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Reaction to ACO Rules Varies, But Few Big Surprises
The 429-page Proposed Rule for ACOs is finally out. Reaction from the health care industry has been mixed.
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Intermountain Shares Strategies, Deflects ACO Comparisons
At a seminar on driving accountable care, Intermountain Healthcare leaders discuss their 36-year journey to build clinical integration
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Don't Use That Kind of Language Here
Are your signs and pamphlets in easy to understand language, or are they written in incomprehensible jargon?
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When Employee Satisfaction Means Firing a Doctor
Inclusiveness and employee engagement are popular buzzwords, but truly attaining them will require tough, real-world decisions.
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Friday Data Snapshot: Hospital Preparedness for Disasters Improves
Hospitals have stepped up their disaster preparedness, a new CDC report finds.
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ACHE 2011: Disparities Reduction Moves From Luxury to Necessity
Work to reduce disparities and increase diversity in the health care workforce is no longer a matter of choice, two health care leaders argue.
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ACHE Chair: Safety Alarmists Scare Some From Seeking Care
In ACHE address, a hospital CEO argues that patient safety misperceptions are keeping some sick people from seeking needed care.
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Friday Data Snapshot: U.S. Life Expectancy Reaches All-Time High
A new CDC report finds that average U.S. life expectancy has risen to 78.2 years.
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Study: Doctors' Empathy Tied to Better Outcomes
Can empathy from docs and nurses improve patient care?
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Friday Data Snapshot: CDC Identifies 'Diabetes Belt'
A troubling new CDC report identifies a "diabetes belt" stretching across 15 Southern states.
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Is It Time For The Kindler, Gentler CEO?
The role of hospital CEO may be evolving from top-down leader to deft relationship-builder.
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As ACO Rules Loom, Skepticism Sets In
With the CMS rules for ACOs just around the corner, the industry buzz has moved from excitement to skepticism.
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iPads at the bedside
Will smartphones and tablets like the iPad transform health care?
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Patients Catch Up to Information Age
Americans are increasingly comfortable accessing health information online. But will that energy translate into greater engagement in their care and use of personal health records?
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Care Coordination Experiments Deliver Hope, But Doubt Remains
Will efforts to deliver primary and speciality care to patients with chronic conditions save the U.S. health care system from financial disaster?
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HIMSS11: ACOs, Mobile Apps and Meaningful Use
HIMSS CEO Stephen Lieber previews next week's HIMSS11 conference in Orlando, taking a look at meaningful use, ACOs and the potential for mobile applications and smart phones to revolutionize health IT.
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Best practices emerge from survey of kids' health care
Commonwealth Fund report offers insight into best practices for childrens' health care.
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The Door to Door Approach to Disparities
Reducing disparities nationally has proven challenging. But individual hospitals are making progress.
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