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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, April 13, 2009
In one corner stands the powerful California Hospital Association, poised for a knockdown fight to pass a law allowing medical centers to employ physicians, specifically in rural areas where doctors are in short supply. Three recently introduced state bills would permit this practice to varying extents.
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By: Janice Simmons, April 13, 2009
While most physicians and hospitals are familiar with acronyms such as HMO or PHO, many might be stymied by one of the newer ones under discussion in Washington: ACO—or accountable care organization.
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By: Matt Phillion, April 13, 2009
Accreditation professionals across the country have known for months that revisions to Joint Commission standards will go into effect on July 1. One unanswered question has stood out among others, however: how will hospitals be scored on the various changes The Joint Commission has announced?
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By: Dom Nicastro, April 13, 2009
Now that Congress (finally) strengthened HIPAA enforcement and toughened compliance requirements through breach notification processes and accounting of disclosures on EHRs, what's the reaction in the industry?
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By: Les Masterson, for HealthLeaders Media, April 13, 2009
The annual J.D. Power and Associates' National Health Insurance Plan Study is a chance for highly-ranked health plans to puff out their chests, but this year's results highlight more than the fact that New Englanders are happier with their health insurance than other regions and Kaiser Permanente ranked number one in four geographic areas. For the health plan executive, there is also this nugget: Health plan members care most about coverage, benefits, and provider choice, but members' knowledge about their plans underlies all of those issues.
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By: Lisa Eramo, April 13, 2009
If you've read the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, you know that the money is in EHRs. But are hospitals really focused on implementation these days, and what are some of the major barriers?
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Around the Web
- Recession now hits jobs in healthcare
Wall Street Journal, April 13, 2009
- Fewer openings in nursing field
Wall Street Journal, April 13, 2009
- Electronic health records raise doubt
Boston Globe, April 13, 2009
- As medical charts go electronic, rural doctor sees healthy change
New York Times, April 13, 2009
- Medical helicopter service faces big Connecticut budget cuts
New York Times, April 13, 2009
- Three Chicago-area hospitals evaluate patients, staff for tuberculosis
Chicago Tribune, April 13, 2009
- Plan to close Philadelphia hospital stirs anger
Philadelphia Inquirer, April 13, 2009
- Marietta, GA, hospital officials say they're not to blame in sex assaults
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 13, 2009
- AG ends probe into Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas physician rating program
Dallas Morning News, April 13, 2009
- Personal care from med students to help Miami Gardens families
Miami Herald, April 13, 2009
- The doctor will see you: Log on now
Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 13, 2009
- Ex-Rhode Island hospital president given three-year sentence on corruption charges
Providence Journal, April 13, 2009
- Cook Children's may manage hospital in Waco, TX
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, April 13, 2009
- Tufts' Roosevelt: More than one payment model needed to align goals, achieve quality
WBUR CommonHealth blog, April 13, 2009
- America's uninsured haven't shown collective power
AP/Yahoo News, April 13, 2009
- Express Scripts purchasing WellPoint PBM
New York Times, April 13, 2009
Features
- Three Money-Saving Pharmacy Options
Les Masterson, April 8, 2009
- Engage Physicians to Achieve Top Cardiac Care
Rick Johnson, April 1, 2009
- SOS: Public Hospitals
Philip Betbeze and Jim Molpus, for HealthLeaders Magazine, March 12, 2009
- HITECH Gives HIPAA New Teeth
Elyas Bakhtiari, for HealthLeaders Media, April 9, 2009
- Lessons from Davies Award Recipients
Carrie Vaughan, for HealthLeaders Media, April 9, 2009
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