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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, March 8, 2013
Hospital leaders are continuously examining assumptions, processes, and actions that lead to infection, often with modest results. Here's how one hospital made a dramatic reduction in central line-associated bloodstream infections.
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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, March 7, 2013
Some hospitals are shown on Hospital Compare to have average patient wait times that hospital leaders say are incorrect—in excess of 24 hours in some instances.
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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, March 7, 2013
A federal effort to bring attention to emergency department overcrowding and boarding is so raw and flawed that even a financial incentive isn't enough to convince many hospitals to report their metrics.
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By: Joe Cantlupe, for HealthLeaders Media, March 7, 2013
Emergency department patients who get follow-up calls or emails from physicians report higher satisfaction than those who are not contacted. Research suggests the practice may lead to lower healthcare costs.
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By: HealthLeaders Media Staff, for HealthLeaders Media, January 28, 2013
Date: April 18, 2013, 12:00-3:00 p.m. ET
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By: January 28, 2013
Date: March 26, 2013, 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
Join Summa Health and ECG Management Consultants on a live webcast to gain the tools you need to build a new compensation model for practicing medicine in the new era of healthcare.
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