Tag: hospitals

Hospital Capacity Management: Interview With GE Performance Solutions (transcript)

This is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Jeff Terry…

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Study: Hospital Discharge of Medicare Beneficiaries Increased Utilization Rates and Spending Post Discharge

An observational trial published in the latest issue of Annals shows that…

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New Quality Site

A consolidated site to compare a host of quality reports on your…

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Baystate Staff Cuts Highlight Hospital Demographic Challenges

Another hospital system has announced job cuts.  This time, it was Baystate…

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Walter Reed Army Hospital To Close Its Doors

The hospital is closing it’s doors and will be combined with the…

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Why Don’t Hospitals Compete on Quality?

As explained in a previous Health Alert, it’s more profitable to compete…

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A Legal Stimulant is Making People Crazy

Dr. Jeffrey J. Narmi could not believe what he was seeing this…

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Can the Gang of Six Change the Way We Pay For Health Care?

A bipartisan group of senators is proposing to reduce the federal deficit…

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When It’s An Emergency Elderly Not Treated As Well in Hospitals

A Canadian study reveals that hospitals that provide quality care for young…

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Hospital Mortality Rates Rise in July

It has often been suspected that death rates in hospitals rise particularly…

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