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By: Matt Phillion, April 20, 2009
Reports from the field indicate that validation surveys by state surveyors on behalf of the CMS are happening with greater frequency in 2009. It could be that CMS is requesting more of these surveys to be ready to review the Joint Commission's soon-to-be-submitted applications for continued deeming authority.
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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, April 20, 2009
State agencies that license and discipline doctors in California and Florida are among those with the worst track records in protecting patients from seriously substandard care, according to today's report from Public Citizen, a national consumer advocacy group based in Washington, DC.
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By: Scott Wallask, for HealthLeaders Media, April 20, 2009
Last Thursday, Diana Hendel, CEO of Long Beach (CA) Memorial Medical Center, had the unenviable task of flanking the city's mayor and police chief in a televised press conference to discuss a murder-suicide at the hospital earlier that day. Hendel took the role of promising the public that the medical center—like other healthcare facilities, a pillar of the community—was still a safe place to go.
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By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, April 20, 2009
The fear of layoffs is prompting more employees to use their health benefits while they still have a job. This stepped-up plan participation comes even as companies are shifting the mounting costs for health benefits onto the backs of employees, according to a new survey.
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By: Heather Comak, April 20, 2009
Although the general principles of what goes into creating a culture of safety are the same at small and large hospitals, both types of facilities face different hurdles when addressing the topic.
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Around the Web
- Mayo opens private medical-data Web site
Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 21, 2009
- Senators set timetable for healthcare bills
New York Times, April 21, 2009
- Bid to organize nurses faces setback in Congress
New York Times, April 21, 2009
- Hartford Hospital remains on probation
Hartford Courant, April 21, 2009
- Minnesota-based Park Nicollet cuts 233 jobs, 1.8% of workforce
Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 21, 2009
- Lawmakers debate tax on health benefits
Wall Street Journal, April 21, 2009
- Healthcare dialogue alarms Obama’s allies
Washington Post, April 21, 2009
- Medical providers struggle to communicate with immigrant patients
Washington Post, April 21, 2009
- Big challenges await health records transition
Wall Street Journal, April 21, 2009
- As nest eggs shrink, some doctors try to return from retirement
Wall Street Journal Health Blog, April 21, 2009
- Iowa House OKs modified health reform bill
DesMoinesRegister.com, April 21, 2009
- Thousands off state healthcare in Washington plan
AP/Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 21, 2009
- Pelosi announces health center funding at Hollywood, FL, clinic
Miami Herald, April 21, 2009
Features
- Lenders Trace a Solid Line to Washington
April 20, 2009
- Attention Joe CEO: Are You Thwarting Your Hospital's Charitable Mission?
Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media, April 17, 2009
- Healthcare Lending Returns to Sanity . . . Maybe
Michelle Ponte, for HealthLeaders Media, April 20, 2009
- Culture as Competitive Advantage
James Heskett, W. Earl Sasser, Jr., and Joe Wheeler, April 17, 2009
- How to Convert a Nonprofit Hospital to a Physician Joint Venture
Joseph A. Sowell III and John C. Tishler, April 20, 2009
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