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Editor's Picks
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Know Your Readmission Risk Score
By targeting the 20% of patients who account for 51% of preventable readmissions, healthcare leaders can cut costs, improve outcomes, and avoid payer penalties.
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HHS Unveils National Quality Strategy
While promoting quality care that is focused on patients and communities, the strategy will reduce administrative burdens and facilitate care collaboration for doctors and other providers, the Department of Health and Human Services says.
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Healthcare Philanthropy Faces Triple Threat
Uncertainty over healthcare reform, tax deductions caps, and budget cuts for social services could severely impact the revenues of nonprofit healthcare providers, an Association for Healthcare Philanthropy survey shows.
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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 239 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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CT's St. Mary's Hospital to be converted to for profit facility
The Hartford Courant, March 23, 2011
AL hospital closing leaves residents bewildered
The Anniston Star, March 23, 2011
Small Providers Benefit from EHRs, Survey Shows
HealthLeaders Media, March 22, 2011
Physician Compensation Up Slightly in Academia
HealthLeaders Media, March 21, 2011
Newborn screening tests miss some babies' hearing problems
NPR, March 23, 2011
Health breach tally hits 8.3 million
HealthcareInfoSecurity.com, March 23, 2011
Getting HIT ready for ACOs
HealthData Management, March 23, 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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