In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing last month and this week's tornado in Oklahoma, hospitals across the country are preparing for the worst kinds of disaster by conducting emergency training drills to simulate what it would be like if they were inundated with trauma patients.
Continue readingIn the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing last month and this week's tornado in Oklahoma, hospitals across the country are preparing for the worst kinds of disaster by conducting emergency training drills to simulate what it would be like if they were inundated with trauma patients.
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Heeding healthcare industry calls for payment reform, Govs. John Kitzhaber of Oregon and Bill Haslam of Tennessee will lead the new Health Care Sustainability Task Force to help governors innovate their Medicaid programs and achieve low-cost, high-qual... Continue reading
Heeding healthcare industry calls for payment reform, Govs. John Kitzhaber of Oregon and Bill Haslam of Tennessee will lead the new Health Care Sustainability Task Force to help governors innovate their Medicaid programs and achieve low-cost, high-qual... Continue reading
Hospital-acquired bloodstream infections--an avoidable medical condition--can rack up huge profits for hospitals, according to a new study conducted by Johns Hopkins University.read more Continue reading
Hospital-acquired bloodstream infections--an avoidable medical condition--can rack up huge profits for hospitals, according to a new study conducted by Johns Hopkins University.read more Continue reading
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles owes Medicare more than $2.24 million in overpayments made during a three-and-a-half period, according to an Office of Inspector General report.read more Continue reading
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles owes Medicare more than $2.24 million in overpayments made during a three-and-a-half period, according to an Office of Inspector General report.read more Continue reading
Retail health clinics may prove to be hospitals' most capable competitors in the years to come, particularly since chains like Wal-Mart have already demonstrated their abilities to move markets, according to a video from The Advisory Board Company.
Continue readingRetail health clinics may prove to be hospitals' most capable competitors in the years to come, particularly since chains like Wal-Mart have already demonstrated their abilities to move markets, according to a video from The Advisory Board Company.
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To improve depression care in medically underserved communities, the John A. Hartford Foundation is proud to announce $1.94 million in grants to five non-profit community health centers in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, and Montana. Funding comes from Hartford and the federal Social Innovation Fund. Grants will help centers implement Project IMPACT, an evidence-based depression care model that doubles the benefits of usual depression treatment.
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The John A. Hartford Foundation is pleased to announce grants totaling $1.94 million to improve depression care at five non-profit community health clinics in the WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho) region. The awards will help the clinics implement Project IMPACT (Improving Mood – P...
Older adults are among the most vulnerable when disaster strikes. Help may not be immediately available in the wake of a disaster, and pharmacies, medical supply stores, physicians' offices, and hospitals may be closed or inaccessible. That's why it's critical that older people, and those who care for them, prepare for emergencies.
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Printer-friendly PDF Older Adults are among the most vulnerable when disaster strikes. Help may not be immediately available in the wake of a disaster, and pharmacies, medical supply stores, physicians' offices, and hospitals may be closed or inaccessible. That's why it's critical that older