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Patient Harm Data to Remain on Medicare's Hospital Compare Site

An inaccurate media story about changes to Medicare's reporting on hospital-acquired conditions has sparked a flurry of criticism from patient safety advocates. Here's what's really going on.

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Tornado struck hospital but patients, staff unharmed

ABC News, May 22, 2013

Hospital 'code black' before flood of tornado patients

Los Angeles Times, May 22, 2013

House immigration talks hang on healthcare

Politico, May 22, 2013

WI hospitals reduce central-line infections

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 22, 2013

Public in Deep South supports expanding Medicaid, but lawmakers don't

The Miami Herald, May 22, 2013

ED Physicians Key to Half of Hospital Admissions

John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, May 21, 2013

How Chargemaster Data May Affect Hospital Revenue

Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, May 21, 2013

A hospital CEO promises more pricing transparency—and makes rivals squirm

Bloomberg Businessweek, May 21, 2013

Healthcare workers set to strike CA public hospitals

Reuters, May 21, 2013

MN healthcare program cuts costs for the poor

Star Tribune, May 21, 2013

Is the future of American health care in OR?

The Washington Post, May 21, 2013

WA hospitals fight to limit reports on infections

The News Tribune, May 21, 2013

15% of physicians declining EHRs

InformationWeek, May 21, 2013

L.A. poised to go after Las Vegas hospital in patient-dumping cases

The Sacramento Bee, May 21, 2013

Primary Care Docs Average More Hospital Revenue Than Specialists

John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, May 20, 2013

Helper robots are steered, tentatively, to care for the aging

The New York Times, May 20, 2013

Surgeons-in-training dislike new work hours

Reuters, May 20, 2013

CMS Seeks to 'Rapidly Reduce' Medicare Spending with $1B in Grants

John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, May 17, 2013

Case Study: Advance Care Conversations

Jim Molpus, for HealthLeaders Media, May 17, 2013

Medical robot lets off-site doctors work quickly to diagnose patients

The Sacramento Bee, May 17, 2013
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Biting the All-Cause Readmissions Bullet

The financial and clinical justification is there, and successful efforts will mean engaging all stakeholders in the care continuum.

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