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By: Jacqueline Fellows, for HealthLeaders Media, October 16, 2012
Health systems under pressure to lower readmission rates are getting help from Walgreens, which is using its pharmacists to coordinate patient care during admission and discharge.
By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, October 16, 2012
Researchers find that the compulsory use of a computerized physician order entry system resulted in a 36% relative risk reduction in venous thromboembolism events and an 83% relative risk reduction in preventable harm in trauma patients.
By: Karen Minich-Pourshadi, for HealthLeaders Media, October 15, 2012
Bundled payments may be the reimbursement model of the future, but many healthcare CFOs are waiting on the sidelines. A bundled payment trial by 21st Century Oncology and Humana for radiation therapy could show the way.
By: Chelsea Rice, for HealthLeaders Media, October 15, 2012
Primary care practices that offer evening and weekend appointments can capture business that might otherwise go to urgent care centers or emergency departments. But at what cost to employees and staff?
By: August 24, 2012
Date: Oct. 22, 2012, 1:00–2:30 p.m. ET
Learn planning strategies and training solutions from coding experts at UnitedHealth Group and other organizations to assess your readiness, create a transition process, and to move toward compliance while meeting risk and cost constraints.
By: October 1, 2012
Date: Nov. 6, 2012, 12:00-3:00 p.m. CT
Baylor Health Care leaders reveal how they have built a cutting-edge cancer care model that combines personalized guidance, tailored treatment, and opportunities to participate in clinical trials of new treatments. Get real-world solutions, interactive Q&A, and lessons learned, including how to and combine the best aspects of academic and private practice cancer models to serve patients better.
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