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The Emotional Cost of NursingNurses cure the sick, heal the wounded, and comfort the dying, but are they doing so at their own cost? Jenny Watts, researcher and psychology PhD student at the University of Leicester in England aims to find out in a new project examining the emotional toll of nursing. The project, which follows a large scale, methodical review of published literature Watts conducted last year, will explore how exposure to patient suffering and empathizing with patients influence nurses' experiences of distress. [ Read More]
Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing HomesAs the long-term care industry moves toward a resident-centered approach to care, the quality of life provided to nursing home residents is facing increased scrutiny. Although most Skilled Nursing Facilities are eager to improve the quality of life in their organization, many do not know where to start. Fortunately, the Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes Campaign is here to help. [ Read More]
Healthy San Francisco Has Increased Access, Reduced UtilizationHealthy San Francisco, held up as a model employer "pay or play" strategy, is now two years old and its supporters view the program as a possible solution to the nation's 47 million uninsured. The program has added 43,000 of 60,000 targeted San Franciscans to its rolls since it began and has been adding about 1,800 people per month. [ Read More]
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Bundling By Decree
| Can an industry addicted to payment for procedure survive episodic care? Geisinger has. [Read More] |
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Faster, Safer Joint Replacements
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Hospitals are fine-tuning the surgical process from start to finish in order to replace joints faster and safer than ever before. [Read More] |
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Leaders Forum
New Class of Professionals Needed for Healthcare IT Transformation: While there is almost universal agreement on the need to transform our nation's healthcare system, few stakeholders agree on specific solutions. But what is certain is that healthcare transformation will require new models for sourcing, processing and distributing richer, more complex data in ways that facilitate collaboration, real-time decision-making and hands-free automation. [Read More]
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Audio Feature
Jason Gorevic, chief executive officer of TelaDoc Medical Services, discusses the role telehealth can play in health reform and how to get patients more engaged in managing their healthcare. [Listen Now]
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