Small-Town Grit
Consumers expect up-to-date technology, well-kept facilities and top-notch medical care whether they are at a large urban medical center or tiny Washington County Hospital in Nashville, Ill. Faced with tight operating...
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A Kinder, Gentler Union?
The nation's largest healthcare union is recasting itself as hospitals' new friend. But some executives aren't so sure.
The nation's largest healthcare union is recasting itself as hospitals' new friend. But some executives aren't so sure.
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Room to Grow
A new medical school affiliation forces Houston’s St. Luke’s to find additional capacity without construction—and fast.
A new medical school affiliation forces Houston’s St. Luke’s to find additional capacity without construction—and fast.
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Outpatient Outlook
As more procedures move out of hospitals and into freestanding care centers, providers should heed subtle shifts that may affect the future of outpatient services.
As more procedures move out of hospitals and into freestanding care centers, providers should heed subtle shifts that may affect the future of outpatient services.
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How Do You Teach IT?
A flood of technological innovation has made user training more important than ever. Here are five lessons learned.
A flood of technological innovation has made user training more important than ever. Here are five lessons learned.
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Medicare Part D
Medicare Part D: Millions of Medicare beneficiaries became eligible for prescription drug coverage when Medicare Part D, originally created by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, launched in January 2006. But the landmark program has been plagued by confusion and criticism.
Medicare Part D: Millions of Medicare beneficiaries became eligible for prescription drug coverage when Medicare Part D, originally created by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, launched in January 2006. But the landmark program has been plagued by confusion and criticism.
Loose Lips
"The city has taken quite a few body blows over the years. This is kind of a head shot right here."
-Assemblyman James N. Tedisco
"The city has taken quite a few body blows over the years. This is kind of a head shot right here."
-Assemblyman James N. Tedisco
Small-Town Survivor
Hopkinsville, Ky., sits near the Tennessee border in Christian County. With a population of just over 28,000, it's a comfortable town. Drive past the tree-lined streets of large Victorian homes, and you will find Jennie Stuart Medical Center.
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