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Leapfrog tool 'seriously flawed'
By Modern Healthcare | August 03, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The American Hospital Association and its members are committed to providing safe, high-quality healthcare. A major part of that effort is to provide reliable information to patients and their families so that they can make the best decisions about their...
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Irrational acts and other letters
By Modern Healthcare | July 27, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Regarding “Reform Update: Obama touts ACA benefits amid GOP efforts to dismantle provisions”, whether one supports the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or not, it has to be viewed as sheer...
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Learning from ACOs and other letters
By Modern Healthcare | July 20, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
About “Why one Medicare Pioneer ACO succeeded in saving money”, I really like this article. It is so easy to just listen for and repeat negative comments about the Pioneer ACO experience. I like to learn from...
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Adult ADHD oversimplified, and other letters
By Modern Healthcare | July 13, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The July 8 editorial “Ethics of medical enhancement” ignores the possibility that people with mental illness who take psychotropic medications may be somewhat dysfunctional and...
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Medicare for all and other letters
By Modern Healthcare | July 06, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Hospital board members make decisions based on the mission of their organizations, not solely on how to increase the bottom line. Similarly, we can't just let our fellow citizens suffer, expecting the free market to magically take care of the problem of the uninsured and underinsured. The market...
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Guarding the Rx supply chain and other letters
By Modern Healthcare | June 29, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
I sincerely appreciated your editorial (“Unnecessary compromise,”). The article thoroughly outlined the underlying points and background of the developing pharmaceutical supply chain security discussion.
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An American standard
By Modern Healthcare | June 22, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Oklahomans are no stranger to disaster. From the Oklahoma City federal building bombing in April 1995, to multiple weather-related tragedies since, people from all walks of life have learned to come together in times of crisis. It's become known as the “Oklahoma standard.” Recently,...
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Changing roles for nurses and other letters
By Modern Healthcare | June 15, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Regarding the story “Mich. doctors wary of bill to expand nurse practitioners' role”, while in a hospital, are nurse practitioners employed by the hospital? Are they independent contractors? Are they...
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ERs could be our 'last best hope'
By Modern Healthcare | June 08, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The cover story “One-stop shop for care” reflects a growing trend in community hospitals. Our hospital is also confronting a fundamental problem of emergency rooms becoming a reservoir for patients who...
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Military healthcare more than 'Band-Aid' medicine, and other letters
By Modern Healthcare | June 01, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
I am a Navy veteran and a hospital corpsman. While I agree with much of what was written in the recent story “Struggles for ex-military”, I have to take issue with a few of the statements. Sandy Summers...
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