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AAMI: Meaningful use rewards early interoperability adopters
Evaluating hospital networks, data, drivers and device types should be completed before embarking on an...
In CO, a tale of two hospitals
Aspen Valley Hospital will give its employees an average pay increase of 2.4% this month, while the Vail Valley...
Doctor will Skype you now:More MDs use Web for house calls
Web camera doctors' appointments have their benefits and their drawbacks. Free online video-chat services let doctors...
CA launches nation's largest "telehealth" network
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger joined U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra at the UC Davis Cancer Center to announce...
Insurers and ratings groups post information to help patients choose doctors
For most people, picking a doctor is hardly a scientific process. They ask friends or family members to pass along...
Some doctors join Facebook, Twitter; others wary
  Go into any OB/GYN office and you're likely to see a large bulletin board covered with snapshots of...
Illinois hospitals open a window on their performance
The Illinois Hospital Association on Wednesday will debut an information-packed Web site, the first of its kind in the...
Google and Facebook raise new issues for therapists and their clients
How and when a therapist should use the Internet to get information on a patient—and even whether he or she...
Pitching patient safety and hospital transparency on YouTube
While some experts have warned that the full disclosure approach to medical errors could lead to more lawsuits and...
Web Exclusive: Tweeting Surgeries May Lead to Improved Doctor-Family Communication
Children's Medical Center Dallas is one of the most recent healthcare organizations to tweet live during...

Book: The Satisfied Patient, Second Edition:
This fully updated book illustrates how focusing on patient satisfaction can better your organization, reduce the...
Book: Physician Entrepreneurs: The Quality Patient Experience
A quality patient experience directly impacts physician scores and rankings with private insurers and government...
Book: The Complete Guide to Transforming the Patient Experience
The patient experience impacts all areas of healthcare, including patient satisfaction, quality (as measured by...
Webcast: Cultivating Physician-Hospital Alignment in the ACO Era
The physician-hospital relationship has always been important but with reform, fortifying these partnerships is now an...
Audio Conference: Slash Your Readmission Rates
With 20% of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries discharged from a hospital being readmitted within 30 days, two of...
Webcast: Tackle Physician Turnover Costs, Rev Up Recruitment
Physician turnover can cause millions to walk out your front door. Losing just one physician can mean a $1 million hit...