Marginally better off. Survey shows more systems post a profit, but for many it's barely break-even.
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Data Collection↗
Biomedical subjects
J Tieman
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AHA announces new safety award.
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American Hospital Association↗
As efficient as they have to be. Study finds mergers' cost, price savings depend on market competition.
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Cost Savings↗
Technology's Rip Van Winkles. Hospitals are waking up, slowly, to the need to embrace computers and automation.
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Capital Expenditures↗
Coming of age. Disease management making a case for itself clinically and financially.
More providers are using a variety of approaches to patient care that fall under the nebulous term 'disease management.' Although it was slow to catch on, especially among physicians, interest has accelerated as both providers and payers see the benefits clinically and financially.
Cardiovascular Diseases↗
Follow the winners. Top 100 cardiovascular hospitals cut mortality rates as well as costs, study finds.
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Benchmarking↗
Enforcing a new openness. JCAHO to hospitals: let patients know when their care hasn't met standards.
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Hospital-Patient Relations↗
No hackers here--yet. HCFA works to keep patient data private by ensuring computer security.
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.↗
On the trail of a computer cure-all ... eHealth Initiative.
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Diffusion of Innovation↗
Heavy message. Detroit-area system's ads successful, but docs, others wary of tone.
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Advertising↗
Status quo in the executive suite. Hospital CEO turnover rate stable; most change seen in D.C., southwest states.
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Chief Executive Officers, Hospital↗
Three N.E. states to link drug buying.
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Cost Control↗
Split decision. Nurses lose crucial ruling on union representation, but win right to sue.
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Collective Bargaining↗
In the palms of their hands. WebMD's turnaround may depend on docs' acceptance of new technology.
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Attitude to Computers↗
An HMO alternative. Vivius would let docs set own rates, patients pick own docs.
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Community Participation↗
Privacy surprise. Bush backs tough medical-data standards.
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Confidentiality↗
Holding an empty bag. AHA's e-commerce effort hit by bankruptcy of business partner.
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American Hospital Association↗
AHA calls privacy rule 'unworkable'. Hospitals need more time to prepare; rules create barriers to care.
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American Hospital Association↗