote Chance?
The 508-staffed-bed Loyola University Medical Center implemented its telehealth program about four years ago as a way to increase after-hours coverage at its 14-bed pediatric ICU to improve patient safety and quality. As technology advances and costs fall, the use of telemedicine expands, but obstacles to achieving e-health success remain.[Read More]
Rounds: Orthopedic Leadership Strategies: Engage, Measure, and Perform
Forward-thinking orthopedic leaders are ensuring high performance and coordination among a carefully constructed caregiver team. Those leaders are also exploring the right metrics to know whether the outcomes they are tracking are the most meaningful to patients. Join the executive and clinical leadership team from nationally renowned MemorialCare Health System and orthopedic innovator Marshall Steele, MD, on March 29 for a three-hour dive into essential orthopedic leadership strategy.
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Leaders Forum
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RAC Tip: How to Determine Inpatient Admission Date, Time
While Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released guidance on hospital inpatient admission decisions, it remains a hot-button issue for hospitals that wish to avoid Recovery Audit Contractor audits.
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Sponsored Headlines
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This Week's Headlines
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Nurse Leaders' Top Concerns: Patient Experience, Quality Care
HealthLeaders Media, February 15, 2011
A Hospital Prevents Readmissions, but Threatens Revenue
HealthLeaders Media, February 10, 2011
How About an X Prize for Healthcare?
HealthLeaders Media, February 11, 2011
80% of Recalled Medical Devices Got Little FDA Scrutiny
HealthLeaders Media, February 15, 2011
No easy solutions for alarm fatigue
The Boston Globe, February 15, 2011
New tactic in hospital fight against violence
Omaha World-Herald, February 16, 2011
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More Patients, Less Money, Higher Quality (November 8)
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Does E-Health Stand a Remote Chance?
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| As technology advances and costs fall, the use of telemedicine expands, but obstacles to achieving e-health success remain. [Read More]
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Improving Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes
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| New approaches are resulting in less devastating impact on speech, swallowing, and appearance. [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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