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The take-home from this year's survey from Modern Healthcare: Growth in health costs fuels growth in health costs.
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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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Things are just getting interesting in healthcare finance, so why quit now? Richard Clarke said he has heard that often since announcing his retirement last week after 25 years as president and CEO of the 37,000-member, Westchester, Ill.-based Healthcare Financial Management Association.
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Less than a month after the CMS completed its value-based purchasing program, WellPoint is leading private payers down that path.
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Fans of HHS' new Partnership for Patients are likening the $1 billion patient-safety and cost-control initiative to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's successful 100,000 Lives and 5 Million Lives campaigns.
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An alarming number of babies are born through early elective deliveries, increasing the odds of complications and death and contributing to high costs of care. That's according to a call to action issued by the Leapfrog Group, a Washington-based quality improvement organization formed by large...
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The Leapfrog Group announced its annual list of top-performing hospitals, based on data from the nearly 1,200 hospitals that voluntarily report quality and patient-safety information using its Leapfrog Survey.
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A new look at how many Medicare patients are injured and killed by their care in hospitals has armed the CMS with cause to become more deeply involved in efforts to improve quality and safety.
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Employers are divided on the merits of healthcare reform, but they are unanimous in expressing uneasiness about its business implications. Many purchasers have absorbed hefty costs in complying with reform's most immediate provisions.
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