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HealthLeaders Media Community and Rural Hospital Weekly - May 25, 2011


Wanted: General Surgeons in Rural Regions Alexandra Wilson Pecci, for HealthLeaders Media There is a dire need for rural-focused general surgery tracks within residency programs, but it's not just a medical school problem. It's a problem for hospital leaders, too, and ties in with the financial viability of services provided at rural hospitals. [Read More]
		May 25, 2011

Editor's Picks
Senators Urge White House to Withdraw ACO Proposal The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should withdraw its proposed rules governing accountable care organizations in part because of expensive start-up costs required, seven Republican lawmakers say in a letter to the Obama Administration. [Read More] NPA Names 'Top 5' Cost Drivers in Primary Care A study in an upcoming issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine has created a field-tested "Top 5" list of potentially unnecessary cost drivers for primary care that—if limited—could improve cost and efficiency. [Read More] 5% of Hospital Costs Attributed to Maternal Care The U.S. spent $17.4 billion, or one of every $20 in hospital costs in 2008, on maternal care with delivery-related complications, according to a report published by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. [Read More] Webcast: Alternative ACO Strategies Go beyond the ACO regs furor to uncover commercial and Medicare alternatives for your ACO strategy. Join HealthLeaders Media for this 90-minute Webcast, including Q&A, for a deep dive with leading experts savvy on the legal and business operation of ACOs in commercial markets and CMS programs other than Medicare Shared Savings. [Read More] Rounds: Coordinating Systems of Care Whether your hospital system is pursuing an accountable care organization or a broader program of clinical integration, the real work of creating high-value, cost-effective healthcare is in transforming the systems of care. But the solutions may not be as big and unmanageable as you think. Join us live or via live webcast from Gundersen Lutheran Health System with Gundersen?s clinical and executive leadership team and invited guest Fairview Health Services, two of the nation?s health system pioneers in high-quality, lower-cost healthcare. [Read More]

Leaders Forum
ACO or Not, Fairview Builds Shared Savings into All Payer Contracts Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services has taken a model for shared savings and quality improvements and gradually embedded the concepts into all of its commercial insurance contracts. [Read More]

This Week's Headlines
Joplin hospital copes with tornado?s aftermath The Wall Street Journal, May 25, 2011 GA consumers hope law will provide cheaper health insurance The Atlanta Journal Constitution, May 25, 2011 Airlines rely on traveling docs to answer emergency calls The New York Times, May 24, 2011 LA lawmakers strip charity hospital money from budget CBNC, May 24, 2011 KS Tornado devastates Joplin's St. John's Medical Center News-Leader, May 23, 2011 A doctor's push for single-payer healthcare for all finds traction in VT The New York Times, May 23, 2011 Few docs, hospitals exchanging patient data Reuters Health, May 20, 2011
Webcasts/Rounds
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