Bundling By Decree
Can an industry addicted to payment for procedure survive episodic care? Geisinger has.
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Employment = Better Collaboration
Hospitals are finding that an employment model may help change the relationship between nurses and physicians for the better.
Hospitals are finding that an employment model may help change the relationship between nurses and physicians for the better.
The Meaning of Meaningful Use
What does the term mean, and what will it mean for the healthcare industry? Healthcare IT experts consider the features, functions, and favorability factors.
What does the term mean, and what will it mean for the healthcare industry? Healthcare IT experts consider the features, functions, and favorability factors.
Help (Still) Wanted
The bad economy has not halted hospitals' physician hiring trend.
The bad economy has not halted hospitals' physician hiring trend.
Faster, Safer Joint Replacements
Hospitals are fine-tuning the surgical process from start to finish in order to replace joints faster and safer than ever before.
Hospitals are fine-tuning the surgical process from start to finish in order to replace joints faster and safer than ever before.

Mission Possible
Mission statements are often mocked for being uselessly generic. Random mission statement generators (really) can spit out any combination of "trust" and "teamwork" and "patient needs." Yet many real mission statements adopted by hospitals and healthcare systems are seriously specific, with careful and clear thought given to who should be served, how they should be served, and how management and the medical staff should work together toward those ends.
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