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March 07, 2012 (8:43 PM)
Ahead of this Friday's Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment report, economists analyze health care's dramatic jobs growth and potential risk factors ahead.
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March 07, 2012 (9:27 AM)
Partners HealthCare this year is tying about 10% of physician salaries to practice size and patient complexity in an effort to increase access to care and prepare for quality-based payments.
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March 07, 2012 (8:24 AM)
In anticipation of CMS' value-based purchasing program, hospitals last week received an advance look at how much they might be paid, but many administrators continued to express concern over some calculations.
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March 07, 2012 (10:12 AM)
Clostridium difficile-related deaths have reached "historically high levels," according to a new CDC report that urges hospitals and other health care facilities to adopt more aggressive efforts to combat the infection.
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March 07, 2012 (3:30 AM)
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) last week signed a health reform law that will establish Medicaid "coordinated care organizations," an approach some experts say could serve as a national model.
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March 07, 2012 (4:00 AM)
The use of a home telemonitoring system helped reduce 30-day hospital readmission rates by 44% among patients with congestive heart failure, according to Geisinger Health Plan's evaluation of its patient monitoring program.
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March 07, 2012 (4:00 AM)
A study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine found that many Medicare patients who received a stent or prostate surgery were unaware of their medical options before undergoing the procedure.
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March 07, 2012 (6:00 AM)
A growing number of preschool-aged children are seeking dental care for six or more cavities, pushing many dentists to use general anesthesia to complete extensive treatment procedures.
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March 07, 2012 (8:12 AM)
Learn how to reinvigorate or establish a best practice Clinical Documentation Improvement program.
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March 07, 2012 (6:00 AM)
Each week, the Daily Briefing highlights executive transitions among the nation's hospitals and health systems.
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March 07, 2012 (5:00 AM)
Bite-sized hospital and health industry news from California, Florida, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
