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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, August 28, 2012
Medical conditions most commonly missed by critical care teams include aspergillosis, pulmonary embolism, heart attack, and pneumonia, say researchers at Johns Hopkins University who examined studies of autopsy reports.
By: Karen Minich-Pourshadi, for HealthLeaders Media, August 28, 2012
While gainsharing is viewed with some apprehension among healthcare leaders, shared savings programs are embraced. Both financial approaches pursue the same goals, but each packs unique legal and structural challenges.
By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, August 27, 2012
The rise of the high-deductible health insurance plan and other economic forces are increasingly turning patients into healthcare consumers. Common sense says this move will reduce utilization as healthcare consumers rethink elective care or shop around for the best deal.
By: Karen Minich-Pourshadi, for HealthLeaders Media, August 27, 2012
Healthcare business and finance discussions have centered on one thing lately: uncertainty. Now is a good time to catch up on how the industry's most vexing issues have progressed over what has been a busy summer from the halls of the Supreme Court to the physician group next door.
By: August 24, 2012
Date: Oct. 22, 2012, 1:00–2:30 p.m. ET
The transition to ICD-10 code set is expected to be one of the most substantial changes in medical coding history and providers and payers need to start preparing to be ready. Learn the tools direct from UnitedHealth Group & North Shore-LIJ to assess your organization's existing structure to easily determine the steps for transition and move forward with timely compliance and prioritize initiatives that deliver the best value, while meeting risk and cost constraints.
By: July 30, 2012
Date: September 5, 2012, 9:00–12:00 p.m. PT
Sharp HealthCare leaders reveal the secrets that have enabled them to turn their patient-centered care initiative into a sustainable program that's ingrained in the culture, improves outcomes, and grows stronger over time. By combining their Sharp Experience performance improvement initiative with the Planetree Patient-Centered Care Model, they have built an organization of sustainable patient-centered excellence like no other.
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