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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, June 24, 2010
The American Hospital Association is giving its campaign to extend federal Medicaid funding another strong push, saying that if Congress waits too long to provide relief, states and hospitals may be forced to further cut critical staff and curtail healthcare programs for the poor. Hospitals have become more efficient, delayed programs, and cut back staff, according to a new AHA survey in March and April, 2010. But they are still struggling. They also can't absorb the costs of care if state Medicaid programs cut back further.
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By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, June 23, 2010
Primary care physicians saw a 2.8% increase in their median compensation in 2009, according to a Medical Group Management Association study released today.
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By: Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, June 24, 2010
While the U.S. healthcare system was shown to be the most expensive when compared with six other industrialized nations—Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom—it failed to achieve better health outcomes when compared to those countries, according to a new Commonwealth Fund updated report. Overall, the U.S. stood out for not getting good value for its healthcare dollars—ranking last despite spending $7,290 per capita on healthcare in 2007 compared to the $3,837 spent per capita in the Netherlands, which ranked first.
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By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, June 23, 2010
UCSF Children's Hospital has been given $100 million to help fund the construction of its new home at the UCSF Mission Bay campus near downtown San Francisco, the hospital announced today.
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By: Julie McCoy, June 23, 2010
As the academic year draws to a close, many residency programs are conducting their final exit interviews. To be most effective, program directors and other exit interviewers must remember that these meetings are a two-way street.
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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, June 23, 2010
There's now recognition that SICU psychosis, or persistent delirium, can affect a patient's prognosis as a disease process separate from the admitting diagnosis.
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By: Elyas Bakhtiari, for HealthLeaders Media, June 23, 2010
When Congress passed the HITECH Act last year, health plans weren't a primary target of the legislation. But that doesn't mean the soon-to-be released final definition of meaningful use won't affect how insurers do business.
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By: Marianne Aiello, for HealthLeaders Media, June 23, 2010
Tell your CEO that Facebook is going to play an integral role in your marketing strategy and you may be met with an eye roll. But Facebook offers more analytics options than a billboard could in its wildest dreams.
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