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Improved Nursing Home Quality Ratings Could Help to Cut Readmissions

Efforts to collect and utilize better data across the continuum should help drive towards more efficient care.
October 22, 2014
Paul Barr
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Efforts to collect and utilize better data across the continuum should help drive towards more efficient care.
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Patients Slow to Take Full Advantage of Insurance Coverage

A survey indicates that the privately insured are neglecting wellness opportunities and getting hurt financially when major medical events occur, particulary in high deductible plans.
October 15, 2014
Paul Barr
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A survey indicates that the privately insured are neglecting wellness opportunities and getting hurt financially when major medical events occur, particulary in high deductible plans.
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Making Medical Research Matter to Patients

New Center Aims to Put Research into Practice

The Center for Health Innovation and Implementation Science at Indiana University School of Medicine is part of a growing movement to accelerate the rate of implementation of medical research.
October 14, 2014
Paul Barr
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The Center for Health Innovation and Implementation Science at Indiana University School of Medicine is part of a growing movement to accelerate the rate of implementation of medical research.
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Staffing Watch

18% of New RNs Change Jobs in First Year of Work

An estimated 17.5 percent of newly licensed RNs leave their first nursing job within the first year and 33.5 percent leave within two years, researchers funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found.
October 14, 2014
Paul Barr
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An estimated 17.5 percent of newly licensed RNs leave their first nursing job within the first year and 33.5 percent leave within two years, researchers funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found.
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Boomer Workforce

As Baby Boomers Retire, New Staffing Models Emerge

The baby boom generation will deliver a blow to health care once its members start to retire in large numbers, but this provides an opportunity for new employment structures to take hold.
October 14, 2014
Paul Barr
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The baby boom generation will deliver a blow to health care once its members start to retire in large numbers, but this provides an opportunity for new employment structures to take hold.
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Employee Health Care Costs

Deductibles for Employer-backed Insurance Rise in 2014

Patient deductibles for employer-backed health insurance continued to ascend in 2014, according to this year's Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research & Educational Trust Employer Health Benefits Survey.
October 14, 2014
Paul Barr
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Patient deductibles for employer-backed health insurance continued to ascend in 2014, according to this year's Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research & Educational Trust Employer Health Benefits Survey.
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For Real Time

Christus Santa Rosa Collects Patient Experience Data Every Day

Christus Santa Rosa Health System uses the results of a three-question daily survey to identify gaps in meeting patient needs in as close to real-time as possible, and in doing so improve its monthly HCAHPS results.
October 14, 2014
Paul Barr
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Christus Santa Rosa Health System uses the results of a three-question daily survey to identify gaps in meeting patient needs in as close to real-time as possible, and in doing so improve its monthly HCAHPS results.
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It's Time for a Healthy Discussion on End-of-Life Care

Palliative care could be used more frequently, and a new report from the IOM and a book from Atul Gawande may induce that.
October 8, 2014
Paul Barr
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Palliative care could be used more frequently, and a new report from the IOM and a book from Atul Gawande may induce that.
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Hospital Leaders Say More Time Needed for Stage 2 Meaningful Use

Many hospitals are going to take a big hit to reimbursement down the line because of EHR meaningful use requirements that many insiders say are just too hard to meet in a compressed time frame.
September 29, 2014
Paul Barr
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Many hospitals are going to take a big hit to reimbursement down the line because of EHR meaningful use requirements that many insiders say are just too hard to meet in a compressed time frame.
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An Active Approach to Post-Acute Care

Patty Upham, director of care transitions for FirstHealth of the Carolinas, describes in this video the system's multipronged approach to managing care when chronically ill patients leave the hospital.
September 29, 2014
Paul Barr
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Patty Upham, director of care transitions for FirstHealth of the Carolinas, describes in this video the system's multipronged approach to managing care when chronically ill patients leave the hospital.
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Technological Innovation a Focus of New Providence Health Fund

Providence Health & Services launches a $150 million digital health care innovation venture capital fund, hoping to tap into the Pacific Northwest's thriving technology community.
September 24, 2014
Paul Barr
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Providence Health & Services launches a $150 million digital health care innovation venture capital fund, hoping to tap into the Pacific Northwest's thriving technology community.
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Bon Secours Considers Expanding Bundled-Payment Experiment

John Turner, vice president of orthopaedics, and Lauren McDevitt, administrative director, for Bon Secours Richmond Health System, in a video interview, describe the system's positive experience with bundled payments for total joint replacement.
September 22, 2014
Paul Barr
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John Turner, vice president of orthopaedics, and Lauren McDevitt, administrative director, for Bon Secours Richmond Health System, in a video interview, describe the system's positive experience with bundled payments for total joint replacement.
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Industry Groups Up the Ante for More Flexible Meaningful Use Regs

The goal is to get more flexibility in meeting Stage 2 meaningful use requirements.
September 17, 2014
Paul Barr
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The goal is to get more flexibility in meeting Stage 2 meaningful use requirements.
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Staffing Watch

IOM recommendations for GME reforms get a cool reception

A new report from the Brookings Institution highlights the importance of non-bachelor's degree-educated workers in reform.A new report from the Brookings Institution highlights the importance of non-bachelor's degree-educated workers in reform.
September 9, 2014
Paul Barr
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A new report from the Brookings Institution highlights the importance of non-bachelor's degree-educated workers in reform.A new report from the Brookings Institution highlights the importance of non-bachelor's degree-educated workers in reform.
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Population Health

EHRs Can Help Catch Hypertension Cases Doctors Miss

Health care providers can be reticient about diagnosing hypertension.
September 9, 2014
Paul Barr
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Health care providers can be reticient about diagnosing hypertension.
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Health care growth

Health care the dominant employer in most states

Health care is the leading employer in a majority of U.S. states, and has been so since 2009 when a recession pummeled manufacturing and retail, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
September 9, 2014
Paul Barr
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Health care is the leading employer in a majority of U.S. states, and has been so since 2009 when a recession pummeled manufacturing and retail, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Finance Change

As Hospital Payment Systems Change, So Do CFOs' Jobs

Hospital and health system chief financial officers are in for a slew of new and changed responsibilities as a result of the health care industry's evolving care and reimbursement model.
September 9, 2014
Paul Barr
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Hospital and health system chief financial officers are in for a slew of new and changed responsibilities as a result of the health care industry's evolving care and reimbursement model.
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Near-Term Health Care Costs to Remain Low: CMS

Projections for the next 10 years show growth will accelerate, but how accurate can those estimates be?
September 4, 2014
Paul Barr
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Projections for the next 10 years show growth will accelerate, but how accurate can those estimates be?
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H&HN Daily

Most Hospitals Still Green at Going Green

Progress is occurring in conservation and waste reduction, but the green movement could be quicker in health care, especially considering the financial benefits.
August 27, 2014
Paul Barr
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Progress is occurring in conservation and waste reduction, but the green movement could be quicker in health care, especially considering the financial benefits.
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Flexibility a Key to Success for Financial Managers

Webinar presenters outline how flexibility, planning and a new way of approaching things are key to the success of a hospital or health system's financial strategy.
August 20, 2014
Paul Barr
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Webinar presenters outline how flexibility, planning and a new way of approaching things are key to the success of a hospital or health system's financial strategy.
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