Care Team Architecture
Creativity and flexibility count, sure. But underlying the successful care team design is a foundation of essential and lasting values.
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No One's Immune
The impact of the flu season is being felt well before the bug arrives.
The impact of the flu season is being felt well before the bug arrives.
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State of Emergency
The nation's emergency departments are feeling the effects of the economic downturn, but innovations in patient throughput and other strategies offer hope for a beleaguered system.
The nation's emergency departments are feeling the effects of the economic downturn, but innovations in patient throughput and other strategies offer hope for a beleaguered system.
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Funding Conundrum
With most hospital pension plans underfunded these days, savvy finance leaders are applying new strategies to stay ahead of their growing liability.
With most hospital pension plans underfunded these days, savvy finance leaders are applying new strategies to stay ahead of their growing liability.
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Preparing for Comparative Effectiveness Research
To get ready, start with evidence-based medicine.
To get ready, start with evidence-based medicine.
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Unlock Value
Decision-support tools are the key to realizing "meaningful use" from EHRs.
Decision-support tools are the key to realizing "meaningful use" from EHRs.
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Quality: Shedding (Not Shifting) Costs
This pilot program aligns hospital, physician, and insurer and creates incentives to cut costs and boost quality.
This pilot program aligns hospital, physician, and insurer and creates incentives to cut costs and boost quality.
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Financial Trends
During the summer and fall of 2008, U.S. hospitals were facing unprecedented financial challenges. But data through the first quarter of 2009 suggests there may be light at the end of the tunnel. Total margins for all hospital classes are improving. Operating margins have been fairly stable, as leaders kept expenses in line. However, days cash on hand continues to decline.
During the summer and fall of 2008, U.S. hospitals were facing unprecedented financial challenges. But data through the first quarter of 2009 suggests there may be light at the end of the tunnel. Total margins for all hospital classes are improving. Operating margins have been fairly stable, as leaders kept expenses in line. However, days cash on hand continues to decline.
Editor's Note: Do Less
In researching this month's cover story on the care team, I was struck by something that Gary Kaplan, CEO of Virginia Mason Medical Center said. One of the lessons that this innovative health system found is that whether you are a nurse, a physician, or a lab tech, people want to work at the "higher end of their job description."
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