Daily Briefing The Daily Briefing Today's Daily Briefing View Archives Print Today's Daily Briefing Subscribe Advisory Board Insight Target your care management efforts better with one simple question Health systems are spending millions on IT infrastructure to support population health management. Maybe they should be asking their doctors one simple question instead. More Latest News The 10 healthiest counties in America for children June 12, 2013 U.S. News & World Report researchers for the first time have ranked the "50 Healthiest Counties for Kids," a list that identifies safe, child-friendly communities across the United States. More Lab chief: Hundreds of doctors took bribes in Medicare fraud scheme June 12, 2013 The former owner of a New Jersey laboratory has pleaded guilty in connection with a $100 million insurance fraud scheme in which he says hundreds of doctors accepted millions of dollars in bribes. More Not just money and lawsuits: Why physicians overtest patients June 12, 2013 Popular theories suggest that physicians are driven to order excessive tests by fear of lawsuits and financial incentives, but a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine indicates that more fundamental issues are at play. More Adams: What providers need to know about data security June 12, 2013 The Daily Briefing's Dan Diamond and Hanna Jaquith spoke with Jim Adams, executive director of the IT Suite, about the recent focus on data security—from the disclosure of national government tracking programs to ongoing concerns about patient health information. More With 'quiet kits' and 'quiet teams,' hospitals bring down the racket June 12, 2013 Hospitals are taking innovative steps—from offering "quiet kits" to installing white-noise machines—to bring down noise levels in a broader effort to improve patient outcomes and experiences, the Wall Street Journal's Laura Landro reports. More Hospital tries home food deliveries to prevent readmissions June 12, 2013 Steward Health Care in Massachusetts last week launched a food delivery program that aims to cut down on 30-day hospital readmissions, the Boston Globe reports. More On alert: Two diseases that could cause pandemics June 12, 2013 Health officials this week put health workers worldwide on alert for symptoms of the Middle East Respiratory Symptom Coronavirus and bird flu, noting that the diseases have the potential to cause global pandemics. More Medical first: Duke doctors implant bioengineered vein June 12, 2013 Physicians at Duke University Hospital last week implanted a bioengineered blood vessel into the arm of a 62-year-old patient with end-stage kidney disease. More The world's oldest man has died. How he made it to 116 June 12, 2013 Jiroemon Kimura—who was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the oldest man ever—died of natural causes on Wednesday at age 116. More Executive transitions June 12, 2013 Each week, the Daily Briefing highlights executive transitions among the nation's hospitals and health systems. More The Advisory Board congratulates members nominated to Modern Healthcare's 'Most Influential' list June 12, 2013 Modern Healthcare last month announced its nominees for its 12th annual list of the "Most Influential People in Healthcare." We congratulate the following nominees at our member organizations. More Daily roundup: June 12, 2013 June 12, 2013 Bite-sized hospital and health industry news from California, Georgia, Maine, New Jersey, New York, and Texas. More