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Democrats plan attack on Republican repeal effort
Democratic leaders in Washington plan to spend the next week doing what they all but refused to do in the 2010...
Sebelius: Repealing healthcare law returns power to insurance companies
Repealing the new federal healthcare law will put power back in the hands of insurance companies and take away new...
FDA warns J&J on illegal marketing of medical devices
    Another day, another Johnson & Johnson news item -- and once again, not a flattering one. The...
The New IT Landscape For Health Insurers
Periodically, a dramatic change in an industry enables chief information officers to step up and play a decisive role...
IBM unveils strategy in electronic health records
I.B.M. has been quietly saying for months that it planned to enter the market for electronic health records, a business...
Senate panel bans payments to delay generics
In a defeat for the powerful drug lobby, a Senate panel approved legislation to prohibit drug companies from paying...
The hospital’s growing role as care coordinator
Hospitals aren't known for making house calls. Once patients get their discharge papers, they take their chances with a...
Hospital savings: Salaries for doctors, not fees
Visiting the Cleveland Clinic last week, President Obama held up that well-known hospital as a model for the rest of...
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...
Data used to justify health savings can be shaky
In selling the healthcare overhaul to Congress, the Obama administration cited a once obscure research group at...

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