Early Warning Signs
Faced with constantly shifting financial winds, hospital leaders don’t need vital information in a year-end report. They need it now.
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Cover Story:
Calling for Backup
More hospitals are paying stipends for on-call coverage as the pool of willing volunteers continues to shrink.
More hospitals are paying stipends for on-call coverage as the pool of willing volunteers continues to shrink.
Culture Construction
Sisters of Mercy Health System wades into a new culture of patient safety via well-charted waters.
Sisters of Mercy Health System wades into a new culture of patient safety via well-charted waters.
Cleaning House
Association launches industrywide effort to measure environmental standards.
Association launches industrywide effort to measure environmental standards.
Picture This
To connect its widely dispersed physicians, a radiology practice in Alaska blends multiple technologies.
To connect its widely dispersed physicians, a radiology practice in Alaska blends multiple technologies.
Behind the Wires
Reid Coleman bridges the gap between technology and medicine at Lifespan.
Reid Coleman bridges the gap between technology and medicine at Lifespan.
Deal!
An inside look at an IT contract.
An inside look at an IT contract.
Auxiliary Brain
A San Francisco physician loves his PDA, but handheld devices may fit better in hospitals than office settings.
A San Francisco physician loves his PDA, but handheld devices may fit better in hospitals than office settings.
The End of Networks?
Are they fading into obsolescence? Will you be ready?
Are they fading into obsolescence? Will you be ready?
Temporary Workers, Permanent Problem
With millions of dollars on the line, hospitals target waste and inefficiency in contract staffing.
With millions of dollars on the line, hospitals target waste and inefficiency in contract staffing.
Pay with Plastic
The use of medical debit cards is rising, but can they help providers get paid faster?
The use of medical debit cards is rising, but can they help providers get paid faster?

An Agenda for the Board
The trend of mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and affiliations of healthcare organizations continues, creating ever-larger entities and sometimes unlikely bedfellows. How long will it persist?
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