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Organizational Independence: Mission Impossible?
Adherence to a strict interpretation of the goal of independence can be a critical barrier to positioning the organization for a value-based environment.
‘Explosive’ Healthcare Spending at End of Life Uncommon
A study of spending patterns finds end-of-life healthcare spending begins far earlier than the last few months of a patient’s life. Nearly half the Medicare patients studied had high spending throughout the entire final year of life.
Pressure Mounts to Risk-Adjust for Poverty
Hospital associations and trade groups are lobbying federal officials to account for how “the disease of poverty” impacts the health of patients—and costs hospitals.
Cartoon – Happy Father’s Day
Top 8 challenges physicians face
THE 4 HIDDEN AGENDAS CONCEALED IN COMPLAINTS
‘Why I Love My Father’: A Father’s Day Tribute. Happy Father’s Day To All Father Figures! :)
Septicemia still tops the list of most expensive inpatient conditions
Septicemia continues to top a list of the most expensive inpatient conditions, according to a new report from the Association for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project.
