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Healthcare spending in the U.S. dwarfs what other industrialized nations pay as a percentage of their economies. That appears to be true, too, for the prices paid for many services, drugs and devices. The International Federation of Health Plans is collecting data that its members (more than 100 in...
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Turnover for top hospital executives edged up to 17% last year from the prior two years' rate of 16%, the latest snapshot from the American College of Healthcare Executives shows.
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Over the past five years, Kaiser Permanente Chairman and CEO George Halvorson, who will retire at the end of this year, sent a weekly letter to the 180,000 people who work for the nation's largest integrated healthcare delivery system. Every letter celebrated a particular success within the...
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“Besides ramping up their marketing efforts, insurers are also having to figure out how much to charge for new policies, which will go into effect Jan. 1, 2014. But it's tricky: If they set premiums too high, insurers could drive business to competitors. Low prices could spell a big financial...
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In an interview, Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson discusses the wisdom of empowering doctors to make healthcare decisions and why the rest of healthcare is not making the best choices.
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George Halvorson, chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, Calif., announced that he will retire in December 2013.
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This year's ranking of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare includes 18 newcomers as well as eight honorees who have been on every list since it started in 2002.
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The nation's political forces are bitterly divided over issues ranging from raising the country's debt ceiling to the use of energy-efficient light bulbs, so it's no surprise that the government's role in healthcare is also the source of intense debate.
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This year's ranking of the 100 Most Influential People includes 27 newcomers as well as 10 honorees who have been on every list since it started in 2002.
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Patients overwhelmingly support the need for better infection-prevention programs, especially when they are provided with data about the scope and severity of problems such as sepsis and healthcare-associated infections, according to research from the Washington-based Partnership for Quality Care.
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