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By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, August 13, 2012
Researchers find that the cost of treating trauma patients in the western United States is 33% higher than the cost of treating similarly injured patients in the Northeast. But the reasons for the price variance are not well understood, and "spending more doesn't always mean saving more lives," says the study's leader.
By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, August 13, 2012
Unintentional respiratory depression due to incorrect use of opioids in hospitals occurs in .5% of patients after surgery, according to a Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert.
By: Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media, August 10, 2012
While executives at small companies might believe their escalating insurance costs are attributable to pre-existing conditions and bad lifestyle choices by their employees, award-winning research shows that is only part of the problem.
By: July 30, 2012
Date: Sept. 14, 2012, 1:00–2:30 p.m. ET
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By: August 9, 2012
While 84% of health leaders rank "patient experience" among their top three priorities, less than half of them are making patient experience-specific investments. This original research and analysis, produced with support from Medseek, offers key insight from top healthcare executives, including new case studies from CaroMont Health, Gundersen Lutheran Health System, Inc., and Provena Health.
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