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Editor's Picks
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Bleeder to Feeder: How an ED Turned Its Business Around
The challenges at one Texas hospital's emergency department were numerous, but they all boiled down to a left-without-being-seen rate of 8-10%. Here's how hospital leaders re-engineered the department and its processes and stopped seeing business walk out the door.
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MedPAC Calls for Pay Raise for Doctors, Hospitals
Physicians and other health professionals should receive a 1% pay boost for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries in 2012, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission said in its annual list of reimbursement recommendations.
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10 Healthcare Reform Market Changes Affecting Physicians
While specific regulations from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are still evolving, marketplace trends and healthcare reform have clear implications for physicians regarding private payer initiatives, physician-hospital integration, and government action.
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Webcast: Boost Market Share with Your Oncology Services
Given the growing trend toward all-inclusive cancer centers, do you know how to differentiate your own oncology services to protect and grow your market share? Your oncology care is distinct. Its marketing should be, too. Join HealthLeaders Media on March 31 for this 90-minute Webcast, including Q&A and a case study, for valuable lessons from marketing leaders. [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 169 for a three-hour dive into essential orthopedic leadership strategy.
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Leaders Forum
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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 results of the 2011 HealthLeaders Media Industry Survey.
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Sponsored Headlines
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This Week's Headlines
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45% of States Unprepared for Nuclear Disaster, Poll Shows
HealthLeaders Media, March 15, 2011
Time to Redefine 'Normal' Blood Pressure, Researchers Say
HealthLeaders Media, March 11, 2011
Cancer Survivor Ranks Expanding
HealthLeaders Media, March 11, 2011
Dramatic Increase Seen in Patients Leaving Hospitals AMA
HealthLeaders Media, March 11, 2011
Some hospitals open ERs just for graying patients
The Washington Post/Associated Press, March 15, 2011
Healthcare waivers are a big deal for some states
Sacramento Bee/Stateline.org, March 14, 2011
New ideas to help people take medications correctly
Los Angeles Times, March 15, 2011
ACOs: From Volume to Value
HealthLeaders Media, March 14, 2011
3 Readmissions to Reduce Now
HealthLeaders Media, March 15, 2011
HIEs: Still More Questions than Answers
HealthLeaders Media, March 9, 2011
5 Ways to Maximize Profitability in Contract Negotiations
HealthLeaders Media, March 16, 2011
Medicare Fraud Settlements Up 56% in FY 2010
HealthLeaders Media, March 16, 2011
Preventive Services Lacking in Older Adult Populations, HHS Says
HealthLeaders Media, March 16, 2011
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Webcasts/Rounds
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Rounds: Orthopedic Leadership Strategies: Engage, Measure, and Perform (March 29)
Boost Market Share with Your Oncology Services (March 31)
Productivity Incentives for Direct Employment Compensation Models (On demand)
More Patients, Less Money, Higher Quality (On demand)
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Waking Up to Sleep Centers
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| With a growing volume of patients with obstructive sleep apnea related to pulmonary conditions, hospitals are finding opportunities to develop or partner with sleep centers.[Read More]
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Audio Feature
For 31 years, David B. Nichols, MD, commuted once a week to Tangier Island, VA, piloting his own plane or helicopter. The 15-minute flight over the Chesapeake took Nichols to an area where the residents have triple the rate of disease he had seen any place else. In one of his final interviews, Nichols looked back on his legacy as a primary care leader.[Listen Now]
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