Moral Failure And Health Costs: Two Simplistic Spending Narratives

Posted on October 28, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Fee for Service, Health Policy, Healthcare Costs, High Deductible Health Plans, Patient Behavior, Physician, Physician Incentives, Value Based Health Care • Leave a comment

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2015/10/27/moral-failure-and-health-costs-two-simplistic-spending-narratives/

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Is Observation Status Substituting For Hospital Readmission?

Posted on October 28, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged CMS, Health System, Hospital, Hospital Readmissions, Medicare, Observation • Leave a comment

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2015/10/28/is-observation-status-substituting-for-hospital-readmission/

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The Most Crucial Half-Hour at a Hospital: The Shift Change

Posted on October 27, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Health System, Hospital, Nursing, Patient Safety, Patient Satisfaction, Quality Care • Leave a comment

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-most-crucial-half-hour-at-a-hospital-the-shift-change-1445887115

Nurses Corey Bennett, left, and Reenie Mraz-Peterson talk in a patient’s room during a shift change at the University of Vermont Medical Center.

Nurses conferring in hospital rooms makes patients and families feel comforted and safe

What fits your busy schedule better

Posted on October 27, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Cartoon, Healthcare • Leave a comment

Study reports medication errors in almost 50% of surgeries

Posted on October 27, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Health System, Hospital, Medication Errors, Patient Safety, Preventable Medical Mistakes, Quality Care, Surgery • Leave a comment

http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/study-reports-medication-errors-in-almost-50-of-surgeries/408002/

What’s happening with trust in consumer healthcare

Posted on October 27, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Consumerism, Health Insurance, Health System, Healthcare, Hospital, Telemedicine, Trust • Leave a comment

http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/whats-happening-with-trust-in-consumer-healthcare/407924/

Fed budget deal agreement looms large with major healthcare provisions

Posted on October 27, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged ACA, CMS, Health System, Hospital, Medicare, Physician, Reform • Leave a comment

http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/fed-budget-deal-agreement-looms-large-with-major-healthcare-provisions/408067/

ACA Cartoon

Posted on October 26, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged ACA, Cartoon • Leave a comment

C-Suite 2.0: Hospital hierarchy expands with new executive titles

Posted on October 26, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged C-Suite, Health System, Hospital, Recruiting, Talent Management • Leave a comment

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/slideshow/c-suite-20-hospital-heirarchy-expands-new-executive-titles?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRovuanLZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4IRcRiI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

Health Risk Continues To Improve In Covered California

Posted on October 26, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged ACA, California Health Insurance Exchange, Health Insurance, Health Policy, Reform • Leave a comment

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2015/10/26/health-risk-continues-to-improve-in-covered-california/

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