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By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, June 15, 2011
The National Quality Forum board has approved for endorsement a list of 29 serious reportable events including surgical and invasive procedures and radiologic, device, and care management events. The full list of events is subject to a public appeals process.
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By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, June 15, 2011
Three major healthcare organizations in Kentucky have announced plans to form a statewide healthcare system linking hospitals, clinics, specialty institutions, home health agencies, satellite primary care centers, and physician groups across 91 locations.
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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, June 15, 2011
A serious problem of 'surveillance bias' threatens the fairness of quality incentive payments and therefore, the integrity of public reporting about harm, says Johns Hopkins Medicine quality pioneer Peter Pronovost, MD.
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By: Margaret Dick Tocknell, for HealthLeaders Media, June 15, 2011
In an online poll, 90 percent of adults aged 18 to 26, said they visited a healthcare provider at least once in the past year. The American Academy of Family Physicians cites prevention as a driver.
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By: June 13, 2011
JUNE 2011 -- Even before the healthcare reform law, hospitals demonstrated positive performance in key areas, such as mortality, core measures, and length of stay. The Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals® outperform the industry overall.
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By: Rebecca Hendren, for HealthLeaders Media, June 14, 2011
As hospitals plan how to best operate under value-based purchasing rules, it's worth taking the time to reevaluate the impact on patient care and who should be working on what.
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By: Gienna Shaw, for HealthLeaders Media, June 14, 2011
Technology might be to blame for growing obesity rates, but mobile apps inspired by healthcare professionals and researchers are helping clinicians engage patients in healthful habits.
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By: June 13, 2011
Date: August 16, 2011
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By: June 13, 2011
Date: June 23, 2011
What: Get in-the-trenches management tools and techniques to grow your ED's bottom line. Learn how Heartland Health revamped processes and increased revenue from $15 million to $33.5 million and turned its ED into a profit center with a 40% margin.
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