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Editor's Picks
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Hospital Hosts On-Site Legal Aid Services
Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City has launched a partnership with Legal Aid of Western Missouri that puts an attorney and a paralegal inside the hospital to help indigent patients address legal issues adversely impacting their health.
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Hospitals That Take Plastic Must Comply with PCI
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard applies to any entity that handles credit cards—including hospitals. But many are not fully aware of the security requirements.
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Shorter Hospital Stays for Uninsured Patients Compared to Insured
Compared to insured patients, the hospitalizations of uninsured patients are typically shorter and have a lower cost per stay, an April statistical brief from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) has found.
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Rounds: Patient-Centered Accountable Care
Patient-centered healthcare IS accountable care—accountable for quality, for value, and 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]
Webcast: Blueprint for an Integrated and Alignment-Driven Physician Compensation Plan
With the advent of the accountable care organization and reimbursement shifts from pay for performance to bundled payments, physician compensation plans must do more than ensure fair compensation for physicians. Join HealthLeaders Media for a 60-minute audio conference, including Q&A, to learn how to craft compensation plans for integration and alignment. [Read More]
Webcast: Ratchet Up Physician Referrals: Proven Methods & Measures
At the heart of successful physician referral programs are relationships that result in buy-in, engagement, and alignment. How do you build those? And, how do you use data to prove your program's success to the C-suite? Join HealthLeaders Media on May 18 for this 90-minute Webcast, including Q&A and case studies, for lessons and insights from marketing leaders with successful referral programs.[Read More]
Webcast: Achieving Ambulatory Surgery Center Success in the Reform Era
Reform, reimbursement, and reintegration—a triple threat to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) or new opportunities for ROI? Join HealthLeaders Media on May 11 for a 90-minute Webcast, including Q&A, to learn how to increase the financial return of ASC operations from leaders with proven ambulatory care ROI. [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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This Week's Headlines
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Michigan now lets doctors apologize liability-free
The Detroit News, April 20, 2011
Rural surgeons to get community website
InformationWeek, April 19, 2011
Opinion: EHRs face human hurdles more than technological ones
Scientific American, April 18, 2011
Doctors could learn something about medical handoffs from the Navy
Los Angeles Times, April 18, 2011
VT single-payer plan advances
VPR, April 15, 2011
AZ legislators OK insurance from outside state
Arizona Daily Star, April 15, 2011
Obama lays out plan for cutting Medicare, Medicaid
CNN, April 14, 2011
ONC: Time to 'double down' on putting patients first
Government Health IT, April 14, 2011
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Webcasts/Rounds
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Rounds: Patient-Centered Accountable Care (April 27)
Webcast: Achieving Ambulatory Surgery Center Success in the Reform Era (May 11)
Rounds: Neurological Service Line Growth: Telestroke & Brain Tumor Innovations (May 18)
Webcast: Ratchet Up Physician Referrals: Proven Methods & Measures (May 18)
Webcast: Blueprint for an Integrated and Alignment-Driven Physician Compensation Plan (May 24)
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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