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Second person denied AZ transplant coverage dies
A second transplant candidate denied coverage because of state budget cuts has died, and hospital officials say the...
Less blood is really more, transfusion critics say
Long dominated by Jehovah’s Witnesses — whose faith forbids blood transfusions — bloodless surgeries...
MO reverses policy that removed older data on hospital infections
Missouri will start publishing past years of data about hospital infection rates on its website, the state's top health...
Baylor heart hospital has lowest readmission rate in the U.S. for second straight year
  Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital, for the second year in a row, had the lowest readmission rate for heart...
Web Exclusive: Holding the Ground on Super Bugs
Antibiotic-resistant organisms—the so-called "super bugs"—may be gaining an upper hand if action...
Web Exclusive: MRSA Survey Seeks Trends, Tactics in Infection Control
How big of a threat is MRSA to hospital infection control? That's one question that the Association for Professionals...
Web Exclusive: CLABSI: 'A Polio Campaign for the 21st Century'
It isn't every day that a federal agency can boast an 18% cut in dreaded CLABSI, or central line associated bloodstream...
CDC Says 18% Drop in Central Line Infections Is Just the Beginning
In the first report of its kind, CDC officials said yesterday that central line-associated bloodstream infections...
Illinois lags some states in combating hospital-acquired infections
Illinois hospitals are succeeding in curbing bloodstream infections from catheters, but their efforts lag several other...
Web Exclusive: Academic Hospitals Team Up to Stop Catheter-Related Infections
With Medicare threatening to reduce payments for hospital-acquired conditions, a consortium of academic medical centers...

Book: The Complete Guide to Transforming the Patient Experience
The patient experience impacts all areas of healthcare, including patient satisfaction, quality (as measured by...
Book: Orthopedics and Spine: Strategies for Superior Service Line Performance
This book is a must-have resource for any organization looking to enhance patient satisfaction, streamline operations...
Book: Marketer's Guide to Community Benefit Reporting and IRS Form 990H
This book and CD-ROM shows healthcare marketers how to gather data effectively from every corner of their organizations...
Seminar: Service Line Strategies Virtual Workshop 2010
Webcast: Geriatrics Service Lines Strategies
As the aging population grows, healthcare organizations need to prepare for the financial stress this demographic will...
Continuing Education: The Physician Advisor’s Role in CDI: A Collaborative Approach for Success
This one-day seminar provides an in-depth session on the essential functions of the physician advisor and his or her...
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...
Continuing Education: The Physician Advisor's Role in CDI: San Diego, CA