Editors Pick

Electronic Registry Upgrade Helps to Foster Greater Compliance with Patient End-of-life Wishes in Oregon

Recently implemented upgrade allows OHSU providers to electronically retrieve information from Oregon's Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment registry

December 5, 2017

Julius A. Karash

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Recently implemented upgrade allows OHSU providers to electronically retrieve information from Oregon's Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment registry.

Bellin Health Takes Care to the Workplace. Oh, and Go Packers!

A leader in onsite clinics and wellness programs gives staff easy access and creates employer loyalty

December 4, 2017

Blair S. Walker

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A leader in onsite clinics and wellness programs gives staff easy access and creates employer loyalty.

Report Calls Health Facility ‘Placemaking’ a Key to Achieving Patient Satisfaction

Simple real estate management steps hospitals can take to improve environment

December 1, 2017

Jeff Ferenc

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Simple real estate management steps hospitals can take to improve environment.

Weeky Reading

The Real Reason Certain People Live Longer; How Dogs Can Affect Health in Middle Age

Plus, groups work to combat suicide-related deaths, and more in this weekly roundup of health care news

December 1, 2017

Bill Santamour

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Plus, groups work to combat suicide-related deaths, and more in this weekly roundup of health care news.

Meet Nancy Agee, AHA Chair in 2018

The Carilion Clinic CEO is devoted to her patients, her dog and her family

December 1, 2017

Genevieve Diesing

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The Carilion Clinic CEO is devoted to her patients, her dog and her family.

Video: How Internal Restructuring at Intermountain Healthcare Benefits Patients

A. Marc Harrison, president and CEO, discusses managing the relationship between primary and acute care services

November 30, 2017

Matt O'Connor

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A. Marc Harrison, president and CEO, discusses managing the relationship between primary and acute care services.

Chicago Hospitals Join New Network to Conduct Clinical Trials in Emergency Medicine

'Hub and spoke' model will include more hospitals in research, increase number of studies conducted

November 30, 2017

Marla Durben Hirsch

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“Hub and spoke” model will include more hospitals in research and increase the number of studies conducted.

Best Practices for Partnering Success

Two leaders share their approach to forming a combined organization

November 29, 2017

Kate Guelich, Barry H. Ostrowsky, and Stephen K. Jones

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Trustees play a critical role in assuring development of best-possible agreements that achieve partnership goals and objectives.

Robots Help Fledgling RNs Master Telemed; Nurse by Day, Cheerleader After Hours

Plus, nurses help new moms at home, and RN helps create mini hospital during California wildfires

November 28, 2017

Marty Stempniak and Genevieve Diesing

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Plus, nurses help new moms at home, and an RN helps create a mini hospital during California wildfires.

Case Study: Ensuring Access By Converting a Hospital to a Freestanding ED

Georgia hospital steps in to provide services after medical center closes

November 28, 2017

John Supplitt

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A Georgia hospital steps in to provide services after the closure of a county medical center.

Health Research and Educational Trust document helps hospital leaders tackle transportation issues in their own communities

November 17, 2017

Genevieve Diesing

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The document from the Health Research and Educational Trust arms hospital leaders with case studies and other information to help them tackle this issue in their own communities.

Weekly Reading

Mercy Virtual Care Center: The Cutting Edge of Health Care

Plus, the Food and Drug Administration warns against a plant product many use to treat opioid addiction, and more in this week's roundup of health care news.

November 17, 2017

Bill Santamour

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Plus, the Federal Drug Administration warns against a plant product many use to treat opioid addiction, and more in this week's roundup of health care news.