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Editor's Picks
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Medical tourism increasing business at foreign hospitals
This article published by Barron's examines the fiscal effect medical tourism has had on publicly-traded international hospitals. With more U.S. insurers considering financing treatment for Americans willing to travel abroad, it is raising the profile of companies such as Thailand's Bumrungrad Hospital and Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, Singapore's Parkway Holdings and Raffles Medical, and India's Apollo Hospitals, the article states. [Read More]
H1N1 news roundup
As I noted in this week's column, H1N1 continues to be a concern for hospitals all over the world, and last week the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention reported an uptick in U.S. cases. We here at HealthLeaders Media have examined the issue from a staffing standpoint, as well as how one California hospital's H1N1 preparations helped as wildfires spread in the state. And this article in the Chicago Tribune examines the potential difficulties that could be encountered when trying to develop an effective, efficient vaccine.
UK study suggests drastic healthcare cuts
The UK's National Health Service was back in the spotlight last week, when a leaked consultants' report advised drastic staff and budget cuts to Britain's universal healthcare system and a group of senior doctors expressed concern about the treatment of dying patients. A report from management consultants McKinsey & Co. advised the National Health Service to cut a tenth of its 1.5 million-strong work force over the next five years to make up a budget shortfall, and also suggested the NHS sell off hospitals and cut back on some services. In addition, a group of doctors who treat the terminally ill said they were worried that some are dying prematurely because of guidelines on dealing with patients in their final hours. [Read More]
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Global Health Headlines
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Deeply divided House Democrats return to work
Washington Post - September 8, 2009
Hospitals Cut Jobs in August, But Overall Healthcare Job Growth is Up
John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media - September 4, 2009
IOM Panel Calls for More Precise Definitions on Ethnicity, Language
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media - September 2, 2009
New ICU Technology Creates Eye in the Sky
Evan Sweeney, for HealthLeaders Media - September 3, 2009
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Hang On
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Get ready for the failure of the HIT stimulus dream, episode of care contracting, the end of easy credit, and a public plan. [Read More] |
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Making Wellness Work
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Wellness and weight loss programs aren't major revenue generators, but healthcare reformers know they cannot effectively control costs without focusing more on prevention. [Read More] |
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Audio Feature
HL 09: Design for Digital Care: Greg Walton, CIO at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, CA, shares strategies CIOs can use to survive the recession while designing for digital care. [Listen Now]
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