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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, August 11, 2009
Uncle Sam is poised to spend $1.1 billion in stimulus funds to compare the effectiveness of 100 treatment categories in coming years, so providers, taxpayers, and insurance premium payers will stop wasting money on worthless care. But many experts say there's already enough evidence to start changing clinical practice to cut waste, improve outcomes, and save as much as 30% of what is being spent today.
By: Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, August 11, 2009
The latest messages from Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf are not ones that congressional Democrats pushing for healthcare reform are likely happy to hear. In a letter and later in his recent blog, Elmendorf said that expanded use of preventive health measures lead to higher healthcare spending.
By: Sarah Kearns, for HealthLeaders Media, August 10, 2009
A recent study shows the number of MRSA infections found in patients located at 13 New Mexico hospitals and three state clinics was cut almost in half after the facilities agreed to self report cases.
By: Scott Wallask, for HealthLeaders Media, August 11, 2009
Though the alliance may not be obvious, hospital leaders can turn to their facilities directors and engineers for advice on how to identify inefficiencies. That was the prime lesson attendees heard during a keynote last week at the American Society for Healthcare Engineering's annual conference in Anaheim, CA.
By: Liz Jones, August 10, 2009
Until recently, hospitals have had few options for accreditation surveys: The Joint Commission or their respective state boards. Since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services granted deeming status to Det Norske Veritas (DNV Healthcare) in late 2008, folks in the field have been itching to know what makes this accreditor different.
By: Michelle Ponte, for HealthLeaders Media, August 10, 2009
Having an incentive to do better works for kids and it works in business because we humans are hardwired, for the most part, to want to do our very best.
By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, August 10, 2009
Can a strong code of ethics and practical policies eliminate the tough moral dilemmas that healthcare professionals have to confront?