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DNV setting new standard

By Jean DerGurahian
October 27, 2008
West Shore Medical Center doesn’t look like an automaker but it runs its operations the way a manufacturing plant might.
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Not doing so well (Part 1)

By Rebecca Vesely
October 27, 2008
A midsize paper-supply company offers three extra vacation days to employees at whichever of its branches collectively loses the most weight in seven weeks. Workers at one branch in Scranton, Pa., take extreme measures to win the contest.
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Late News

Late News

October 27, 2008
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center laid off 500 workers, joining other healthcare systems that are adjusting to recent economic discomfort. “These are difficult times, and we need to remain strong,” said UPMC spokesman Frank Raczkiewicz.
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Cover Story

DNV setting new standard

By Jean DerGurahian
October 27, 2008
West Shore Medical Center doesn’t look like an automaker but it runs its operations the way a manufacturing plant might.
... FULL STORY

Focusing on the patient

By Jean DerGurahian
October 27, 2008
While accrediting organizations look at different ways to ensure hospitals are complying with Medicare regulations, a comprehensive approach to hospital quality and safety must include patient-centered care, according to executives.
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The Week in Healthcare

Holding the bag

By Melanie Evans
October 27, 2008
Even well-funded, financially strong health systems braced for what amounts to a run on the bank in recent weeks.
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A bid for time

By Matthew DoBias
October 27, 2008
Hospitals, physician groups, payers and the coders who link them together are calling on HHS to delay an industrywide move to a new set of diagnosis codes that has been more than a decade in the making.
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Yellow flags on ‘red flags’ rule

By Gregg Blesch
October 27, 2008
Healthcare providers have another six months to adopt programs that comply with the Federal Trade Commission’s vaguely understood call for identity-theft prevention and detection, known as the “red flags” rule.
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Med school attendance up ...

By Jennifer Lubell
October 27, 2008
Enrollment at the nation’s medical schools may be up, but more needs to be done to draw students to a field that’s losing its appeal and attracting fewer applicants, experts from the medical community claim.
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Hurricane’s havoc

By Jessica Zigmond
October 27, 2008
More than 1,000 students returned to classes at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston on Oct. 20, five weeks after Hurricane Ike caused most to flee the Gulf Coast island.
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Economic uncertainty

By Andis Robeznieks
October 27, 2008
As with seemingly every other event going on these days, political and economic themes dominated discussions at the Medical Group Management Association’s 82nd annual conference held Oct. 19-22 at the San Diego Convention Center.
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Regular Feature

Back to the future

By Gregg Blesch
October 27, 2008
Leaders at Bell Hospital in Ishpeming, Mich., concluded in the early 1990s it was time to replace or overhaul their vintage building, built in 1917.
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Special Feature

Best Places to Work: Life at the top

By Ed Finkel
October 27, 2008
A challenging but realistic workload, a sympathetic and motivational supervisor, a strong team atmosphere, decent working conditions, above-average pay and benefits—most employees share the same list of desires when it comes to finding a job,...
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Best Places to Work: Focusing on the basics

October 27, 2008
Hospital officials say a favorable staff-to-patient ratio, friendly, team-oriented culture, a transparent and accessible leadership group, and a strong investment in employee development are among the keys to recruitment and retention for Waynesboro...
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Best Places to Work: Doing as they say

October 27, 2008
FGP International should have a pretty solid notion of what makes a great workplace: the company’s business centers on recruiting candidates for executive positions in a variety of industries, including healthcare.
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Best Places to Work: Survey says ...

October 27, 2008
Amerigroup offers employees some nice extras, including a 529 college savings plan, the possibility of telecommuting and pretax flexible spending accounts for healthcare and child care.
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Special Report

Not doing so well (Part 1)

By Rebecca Vesely
October 27, 2008
A midsize paper-supply company offers three extra vacation days to employees at whichever of its branches collectively loses the most weight in seven weeks. Workers at one branch in Scranton, Pa., take extreme measures to win the contest.
... FULL STORY

Regional News

Editorial Cartoon

Too many ways to count...

October 27, 2008
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Opinions-Editorials

Disrupting the disrupters

By David Burda
October 27, 2008
There are just some people who should not be allowed to manage others. That’s my take-away from an educational session I attended last week at the Medical Group Management Association’s annual conference in San Diego.
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Opinions-Commentary

Toeing the line

By Susan Chimonas, Lisa Patterson and David Rothman
October 27, 2008
Ties between healthcare organizations and drug and device companies are under unprecedented scrutiny. Almost every week, a major news story appears on a glaring conflict of interest that affects patient care.
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Opinions-Letters

Readers sound off on ICD-10

October 27, 2008
I read with great interest the Oct. 13 commentary “Now’s the time for ICD-10” (p. 22) by my friend and colleague Linda Kloss, chief executive officer of the American Health Information Management Association.
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Guest Columnist

Growing evidence

By Charles S. Lauer
October 27, 2008
It was said in passing, but I remembered the remarks a good friend had made at a social gathering.
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News Makers

On the Move

October 27, 2008
Maulik Joshi was named the next president of the American Hospital Association’s research affiliate, the Health Research and Educational Trust.
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Physician Affairs

Outliers

Outliers: Well you can tell by the way I do CPR, I practice to ‘Stayin’ Alive’

October 27, 2008
In conjuring up images of CPR, Outliers doesn’t usually think of disco balls, leisure suits or the Bee Gees.
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