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Thursday, January 5, 2012

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• ACP Issues Revised Ethics Manual
• Population Health Pays Off
• 4 Simmering Crises Congress Must Face in 2012
• Rural Physician Recruitment with a Twist
• 5 New Year's Resolutions for Hospital Marketers
• Top News From Around the Web

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ACP Issues Revised Ethics Manual

By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, January 5, 2012

In the first rewrite of its ethics manual since 2005, the American College of Physicians offers new guidance on longstanding issues such as end-of-life care, physician-industry relations, and ethics in medical research.

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Population Health Pays Off

By: Michele Wilson, January 5, 2012

Treating groups rather than individuals requires patience and significant investment. But the payoff makes the effort worthwhile, hospital leaders are finding.

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4 Simmering Crises Congress Must Face in 2012

By: Margaret Dick Tocknell, for HealthLeaders Media, January 4, 2012

Congressional leaders will face a heap of healthcare concerns when they return to Washington. Four matters demand their immediate attention, including rancor over the continually delayed "doc fix," and anger over changes to the medical loss ratio.

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Rural Physician Recruitment with a Twist

By: Alexandra Wilson Pecci, for HealthLeaders Media, January 4, 2012

A small Kansas hospital is telling mission-minded physicians that they don’t need to live overseas in order to help people in need. Doctors are listening.

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5 New Year's Resolutions for Hospital Marketers

By: Marianne Aiello, for HealthLeaders Media, January 4, 2012

Spend smarter and track ROI better, listen and respond to patients, revitalize staff morale, refresh your new media strategy, and get more involved in the local community.

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Around the Web

• Opinion: Hospital CEO paid $60,000 bribe to senator to keep hospital open
  Forbes, January 5, 2012
• LSU hospitals hit with a $29M budget cut
  The Republic / Associated Press, January 5, 2012
• In tight times, medical schools market themselves
  NPR, January 5, 2012
• Ohio not part of federal database on EMS runs
  The Columbus Dispatch, January 5, 2012
• KY Gov. Beshear plans merger talks with hospital officials
  The Courier-Journal, January 5, 2012
• US Senator targets drug shortages, "gray market" hoarding
  The Connecticut Mirror, January 5, 2012
• Moses Taylor sale finalized, CMC still waiting on approval for Geisinger deal
  Scranton Times Tribune, January 5, 2012
• New Year, new deals? Breaking down health plan, doctor alliances
  California Healthline, January 5, 2012
• Lawsuit accuses company of fraudulently cycling patients through hospice care
  Kaiser Health News, January 5, 2012
• State commission recommends major changes in FL public hospitals
  Miami Herald, January 5, 2012

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Features

• Top 12 Healthcare Quality Concerns in 2012
  Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, January 4, 2012
• Stress, Focus Buoy Healthcare Leaders
  John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, January 4, 2012
• Why Do Nurses Join Unions? Because They Can
  John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, January 3, 2012
• 20 People Who Make Healthcare Better—2011
  HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 3, 2012

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