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By: Margaret Dick Tocknell, for HealthLeaders Media, August 23, 2012
Selected primary care practices will receive financial incentives to support coordinated healthcare services on behalf of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says.
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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, August 23, 2012
Hospital and physician providers are urged to be on alert for hard-to-treat raised skin rashes stemming from contaminated tattoo inks. A rash of Mycobacterium chelonae infections has been traced to bottles of ink.
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By: Margaret Dick Tocknell, for HealthLeaders Media, August 22, 2012
Hospitals are more concerned with increasing their reimbursement rates and limiting claims denials than they are with developing bundled payments or ACOs, a survey of health system CEOs, CFOs, and payer relations executives shows.
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By: Marianne Aiello, for HealthLeaders Media, August 22, 2012
If your hospital is not already interacting with patients connecting via smartphones and other mobile devices, it may unintentionally be alienating a large group of patients—and future patients.
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By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, August 22, 2012
Years of hard work toward improving quality and enhancing patient-centered care for patients by "being open and honest" has earned the 13-hospital not-for-profit health system a prestigious national quality award. Transparency starts at the bedside, says one executive.
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By: July 30, 2012
Date: Sept. 14, 2012, 1:00–2:30 p.m. ET
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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.
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