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Editor's Picks
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13 Hot ACO Buzzwords All Providers Should Know
Just in time to accompany the proposed accountable care organization guidelines from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, comes a handy glossary of federal healthcare policy lingo.
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Speeding Patient Discharges Safely
Using a multi-disciplinary approach, YNHH has adopted a number of methods to ensure greater patient throughput while ensuring safety. Ultimately, the operational changes amount to the right patient being in the right bed at the right time.
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HealthSouth to Build $21M Rehab Hospital in Ocala
The 40-bed hospital will specialize patients with trauma, brain injury, strokes, and orthopedic injuries in a Florida county that does not currently have access to inpatient rehabilitation.
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Rounds: Patient-Centered Accountable Care
Patient-centered healthcare IS accountable care—accountable for quality, for value, for patient satisfaction. Join us on April 27 live from Griffin Hospital and Planetree, recognized pioneers in patient-centered care, with more actionable strategies from invited thought leaders at Sharp Memorial and the Maine Patient-Centered Medical Home Pilot. [Read More]
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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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: UCLH had to adhere to the 18wkRTT requirements stated by the U.K. government. The BPM based Patient Tracking System (PTS) enabled them to better manage their clinical pathways and resources and also help improve patient experience by reducing uncertainty in the scheduling of treatments.
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This Week's Headlines
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ME doc offers 'pay what you can' visits to uninsured
Sun Journal, April 6, 2011
MD's hospital cost solution: regulated prices
The Bellingham Herald/Stateline.org, April 4, 2011
SC rural hospitals say cuts inevitable
The State, April 4, 2011
ACO Rules Receive Guarded, Mixed Reviews
HealthLeaders Media, April 4, 2011
To Be An ACO, Or Not To Be
HealthLeaders Media, April 4, 2011
RACs Intro 'Semi-Automated' Claims Reviews
HealthLeaders Media, April 6, 2011
Infection Prevention Pilot Slashes CLABSI by 35%
HealthLeaders Media, April 6, 2011
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Webcasts/Rounds
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Rounds: Patient-Centered Accountable Care (April 27)
Rounds: Neurological Service Line Growth: Telestroke & Brain Tumor Innovations (May 18)
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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