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Pennsylvania, New Jersey hospitals' mistakes are going unreported
Philadelphia Inquirer, September 12, 2008
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Health Net to reinstate 926 dropped policyholders in California
Los Angeles Times, September 12, 2008
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Healthcare issue, not quite hot, remains strong
New York Times, September 12, 2008
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Bill on hospital-care discounts may be scuttled by Illinois governor's amendatory veto
Chicago Tribune, September 12, 2008
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North Dakota telepharmacy project expands across country
AP/Yahoo News, September 12, 2008
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Spotlight:
Maintain Your Focus
When you're in charge of a hospital that is working to improve its quality and patient safety, you need to be focused.
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Bill on hospital-care discounts may be scuttled by Illinois governor's amendatory veto
Chicago Tribune, September 12, 2008
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North Dakota telepharmacy project expands across country
AP/Yahoo News, September 12, 2008
Spiritual beliefs part of healthcare for some
HealthDay/Washington Post, September 12, 2008
New technique gets around open-heart surgery
Kansas City Star, September 11, 2008
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Product designed to keep better track of surgical sponges
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 11, 2008
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Pennsylvania, New Jersey hospitals' mistakes are going unreported
Philadelphia Inquirer, September 12, 2008
Neighbors fuming over UPMC smoking policy
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 11, 2008
Maui Medical to open Kihei clinic
Pacific Business News, September 12, 2008
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Health Net to reinstate 926 dropped policyholders in California
Los Angeles Times, September 12, 2008
Report: Blues merger would save money, but competition saves even more
Philadelphia Inquirer, September 12, 2008
Unreliable answers from Medicare call center, if you can get through
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), September 12, 2008
Blue Cross of Michigan rate raises fought
Detroit Free Press, September 12, 2008
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Healthcare issue, not quite hot, remains strong
New York Times, September 12, 2008
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Study: Medical home plan cut hospital admissions
Reuters, September 11, 2008
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Rams, SLU Hospital: Partners in marketing, not medicine
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 11, 2008
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Commentary:
Assessing P4P's Performance
The healthcare industry started with a theory: If payments to providers are tied to performance, overall quality of care will improve. But there seem to be three major problems with P4P in its current form.
Elyas Bakhtiari, for HealthLeaders Media
September 11, 2008
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Audio:
The Source of Bad Debt
Finance Editor Phil Betbeze talks with Earl Winter, CEO of nTelagent Inc., whose company recently ran a test of aged trial balance analyses for some of their customers.
Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media
September 2, 2008
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Commentary:
Fixing a Broken System
Some in disease management/population health are worried that the medical home will make their services unnecessary, but healthcare experts say there are great opportunities in the medical home.
Les Masterson, for HealthLeaders Media
September 10, 2008
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Commentary:
Small Hospital Provides Big Lesson in Quality of Care
Each hospital has a different set of challenges, some greater than others. However, there is a handful of common sense strategies that all hospitals can undertake to measurably improve patient outcomes.
John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media
September 10, 2008
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