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J Greene

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Hospitals eyeing physicians' practice patterns. Economic credentialing is being tested to reduce expenses and improve quality.

In an effort to reduce expenses and improve the quality of medical care, some hospitals are turning to economic credentialing. They believe utilization review and peer pressure can alter physicians' inefficient practice patterns without threatening their clinical privileges. But executives of a two-hospital system employing credentialing say the threat of losing clinical privileges is the best way to remind physicians to comply with hospital standards.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗

Paying attention to emergency care.

Most hospital emergency departments focus on increasing patient volume and improving payer mix to boost revenues and turn money-losing departments into winners. But experts said many hospitals overlook three other important management areas that can boost revenues in their emergency departments.

Emergency Service, Hospital↗

Towns breathe new life into closed hospitals.

Most of the time, when a hospital closes, it closes for good. But once in a while the community is shocked into realizing it has to support the local hospital and use it, or it won't be around when they want it. Modern Healthcare profiles some of these rebirths, some vigorous and others still struggling.

Community-Institutional Relations↗