Data and Difficult Decisions
With CMS reporting requirements continuing to increase, healthcare organizations may eventually be forced to choose between collecting data and providing patient care.
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Illegal aliens may fear to seek care
The News & Observer, August 20, 2008
Hospital death rates unveiled
USA Today, August 20, 2008
Florida backs St. Joseph's plan for Riverview hospital
St. Petersburg Times, August 20, 2008
More apologies to families follow medical mistakes
St. Petersburg Times, August 20, 2008
A treatment room with a view
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), August 20, 2008
California hospitals fined for violations
Los Angeles Times, August 19, 2008
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Commentary: Pry That Scan Away At Your Own Risk
Diagnostic imaging can catch disease at its earliest stages, and carries the potential for saving lives. But health plans sometimes view the procedure as an unnecessary expense. +
Jim Molpus, for HealthLeaders Media
August 1, 2008
Commentary: The ROI of Avoiding Bad PR
As if local patient dumping weren't enough of a PR nightmare for the U.S. healthcare system: Now hospitals are being called out for patient dumping on an international scale. +
Gienna Shaw, for HealthLeaders Media
August 6, 2008
Audio: Revitalizing Physician Leadership
Craig Sammit, MD, MBA, president and CEO of Dean Health System in Madison, WI, discusses his two-year effort to identify and develop more physicians for leadership roles within the organization. +
Elyas Bakhtiari, for HealthLeaders Media
August 7, 2008
ER: The Efficiency Room
Sharon Roush, the CEO at Capital Regional Medical Center in Tallahassee, FL, discusses how Capital Regional lowered the walkout rate in its ER from 3.6% to 0.5% and lowered its ED wait time.
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