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Designating the Up & Comers among young healthcare leaders is no easy task. But if the past is prologue, the 12 men and women highlighted in this special issue of Modern Healthcare will clearly be people to watch in the years ahead.
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Most of the leaders in this nation's dysfunctional system of healthcare now agree that a reliance on in-patient admissions and revenue is a thing of the past.
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Dr. Donald Berwick, a former CMS chief, likes to remind people he is an advocate and wants to pursue his agenda as a candidate for governor of Massachusetts. He might add the title of preacher, too.
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In an exclusive interview, Dr. Donald Berwick says the best way to reduce healthcare costs is to improve care.
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In an exclusive interview the day he formally jumped into the race for governor in Massachusetts, Dr. Donald Berwick explains that decision, his view of politics, and the role of healthcare financial executives in improving the quality of healthcare. He was interviewed during the Healthcare...
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Dr. Donald Berwick implored 5,000 healthcare financial professionals to improve outcomes while eliminating waste.
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Dr. Donald Berwick, the ex-CMS administrator and co-founder of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, has announced his campaign for governor of Massachusetts.
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Marilyn Tavenner was easily confirmed Wednesday as the first permanent CMS administrator since 2006.
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The nominees for Modern Healthcare's 12th annual 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare competition.
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Don Berwick's admiration of the U.K. National Health Service didn't help him among U.S. Senate Republicans when President Barack Obama needed someone to revamp the Medicare health insurance program three years ago. It didn't hurt him this year when U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron needed someone...
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