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Obama policymakers turn to campaign tools: Supporters tapped on healthcare issues
Washington Post, December 4, 2008
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Insurers propose universal, centralized healthcare
Los Angeles Times, December 4, 2008
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County faulted in death at King-Harbor
Los Angeles Times, December 4, 2008
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HCA cuts payroll at headquarters
The Tennessean, December 4, 2008
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UAW makes concessions in bid to help automakers
New York Times, December 4, 2008
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Spotlight:
Keep Your Eye on the Quality-Value Equation
The quality-value equation is the very thing that can give global hospitals a competitive edge.
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Obama policymakers turn to campaign tools: Supporters tapped on healthcare issues
Washington Post, December 4, 2008
Insurers propose universal, centralized healthcare
Los Angeles Times, December 4, 2008
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County faulted in death at King-Harbor
Los Angeles Times, December 4, 2008
Hospitals raise perk ante to draw, treat patients
AP/Yahoo News, December 4, 2008
New York City pushes cooling therapy for cardiac arrest
New York Times, December 4, 2008
Doctors file bias suit over loss of privileges at Hudson, FL, hospital
St. Petersburg Times, December 3, 2008
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UAW makes concessions in bid to help automakers
New York Times, December 4, 2008
CIGNA dispute with Connecticut network could disrupt healthcare
Hartford Courant, December 4, 2008
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7,700 to be cut from Washington's Basic Health Plan
AP/Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 4, 2008
Judge backs California in balance billing dispute
The Sacramento Bee, December 4, 2008
Michigan Blue Cross makes bid for aid
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), December 4, 2008
Medicaid crisis hits Kentucky
Louisville Courier-Journal, December 3, 2008
Council delays Louisiana hospital decision
New Orleans Times-Picayune, December 3, 2008
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HCA cuts payroll at headquarters
The Tennessean, December 4, 2008
Nashville General Hospital audited
The Tennessean, December 4, 2008
Walgreens leads field in retail clinics
Chicago Tribune, December 4, 2008
Las Vegas hospital, union tussle over workers
AP/KVIA News, December 3, 2008
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U.S. study weighs lifetime risks from CT scans
AP/Yahoo News, December 4, 2008
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Audio: A New Approach to Controlling Healthcare Labor Costs: In this audio, hear how Kronos for Healthcare's guided analytics approach provides the capability needed to effectively align labor cost to volume, managing productivity and labor cost by associating the needed decisions with the desired results.
Healthcare 2015: The Future of Care Delivery: Care delivery is at an inflection point where we have the opportunity to achieve new milestones in defining, measuring and delivering value. This new in-depth study from IBM, explores how care delivery will likely evolve and how providers can prepare.
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Commentary:
CMS Gives PHRs a Vote of Confidence
Personal health records are gaining wider acceptance among even those who are typically slow to adopt new technologies.
Kathryn Mackenzie, for HealthLeaders Media
December 2, 2008
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Audio:
What's the New Medical Staff Model?
Richard Sheff, MD, chair of the Greeley Company, discusses how many hospital leaders are trying to reinvent a more effective medical staff model.
Rick Johnson, for HealthLeaders Media
December 3, 2008
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Audio:
Device Dysfunctionality
John Bardis, chairman, president and CEO of MedAssets, discusses a variety of issues facing healthcare.
Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media
December 1, 2008
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Magazine:
An Executive Seat at the Compliance Table
C-suite involvement in a North Dakota system's compliance group meetings leads to both a cultural shift and a smoother Joint Commission survey process.
HealthLeaders Magazine
November 2008
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