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HealthLeaders Media Community and Rural Hospital Weekly - July 20, 2011


Rural Health Funding Gets Boost via Provider Partnerships Alexandra Wilson Pecci, for HealthLeaders Media Centura Health is the first partner in a program that will provide funding for quality improvement services for rural healthcare facilities throughout the state of Colorado. [Read More]
		July 20, 2011

Editor's Picks
U.S. News Releases 'Best Hospitals' Rankings The annual U.S. News & World Report rankings, whether considered measures of quality of care or measures of national reputation, remain popular and coveted. [Read More] OIG Finds Low Physician Compliance with Primary Care Grant Rules Federal auditors want the state of Louisiana to pay back $13.6 million that may have been improperly paid to primary care physicians to bolster rural healthcare in the years after Hurricane Katrina. [Read More] AHA Takes On Racial Disparities in Care, Leadership Hospitals have a serious problem with their lack of executive diversity, American Hospital Association President and CEO Rich Umbdenstock acknowledges. He is calling for hospitals to adopt a campaign of change called Equity of Care. [Read More] Rounds: The Real Value of ACOs Date: August 16, 2011 What: Attend on-site or participate via live webcast. About: Get accountable care strategies from ACO pioneers Norton Healthcare, Humana, and Palmetto Health—first movers who already have experienced the challenges of building a new framework for healthcare delivery. [Register Today] Webcast: Creating an ACO Marketing Language Date: July 27, 2011 About: As a marketer, you need to learn the new paradigm of managing population health vs. growing patient volume in a traditional environment. Advance your understanding of how to align ACO marketing with business needs, as well as market accountability to providers, and ultimately your community. [Register Today]

Leaders Forum
Intelligence Report: Better Care and the Bottom Line 54% of leaders say that ACOs will be successful in coordinating care and driving down overall costs, according to this HealthLeaders Media Intelligence Report. Get the free report with exclusive research and analysis. [Read More]

This Week's Headlines
New MGMA chief brings patient safety, EHR expertise InformationWeek, July 19, 2011 Accusations fly over obscure Medicare board Philadelphia Inquirer/Associated Press, July 18, 2011 Opinion: When hospital overcrowding becomes personal The New York Times, July 15, 2011 It?s not complicated doctor -- Don?t be Facebook friends with patients The Wall Street Journal, July 15, 2011 MO law targets incompetent doctors Post-Dispatch, July 14, 2011 Tacoma-based MultiCare to lay off up to 350 employees The News Tribune, July 14, 2011
Webcasts/Rounds
Webcast: Creating an ACO Marketing Language (July 27) Rounds: The Real Value of ACOs (August 16) SEE ALL WEBCASTS »
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	Audio Feature ACO Appeal for Hospitals Needs a Boost Stephen L. Mansfield, PhD., president and CEO of Methodist Health System in Dallas discusses what needs to happen to get hospitals excited about ACOs and what it will take to make ACOs sustainable.[Listen Now] [Sponsored by Emdeon]


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