5 Intersections
From pay for performance to the rise of the uninsured, healthcare is eyeing a convergence that could transform the industry.
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Cover Story:
Color Hazard
Charity bracelets blur an already opaque patient-band system.
Charity bracelets blur an already opaque patient-band system.
Quick Visits
Overcrowded hospitals look to short-stay units to get patients in and out.
Overcrowded hospitals look to short-stay units to get patients in and out.
Rule-Breaking Rainmakers
High-maintenance + high-revenue = HR headaches.
High-maintenance + high-revenue = HR headaches.
Standard Setters
Many hospitals find excellence designations warrant the time and money they require.
Many hospitals find excellence designations warrant the time and money they require.
DEAL!
An inside look at an IT contract.
An inside look at an IT contract.
EMR Experiment
A secure messaging development project pays off for a New Hampshire health system. It just took patience—three years worth.
A secure messaging development project pays off for a New Hampshire health system. It just took patience—three years worth.
Two Systems, One Device
Looking to quash medication errors, a Pittsburgh hospital combines barcode and radio frequency technologies.
Looking to quash medication errors, a Pittsburgh hospital combines barcode and radio frequency technologies.
Metrics to Watch
Key ratios show lenders your hospital is building a healthy balance sheet.
Key ratios show lenders your hospital is building a healthy balance sheet.
MONEY TALK
Who’s up and who’s down
Who’s up and who’s down
Shifting Ownership
Hospitals are trying a new tack with some real estate projects: Let someone else build it.
Hospitals are trying a new tack with some real estate projects: Let someone else build it.

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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