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By: Joe Cantlupe, for HealthLeaders Media, August 30, 2012
While Stony Brook University Medical Center in NY has won awards for clinical work, it is among many high-achieving clinical facilities trying to improve patient satisfaction and raise its HCAHPS scores.
By: Margaret Dick Tocknell, for HealthLeaders Media, August 30, 2012
While the total number of healthcare data breaches dropped by a third between 2010 and 2011, the number of patients affected by having the privacy of their data compromised doubled to 10.8 million, a report says.
By: Margaret Dick Tocknell, for HealthLeaders Media, August 29, 2012
Capping weeks of intense media and shareholder scrutiny, the chief of WellPoint is stepping down. A look at Angela Braly's tenure reveals significant acquisitions, but slipping profits and low ratings from hospital executives.
By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, August 29, 2012
There are legitimate disagreements on how to pay for healthcare. But responsible leaders can do so without firing election-year broadsides against programs that affect the fiscal health of their cities and counties, and the physical health of millions of their most vulnerable constituents.
By: Marianne Aiello, for HealthLeaders Media, August 29, 2012
Like most hospitals, Wisconsin's Gundersen Lutheran Health System has long been committed to the health of its community. Now, in response to changes brought on by healthcare reform, Gundersen has retooled its community-facing marketing strategy.
By: August 20, 2012
Authors: Michael F. Boyle, MD, FACEP and Daniel G. Kirkpatrick, MHA, FACHE
About: A growing demand for convenient urgent care and after-hours medical services has led to a rapid increase of walk-in clinics around the country. The Healthcare Executive's Guide to Urgent Care Centers and Freestanding EDs offers a step-by-step executive-level guide to planning, staffing, marketing, and managing profitable urgent care centers.
By: July 30, 2012
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