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Study finds many patients dissatisfied with hospitals
New York Times, March 31, 2008
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Small hospitals push to do heart work
AP/Yahoo News, March 31, 2008
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Insurers look at virtual visits to doctor
Philadelphia Inquirer, March 31, 2008
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Small hospital seeks mighty task of reviving Los Angeles facility
Los Angeles Times, March 31, 2008
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Industry giants push obesity surgery
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), March 31, 2008
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Spotlight:
March Madness
For many medical students, March Madness has nothing to do with basketball. This is the time of year they find out which residency program accepted them.
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Study finds many patients dissatisfied with hospitals
New York Times, March 31, 2008
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Small hospitals push to do heart work
AP/Yahoo News, March 31, 2008
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Insurers look at virtual visits to doctor
Philadelphia Inquirer, March 31, 2008
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Small hospital seeks mighty task of reviving Los Angeles facility
Los Angeles Times, March 31, 2008
Boston hospital cuts include managers, nurses
Boston Globe, March 31, 2008
Work halts at Hartford, CT, hospital site
Hartford Courant, March 31, 2008
Texas county worried over decrease in patient load
Houston Chronicle, March 28, 2008
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Industry giants push obesity surgery
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), March 31, 2008
Critical time for trauma centers
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 31, 2008
North Texans to get price cuts in Medicare supplies
Dallas Morning News, March 31, 2008
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Washington, DC, plan could aid uninsured
Washington Post, March 31, 2008
Nevada governor scraps effort to remove medical board members
AP/San Francisco Chronicle, March 31, 2008
Florida legislators seeking to close TB hospital
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, March 28, 2008
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Combining Internet with office visits cut heart attack risks
HealthDay/Washington Post, March 31, 2008
Healthcare dispute brings problems in Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 28, 2008
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News:
CMS Web site helps patients shop for care based on quality and price
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has posted new survey information at the Hospital Compare consumer Web site. The site now has information from Medicare patients about their hospital stays, as well as information about the number of certain elective hospital procedures provided to those patients and what Medicare pays for those services.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
March 31, 2008
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Magazine:
Quality--Is HCAHPS Enough?
For some hospitals, CMS' consumer assessment survey is all they need to measure patient satisfaction. But some organizations want more.
Maureen Larkin, for HealthLeaders Magazine
March 2008
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Contributed Feature:
The Changing of the Guard
The generational "changing of the guard" in medicine is wreaking havoc on hospital-physician relationships and may herald a crisis of access, particularly for primary care physicians and rural specialists, as baby boomers begin to enroll in Medicare starting in 2011, says contributor Jeff Goldsmith.
Jeff Goldsmith, for HealthLeaders Media
March 26, 2008
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Video:
Innovative Investing
Hospitals benefit both financially and through healthcare product development. Plus, P4P drugs and more. [Powered by Trinity Healthforce Learning.]
HealthLeaders Media
March 27, 2008
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