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• The four 'habits' key to high-value health care

  December 02, 2011 (10:03 AM)

  How do some hospitals consistently deliver higher value? Writing in NEJM, a Harvard Business School professor outlines four habits of the nation's highest-performing organizations.

• How one CIO successfully deployed 3,000 iPads

  December 02, 2011 (5:00 AM)

  TabTimes Daily this week examined how Ottawa Hospital CIO Dale Potter's decision to deploy 3,000 iPads streamlined hospital work flow and boosted staff engagement.

• Bill seeks to prevent debt deal health cuts

  December 02, 2011 (8:55 AM)

  A Democratic congressman has introduced a proposal to circumvent the billions of dollars in Medicare cuts now facing health providers, after the so-called Super Committee failed to reach a debt deal.

• Survey finds data breaches spike within past two years

  December 02, 2011 (5:00 AM)

  Nearly all health care officials participating in a survey said their organization had experienced a patient-data breach within the past two years, a recent report by the Ponemon Institute found.

• Health care adds 17,200 jobs in November

  December 02, 2011 (10:38 AM)

  Health care hiring surged again last month—but in a twist, hospitals added jobs at a faster rate than ambulatory care providers.

• CMS details stage two of competitive bidding program

  December 02, 2011 (10:40 AM)

  CMS on Wednesday announced details for the second stage of its competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment, despite opposition from patient groups, economists, and lawmakers.

• Editor's picks: Our reads for the weekend

  December 02, 2011 (5:00 AM)

  The Daily Briefing editorial team highlights several studies and articles that got us talking this week.

• The Law Review: The Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol

  December 02, 2011 (11:59 AM)

  Attorneys from Foley and Lardner, LLP, summarize each element of Stark Law and focus on its newest component—the Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol.

• Does exercise boost brain activity?

  December 02, 2011 (10:43 AM)

  Exercise may improve memory and the ability to perform skilled manual tasks by increasing production of a protein that promotes nerve cell health in the brain, the New York Times' "Well" reports.

• Five steps to avoid an MU reporting glitch

  December 02, 2011 (6:00 AM)

  Request a complimentary copy of the research brief Don't Ignore GE's Reporting Glitch—What it Means to You and learn the five steps you need to take to prepare your organization for an audit.

• Daily roundup: Dec. 2, 2011

  December 02, 2011 (5:30 AM)

  Bite-sized hospital and health industry news from California, Georgia, New York, and Wisconsin.

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