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HealthLeaders Media Community and Rural Hospital Weekly - August 24, 2011


Federal Jobs Program Targets Rural Physician Recruitment Alexandra Wilson Pecci, for HealthLeaders Media A federal initiative to boost jobs includes an expanded loan repayment program and access to capital loans programs for health IT. The addition of just one primary care physician in a rural community generates approximately $1.5 million in annual revenue, the White House says.[Read More]
		August 24, 2011

Editor's Picks
CMS Trials Bundled Payments for Episodes of Care Following numerous demonstration projects at a number of large hospital systems, Medicare officials are proposing lump payments to providers for specific episodes of patient illness that extend well after the patient leaves an acute care setting. [Read More] Reductions in Blood Infections Slash Hospital Costs Using a hospital safety checklist to reduce deadly bloodstream infections can save lives and produces a tenfold return on the cost of the program, a study from Johns Hopkins shows. [Read More] Private Equity Interest In Nonprofit Hospitals Growing Private equity firms are demonstrating a growing interest in the healthcare sector, and, with shrinking margins and growing capital expenses, many nonprofit healthcare organizations would welcome the attention. However, caution is merited before considering this approach. [Read More] Stop Cutting Costs: 4 Other Ways to Bolster the Bottom Line Cost efficiency and reductions top the priorities list of nearly every financial leader in healthcare. But is the cost-cutting tunnel vision too narrow? Or are there better options for boosting the bottom line? [Read More] Rounds: Performance Improvement for Quality and Bottom-Line Outcomes Date: October 26, 2011 About: Attend on-site or participate via live simulcast. Host Denver Health with invited guest Virtua share how to make continuous quality improvement with a focus on bottom-line value part of your institutional culture and process. [Register Today] Intelligence Report: The New Patient Experience Imperative 22% of healthcare leaders say lack of cultural fit or employee buy-in is their organization's biggest patient experience stumbling block, according to this HealthLeaders Media Intelligence Report. Get the free report with exclusive research and analysis. [Read More]

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
Hacked medical device sparks Congressional inquiry InformationWeek, August 24, 2011 Hospitals seek more ER patients even as Medicaid tries to lessen demand The Washington Post, August 23, 2011 Opinion: Blurred boundaries between doctor and patient The Boston Globe, August 23, 2011 US scrambling to ease shortage of vital medicine The New York Times, August 22, 2011 Opinion: What?s charitable care? Chicago Tribune, August 22, 2011 Single vocabulary standard for EHR reporting seen as 'momentous' Government Health IT, August 19, 2011 NJ gov. lauds 'safety net' hospitals The Record, August 19, 2011 When EHRs meet malpractice suits: New concerns InformationWeek, August 18, 2011
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Nurse Education Key to Scope-of-Care Debate

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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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