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Bundling By Decree
Can an industry addicted to payment for procedure survive episodic care? Geisinger has.

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So Far, So Bleak
Halfway through recession-wracked 2009, a look at where we've been and where we're headed.
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When Cost and Culture Collide
Personalities: Long Distance Care

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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.

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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.
Rebuilding Morale
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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.
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Marketing: Imaging Wars
Hospitals arm themselves with technology to attract physicians and consumers and keep the competition at bay.
Quality: Allegiance to Quality
Human Resources: Bottom-Up Solutions a Top-Down Trend
Health Plans: Employers Paying Now to Save Later

Editor's Note: Payment Accountability
Few would ever describe the current system of perverse incentives as anything more than a causal fracture of poor care, disjointed coordination, and misguided payment. If the first tentative steps into a more reasonable world of healthcare payment include the idea that healthcare episodes would be "bundled," then the reformer in all of us should celebrate.
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