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Editor's Picks
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Med schools can boost rural physician supply
Medical schools could more than double the number of new graduates going into rural practice if each adds a rural training program, according to a study in the journal Academic Medicine. The study estimates that if each of the 125 allopathic medical schools committed 10 seats per class to a rural training track, the schools would produce 1,139 new rural doctors a year, or 11,390 physicians over 10 years. [Read More]
Rural hospitals link to statewide health information exchange
Richland Parish Hospital in Delhi, LA, is the first hospital in the state to successfully send patient information and radiological images to the Louisiana Rural Health Information Exchange. Eventually, 44 rural hospitals will be connected to the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center through this exchange, which will enable them to consult with specialists remotely and save their patients a long—and costly—drive to Shreveport. [Read More]
China has similar healthcare woes
I wouldn't have thought that China and Tennessee have much in common when it comes to healthcare. But providing quality healthcare in rural areas is a problem facing countries worldwide, which is why a delegation from China is visiting healthcare providers in Tennessee, seeking strategies to improve rural medicine. [Read More]
Finding a medical home
Many healthcare consumers who are frustrated by a lack of access to their primary-care physician are seeking healthcare at retail clinics at a time that is convenient for them. So to offer patients more comprehensive care that is still consumer friendly, practices like Union Square Family Health in Somerville, MA, are creating "medical homes." These practices—led by a physician or nurse-practitioner—offer patients easy access to medical staff through same-day office appointments, weekend and evening hours, e-mail, and phone. In addition, they provide as many services as possible in one location and coordinate all other care from prevention through hospitalization. [Read More]
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Leaders Forum
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Is a Tidal Wave About to Wipe Out the Healthcare Sector?
Many hospitals and healthcare facilities have come face-to-face with the reality that factors largely out of their control, like insurance reimbursement and government funding, will ultimately determine whether they survive-perhaps in a different form with a new owner or in a downsized facility-or shut down. This environment creates huge challenges for chief executive officers to stay one step ahead of the executioner. [Read More]
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This Week's Headlines
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In hospitals, simple reminders reduce deadly infections
New York Times - May 19, 2008
St. Joseph's should build Riverview, FL, hospital, judge says
St. Petersburg Times - May 19, 2008
Maury County, TN, hospital to join Williamson Medical Center in appeal
The Tennessean - May 19, 2008
Northwestern Memorial Hospital buys land in Chicago's north suburbs
Chicago Tribune - May 19, 2008
MDs at Beverly, MA, hospital vote to rebuff hospital's executive
Boston Globe - May 15, 2008
Cleveland Clinic to pay tuition for medical school students
Cleveland Plain Dealer - May 15, 2008
Blue Island, IL, OKs tax breaks for new owners of St. Francis Hospital
Chicago Tribune - May 16, 2008
Study: Quality lags at safety-net hospitals
HealthDay/Washington Post - May 14, 2008 |
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Shared Success
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Crafting a true partnership-often with a perceived competitor-is a complex task. Here's how some hospitals are doing it. [Read More]
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