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By: Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, October 23, 2009
Hospitals participating in the first year of the Premier healthcare alliance's national collaborative, QUEST: High Performance Hospitals, saved an estimate 8,043 lives and $577 million by focusing on areas to improve healthcare, according to study results released this week.
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By: Andrea Kraynak, for HealthLeaders Media, October 22, 2009
It's no longer just RAC, MAC, CERT, and ZPIC audits looking to ensure the accuracy of Medicare payments. Providers are also subject to increased scrutiny on the Medicaid side, as states are working with the federal government to help reduce payment error rates and recoup overpayments.
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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, October 23, 2009
The latest financial charts from California hint that hospitals in the Golden State are starting to emerge from the recession. Hospitals have suffered enormously because of a precipitous drop in their investment portfolio.
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By: Karen M. Cheung, October 23, 2009
More physician executives are currently pursing post-graduate business degrees, according to a new report 2009 Physician Executive Compensation Survey from Cejka Search. Why do physicians spend the extra time and money for advanced business and management degrees? For many, it's a pathway to advancing their career.
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By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, October 22, 2009
The American Medical Association today launched a new Web-based program to improve patients' and physicians' communication and coordination of care for seasonal flu and the H1N1 virus.
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By: Marianne Aiello, for HealthLeaders Media, October 23, 2009
The ads in the latest installment of Kaiser Permanente's "Thrive" campaign at first evoke thoughts of TV spots for a computer company or financial organization, rather than those of a healthcare organization.
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By: Elyas Bakhtiari, for HealthLeaders Media, October 22, 2009
The future of physician reimbursement is now officially tied to the outcome of healthcare reform efforts.
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By: Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, October 22, 2009
Since the National Committee for Quality Assurance has been compiling its annual State of Health Care Quality report, "there's never been a more opportune time" to present it, said NCQA President Margaret E. O'Kane.
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