By Modern Healthcare | June 08, 2013
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With summer nearing, Outliers could really use a vacation. In Hawaii, say. Ah …. Waikiki beach, luaus, hula dancing, pina coladas, surfing. And dolphins! FULL STORY »
By Dr. Benjamin Chu | May 25, 2013
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Deepening engagement among patients, families, physicians and providers will produce higher-quality health results and lead the way to answering the question: “What is best for the patient?”Our healthcare world is rapidly evolving. Among those changes is a cultural one that affects... FULL STORY »
Oregon Health & Science University in Portland is in the process of contacting about 4,000 patients after the theft of a surgeon's laptop containing some of their personal information. FULL STORY »
The unhealthiest counties in the nation have the highest rates of preventable hospital stays, smoking and adult obesity, according to the 2013 County Health Rankings. FULL STORY »
Members of the Hawaii Senate Health Committee have approved a bill that would explore whether some of the state's public hospitals should become private. FULL STORY »
States have made progress in implementing Medicaid upgrades required by the 2010 federal healthcare overhaul but much work remains to be done, according to an annual survey of all 50 programs. FULL STORY »
The Hawaii Health Connector, Hawaii's health insurance exchange, has awarded a $53 million, four-year contract to a Virginia-based technology firm to construct the exchange's online marketplace. FULL STORY »
By Jay Greene, Crain's Detroit Business | September 18, 2012
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette may have thrown a monkey wrench into the six-month timetable Gov. Rick Snyder announced last week that would allow Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to convert into a nonprofit mutual insurance company. FULL STORY »
The Queen's Health Systems, Honolulu, has agreed to acquire Hawaii Medical Center West from St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii and to reopen the hospital by fall 2013, according to a news release. FULL STORY »
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