Shared Success
Crafting a true partnership—often with a perceived competitor—is a complex task. Here’s how some hospitals are doing it.
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Undue Influence?
As scrutiny of pharmaceutical companies’ relationships with providers intensifies, should your hospital immunize itself against pharma marketing?
As scrutiny of pharmaceutical companies’ relationships with providers intensifies, should your hospital immunize itself against pharma marketing?
What is RSS?
Are JVs Losing Some Luster?
As physicians grow more comfortable with hospital employment, demands for joint ventures may be dwindling.
As physicians grow more comfortable with hospital employment, demands for joint ventures may be dwindling.
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Building a Bigger C-Suite
Strategy, governance, and quality positions have reached the top level of many organizations. But how many "chiefs" do you need?
Strategy, governance, and quality positions have reached the top level of many organizations. But how many "chiefs" do you need?
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Togetherness Factor
Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems promotes a vision of shared clinical data-even with its competitors.
Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems promotes a vision of shared clinical data-even with its competitors.
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Loose Lips
"Think of a Mack truck driving through the ICU—not good." —Tina Dennis, clinical nurse specialist at WakeMed Health & Hospitals in Raleigh, NC, on the noise level in the neurointensive care unit, which rose to 80 decibels at certain times during the day.
"Think of a Mack truck driving through the ICU—not good." —Tina Dennis, clinical nurse specialist at WakeMed Health & Hospitals in Raleigh, NC, on the noise level in the neurointensive care unit, which rose to 80 decibels at certain times during the day.
I’m Fine, Thanks
I am costing the healthcare system too much money. Potentially, at least. I haven’t used excess healthcare resources yet, but the system wants to make sure that I don’t. A while back my health insurance plan sent a nice note informing me that a nurse would call to help me manage my lower back pain.
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