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The nation's emergency departments are feeling the effects of the economic downturn, but innovations in patient throughput and other strategies offer hope for a beleaguered system.
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Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center nears finish of orthopedic building
Chicago Tribune, November 5, 2009
Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center is declaring the end of the first phase of a $1 billion campus renovation with the opening this month of its orthopedic building.
Med, nursing schools teaching alternative remedies
Associated Press, November 2, 2009
Future doctors and nurses are learning about alternative medicine along with anatomy and physiology at a growing number of medical schools, the Associated Press reports.
With critical-care specialists in short supply, remote monitoring offers a solution
Wall Street Journal, October 27, 2009
Remote monitoring is offering a high-tech solution to the growing problem of how to care for the sickest patients amid a worsening shortage of intensivists, the critical-care specialists trained in caring for life-threatening injuries or illnesses.
Smilow Cancer Hospital set to open in New Haven, CT
Hartford Courant, October 26, 2009
The $467 million, 14-story Smilow Cancer Hospital is set to open October 26 in New Haven, CT. The facility is the culmination of a multiyear expansion effort at Yale-New Haven Hospital and part of a larger campaign to raise the hospital's profile in the treatment of cancer.
Medicare Value-Based Formula Will Be Included in House Reform Bill
, October 23, 2009
The proposed House healthcare reform bill will include a provision that would change the way Medicare pays hospitals and physicians—by moving from a formula that pays for the volume of tests and procedures performed to a value-based formula that emphasizes quality care and cost-effectiveness.
MD Anderson opens Florida facility
Orlando Business Journal, October 21, 2009
The M.D. Anderson-Orlando Cancer Research Institute has opened its new research facility in the University of Central Florida's Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences building, officially becoming a part of Lake Nona's "medical city."
Enormous Surgical Variation Found in California
, October 20, 2009
Charts released by California state health planners Monday show enormous frequency variation in four surgical procedures in each of 58 counties, a finding sure to raise questions about regional appropriateness of care throughout the state.
Secondhand Smoke Bans Improving Heart Health
, October 19, 2009
Efforts to ban smoking in public places and eliminate secondhand smoke are making an impact in reducing heart disease among nonsmokers as well as smokers, a new study from the Institute of Medicine finds.
New Hampshire brain injury unit to close
AP/Boston Globe, October 15, 2009
Paula Mattis, New Hampshire Hospital director, told employees that a unit for brain injury patients will close by Oct. 30. Patients will be discharged or transferred, and workers will be laid off or reassigned, she said in an e-mail.
More People Are Living With, Not Dying From, Hip Fractures
, October 14, 2009
First, the good news. The percentage of the population suffering hip fractures has declined and fewer people are dying from them. Now, the bad news. Patients who do fracture their hip and live to tell about it are more likely to have more co-morbidities, such as heart failure, pulmonary disease, and diabetes.
Managing from Metrics
Effectively managing your service line requires not only an investment in developing a comprehensive system of care that engages all the key stakeholders, but also a commitment to continuously tracking, trending, and benchmarking your performance at the service line level.
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