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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, September 7, 2010
While tort reform efforts to reduce malpractice lawsuit threats such as those suggested in the Affordable Care Act might reduce medical liability costs, other efforts underway, such as the remodeling of the healthcare delivery system probably provide greater opportunities for savings, report finds.
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By: September 7, 2010
The nation's hospitals reported 8,600 payroll additions in July, the largest single month of job growth for the sector in 2010, which so far has seen erratic employment growth, preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows.
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By: Dom Nicastro, September 7, 2010
Follow these tips while awaiting HITECH's two major final rules—the breach notification final rule and the rule that covers modifications to the privacy, security and enforcement rules.
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By: Dom Nicastro, for HealthLeaders Media, September 7, 2010
The number of healthcare entities reporting breaches of unsecured PHI affecting 500 or more individuals has crossed the 150 mark, nearly one year after the first such breach was reported.
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By: Julie McCoy, September 3, 2010
The residency recruitment season has begun. With the opening of the Electronic Resident Application Service, program directors and coordinators can begin downloading applications and recruiting hospital's future physicians.
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By: Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media, September 3, 2010
Through forward-thinking leadership, two California hospitals helped a competitor transition from hemorrhaging cash to positive net cash flow. How they effected the turnaround was by improving billing and coding and by canceling and renegotiating managed care contracts. Why they did it is another story.
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