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• in Technology
  Viruses are Rampant in Hospitals
  A panel on digital security reveal the extent of malware infections of medical devices
  by cmimanagers / on Oct 18, 2012
• in Business
  Sierra Vista Subsidiary of Tenet Health Caught In Cover-Up
  In this breaking news, one of the largest healthcare corporations in this country exudes not only dishonsety, but also a lack of knowledge on what it's medical facilities are doing with patients.
  by makingsense / on Sep 11, 2012
• in Business
  Lean Saves Hospital Nearly $50 Million a Year
  Denver Health achieve big savings after adopting lean methodologies.
  by cmimanagers / on Jan 31, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “hospitals”

 

• One of the reasons our health care costs are so high…

  
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  … is because we refuse to standardize prices for treatment.  I think I have told this story before but here it is again.  My French lab partner’s husband had a hernia operation.  It was outpatient and he spent about 4 hours in the hospital, not even enough time to get his gourmet meal.  When she got the bill, ...
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• Optimizing the Home Healthcare System

  
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  Healthcare companies are going home. That is, to the homes of millions of patients with chronic illness that require assistance in their everyday lives. These companies who have made the move to provide assistance to patients in need are helping to decrease hospital readmission rates, which is great news for everyone. ...
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• A Terrific Article on Cost and Quality by Leah Binder

  
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  By Thomas Emerick First Posted at Cracking Health Costs on 5/10/2013 Leah Binder has written a great article in Forbes and recent revelations on hospital charges and the lack of correlation with quality. Click here to read the full article. Writes Leah,  “A Rational Person might wonder if the variation in ...
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• Ambulance half-hour wait times go up 58% under coalition

  
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  Department of Health report on 30-minute delays reveals worsening crisis in emergency care The number of ambulances waiting outside accident and emergency departments for more than half an hour has gone up by 58% under the coalition, figures reveal, providing further evidence of a crisis in the NHS. Nearly 99,000 ...
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• Diablo III’s Auction House Back After Fixed Exploitation Bug

  
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  Diablo III‘s auction house is back after Blizzard fixed the exploitation bug. The bug has been found, fixed, and the money has been donated to charity.  ”Players discovered a bug that allowed gold to be duplicated via the real-money Auction House,” says John Hight, … Read more ›
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• Germany’s Beelitz Heilstätten: A Crumbling Abandoned Wartime Hospital

  
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  The trees limbs were heavy with freshly fallen snow providing a peaceful backdrop on this entirely eerie place. I had made my way outside of Berlin to the little community of Beelitz on this snowy Easter weekend to photograph Beelitz Heilstätten, a sanatorium for tuberculosis treatment methods in the early 20th ...
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• Mirasol Eating Disorder Recovery Centers Announces the Hiring of Pamela Hale, M.A. as Blogger and Consultant

  
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  Tucson, AZ - Mirasol Eating Disorder Recover Centers  is proud to announce the hiring of Pamela Hale, M.A. to head up Mirasols blogging efforts and will also serve as a life coach to Mirasols eating disorder clientele. Pamela Hale, M.A., founder of Through a Different Lens, offers ancient practices and contemporary ...
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• Is There Hope for Real Market-Driven Reform? Yes

  
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  By Thomas Emerick First Posted at Cracking Health Costs on 5/7/2013 According to a news story on Kaiser Health News, Boston Children’s is taking on,“Overuse of some medical treatments – and underuse of others, when patients fail to get recommended care — are two factors linked to high medical spending in the ...
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• American Society of Plastic Surgeons Study Shows 98% of Women are Satisfied with their Procedure

  
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  Almost 100 percent of women who undergo breast augmentation surgery are happy with the results, according to a study by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.  A survey of 225 women showed expectations were met or exceeded in 98 percent of cases, and also reported many cases of improved self-esteem and quality ...
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• Dr. Lip Kee Yap – Healthcare: Doctor – Stanford Who’s Who Certified

  
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  Dr. Lip Kee YAP Earns Inclusion Into The Exclusive Ranks Of Stanford Who’s Who SINGAPORE, May 10, 2013 / Stanford Who’s Who / — Stanford Who’s Who proudly announces the addition of Dr. Yap to the ranks of professional individuals as a result of his work in the field of gynecology. As Consultant ...
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• Food and Fun for a Good Cause -

  
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  Delray Beach, Fla -  Help yourself to fun, food and prizes while helping the Kennedy family of Delray Beach.  Their daughter Hailey is at St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital in Memphis undergoing six months of treatment for acute myeloid leukemia. haileykennedy.com/charity Weve planned a fabulous fun day for ...
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• Arogyasri rates get docs’ nod

  
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  Private doctors and the Arogyasri Health Care Trust have finally agreed to a mutual price hike of 25 per cent on all medical procedures and also obtained a promise from the state government to the effect that they would not … Continue reading →
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• James Wilson – Healthcare – Stanford Who’s Who Certified

  
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  James Wilson is Helping Members Remain Youthful at Stanford Who’s Who TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, May 10, 2013 / Stanford Who’s Who /– The world of business may be filled with figures who have recognized a consumer need and created an organization to satisfy it, but few business figures can compare to James ...
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• Hamilton Vein Center Kingwood Relocates and Extends Office Hours to Provide Full Suite of Vein Treatments

  
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  Houston, TX -- Hamilton Vein Center in Kingwood has relocated to 19701 Kingwood Drive, Building 1, Suite B, Kingwood, Texas 77339. The new location opens up opportunities to serve more patients in the north and northwest areas of Houston with extended opening times and expanded vein treatment services, including ...
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• U.S. News best hospital rankings shouldnt be the gold standard

  
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  U.S. News & World Reports best hospital list may mislead consumers about the hospitals quality of care, according to a Comparion Medical Analytics study that points out what it thinks are flaws in the criteria read more
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• Podcast interview with Cancer Treatment Centers of America CEO Steve Bonner (transcript)

  
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  This is the transcript of my recent interview with Cancer Treatment Centers of America CEO Steve Bonner. David Williams : This is David E. Williams from the Health Business Group . I’m speaking today with Steve Bonner, CEO of Cancer Treatment Centers of America.   Steve, thanks for joining me today.   ...
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• CMS Will Hold a Conference Call on Wednesday, May 22 to Discuss the National Physician Payment Transparency Program

  
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  By Nancy A. Henshaw The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is continuing its efforts to inform interested parties on its National Physician Payment Transparency Program (Program). The Program implements the Transparency Reports and Reporting of Physician Ownership or Investment Interests ...
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• Useless noise from CMS

  
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  By Paul Levy First Posted at Not Running a Hospital on 5/8/2013 What on earth did CMS have in mind when it released the FY2011 chargemasters for America’s hospitals?  Well, according to one report: The public release of the data is part of an effort by Medicare to increase transparency in the health system.  ...
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• Healthcare Industry Challenged to Embrace Hospitality’s Enhanced Guest Experience

  
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  The Wills Eye Institute of Philadelphia collaborates with hospitality technology group Monscierge to deliver more personalized service and increase patient satisfaction PHILADELPHIA, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Could Health Care 2.0 be already in the making? A recent study by the Health Research Institute at ...
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• New UV-C-Reflective Wall Coating Dramatically Reduces Disinfection Times for TRU-D Device

  
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  TRU-D’s Sensor360 technology automatically reduced cycle times by 80 percent CHAPEL HILL, N.C., May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — A recent study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (William A. Rutala, Ph.D., MPH, et al., 2013) confirms the ability of a new UV-C-reflective wall coating to ...
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