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Shorter Patient Surveys Catch On

Drastically shorter versions of hip and knee replacement patient surveys gain acceptance from CMS
April 26, 2016
Karen Appold
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An effort by the New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery to increase completion rates of patient outcome surveys resulted in shortened surveys for hip and knee replacement patients without compromising the quality of the results.


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Amazon Tests Out Health Care; A Cautionary Tale for Health Systems

Plus, a return policy for unhappy patients; SNL spoofs opioids; CMS delays hospital "star ratings" in health care this week.
April 22, 2016
Matt O'Connor
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Plus, a return policy for unhappy patients; SNL spoofs opioids; CMS delays hospital "star ratings" in this week's health care roundup.
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Before It's Too Late: Defending Public Health

Public health has been consistently underfunded and neglected in this country. Will the interest in population health and the emergence of new infectious threats change that?
April 5, 2016
Emily Friedman
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Our public health colleagues devote themselves to protecting the rest of us. It's time we made a commitment to protect them.
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Why Providers Should Promote the Growth of Bundled Payments

Given public pressure to reduce spending, health provider initiatives to bundle payments are relatively attractive as a defensive strategy.
March 28, 2016
Jeffrey C. Bauer
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Given public pressure to reduce spending, health provider initiatives to bundle payments are relatively attractive as a defensive strategy.
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New Opioid Warning; Cancer Treating Saunas? FDA Bans Powdered Gloves

Plus, the South struggles with heart disease; a bra that detects cancer, and more health care news from this week.
March 25, 2016
Matt O'Connor
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Plus, the South struggles with heart disease; a bra that detects cancer, and more health care news from this week.
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Superbugs in Hospitals; Prescriptions Go Digital; Making Health Care More Diverse

Hospitals struggle to keep up with drug hikes; superbugs are found on patient hands, and more news in health care this week.
March 18, 2016
Matt O'Connor
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Hospitals struggle to keep up with drug hikes; superbugs are found on patient hands, and more news in health care this week.
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CDC Rolls Out New Tools to Help Hospitals Fight the Deadly Opioid Epidemic

Resources include everything from a proper prescribing checklist to facts on some of the alternative treatments for chronic pain.
March 15, 2016
Marty Stempniak
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Resources include everything from a proper prescribing checklist to facts on some of the alternative treatments for chronic pain.
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Highlighting Hospital and Patient Concerns this Election Year

With Campaign 2016, the American Hospital Association is making sure the concerns of patients and America's hospitals are heard.
March 15, 2016
Tom Nickels
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With Campaign 2016 , the American Hospital Association is making sure the concerns of patients and America's hospitals are heard.
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At HIMSS Day 1, Big-name IT Vendors, Hospital Systems Commit to Finally Make Interoperability a Reality

Burwell drops announcement of cross-industry information-sharing pact during opening keynote at nation's biggest health care technology conference
March 1, 2016
Marty Stempniak
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Burwell drops announcement of cross-industry information-sharing pact during opening keynote at nation's biggest health care technology conference.
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Medicare Physician Payment — Accelerating the Speed of Change

As hospitals work more closely with physicians, they will need more collaborative resources. To this end, the AHA is partnering with the AMA to develop an educational fellowship.
February 22, 2016
John R. Combes
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As hospitals work more closely with physicians, they will need more collaborative resources. To this end, the AHA is partnering with the AMA to develop an educational fellowship.
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