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As Oregon's governor, Dr. John Kitzhaber brought Democrats and Republicans together to reform his state's Medicaid program, and he brought doctors and lawyers together to advance tort reform.
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Modern Healthcare Editor David Burda reviews some of the highlights of the Healthcare Financial Management Association's 2012 Annual National Institute in Las Vegas.
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David Burda, editor of Modern Healthcare, discusses the past, present and future of the effort to improve healthcare quality with Dr. Brent James, chief quality officer with Intermountain Healthcare at the Healthcare Financial Management Association's 2012 Annual National Institute, in Las Vegas.
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Prominent hospital chief executives have called on their peers to endorse broad priorities for healthcare efficiency and effectiveness, invoking the framework of checklists promoted to catch clinical errors and improve quality of care.
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The eighth annual Modern Healthcare/Modern Physician ranking of the 50 Most Influential Physician Executives is indicative of the transformation the healthcare industry is undergoing.
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The 50 Most Influential Physician Executives in Healthcare are presented by order in this year's ranking.
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In late September, the American Medical Informatics Association issued an announcement considered by many to be a watershed moment for the field.
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Life expectancy at birth increased from 49 years in 1900 to 77 years in 2000. Up until about 1950, almost all of those gains came from public health. Today, though, healthcare adds an average of about 3 1/2 to 7 years of additional life for every U.S. citizen.
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Six hospitals and health systems and the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice are hoping to quicken the pace of healthcare quality improvement for the country with the formation of a quality collaborative effort unveiled last week.
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