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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, September 28, 2011
Hospital quality of care comes under scrutiny by Dartmouth researchers, who find wide variation in 30-day hospital readmission rates for six categories of patients. The rates have not gone down, and in some cases, have risen.
By: Margaret Dick Tocknell, for HealthLeaders Media, September 28, 2011
The average annual premium for family health insurance coverage increased by 9% in 2011, significantly faster than workers' wages and general inflation, a Kaiser Family Foundation survey shows.
By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, September 28, 2011
A study targeting hospitalized children and adolescents on the quality of their nursing care finds room for improvement. Hospitals, the lead author says, have "gone overboard with parent satisfaction and comfort. The child sort of gets left behind."
By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, September 28, 2011
In one-on-one interviews, selected HealthLeaders Media Council members discuss whether they believe a shared governance model for service lines will become more or less relevant in the current climate of healthcare reform.
By: Rebecca Hendren, for HealthLeaders Media, September 27, 2011
Home visits from a nurse soon after discharge may provide a cost-effective option to keep the most complex patients from returning to the hospital, according to a study, which found that confusion about instructions rather than money was a primary reason for discontinuing medications.
By: Gienna Shaw, for HealthLeaders Media, September 27, 2011
There's nothing easy about developing technology products for healthcare organizations—in fact, there's a long list of barriers standing in the way of innovation. The healthcare industry itself is one of the biggest obstacles.
By: September 26, 2011
Date: November 11, 2011
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By: September 26, 2011
79% of leaders say physicians’ support of collaborative care is mixed or unsure, according to this HealthLeaders Media Intelligence Report. Get the free report with exclusive research and analysis. http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/intelligence/091/industry-insight-report.html.
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