HealthLeaders Media QualityLeaders - August 4, 2011 | How Healthcare Might Be Like Garlic


How Healthcare Might Be Like Garlic Cheryl Clark, Senior Editor Yes, we sometimes take a good thing and, by overdoing or misusing it, can end up with unfortunate results. Perhaps for healthcare and garlic, less is more. [Read More]
		August 4, 2011

Editor's Picks
HHS: No Copays for Preventive Women's Health Services The Department of Health & Human Services has accepted guidelines that require new health insurance plans to cover women's preventive services such as well-woman visits, breastfeeding support, domestic violence screening, and contraception without charging a co-payment, co-insurance, or a deductible.[Read More] Physicians Gain In Weight Loss Clinics One Mobile, AL, doctor has shifted his practice from obstetrics to obesity and gained personal time, earnings, and satisfaction. He's a significant contrast to the average general practitioner, who is afraid or doesn't know how-to approach the issue. [Read More] Evidence-Based Staffing Enhances Patient-Centered Care A medical center in Florida is using an acuity software system built around patient needs, rather than staff workload or ratios. The system of evidence-based indicators to determine the hours of care has resulted in improved outcomes and morale, a nurse leader says. [Read More] CMS Scales Back on Payment Cuts Instead of a feared 3.15% coding cut, the final rule change for the Inpatient Prospective Payment System means a 2% cut— $1.13 billion more for hospitals in FY 2012. [Read More] Rounds: The Real Value of ACOs Date: August 16, 2011 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] Rounds: Women's Health Strategies for Service Line Growth and Quality Date: September 15, 2011 About:Attend on-site or participate via live simulcast. Learn how host Bon Secours Richmond Health System and invited guest Geisinger Health System maximize downstream revenue in their women's health services, as well as opportunities for integration, quality and customer loyalty. [Register Today]
This Week's Headlines
CDC: Hospitals Impede Breastfeeding John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, August 4, 2011 More U.S. kids in hospital for mental illness The Chicago Tribune/Reuters Health, August 4, 2011 What happens after a data breach? Health Data Management, July 27, 2011 Rural areas face more healthcare hurdles Star Tribune, August 4, 2011 Are hospital-based doctors fueling health spending? Chicago Tribune/Reuters, August 2, 2011 Debt commission might cut Medicare, Medicaid The Washington Post, August 2, 2011 Insulin pumps, medical monitors vulnerable to hacking The New York Times/Associated Press, August 4, 2011 As St. Luke's (MN) reaped millions, surgeon racked up complaints Duluth News Tribune, August 1, 2011 MO copes with shortage of primary-care physicians Post-Dispatch, August 1, 2011
Webcasts/Rounds
August 16: Rounds: The Real Value of ACOs Sept 15: Rounds: Women's Health Strategies for Service Line Growth and Quality SEE ALL WEBCASTS
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