Healthcare News

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Nine Million U.S. Adults Lost Health Coverage During Recession
Effect was strongest for men who were white, older, and well educated
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Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2011
Cardinal Health takes top spot of Gartner’s annual Healthcare Supply Chain rankings
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ISPE Expands Commissioning and Qualification Guidance Series
New guide bridges gap between Baseline Guide and full ICH Q8, Q9, Q10 adaptation
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Leapfrog Group Announces Annual Top Hospitals List
Recognizes hospitals for their achievement in providing the highest quality care in America
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MoreSteam.com Releases St. Sigma Healthcare Simulation
A simulated medical lab for learning and applying process improvement tools
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Book: Taking Improvement from the Assembly Line to Healthcare
The application of lean within the health care industry
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Four Organizations Awarded 2011 Baldrige National Quality Award
Three health care recipients, one nonprofit reap top honors
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Patient Safety: An Engineering Approach
No previous knowledge is required to understand this perspective
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Michael Leavitt Calls for Concerted Action on Biomedical Innovation
Former HHS secretary urges government leaders and investment community to back initiative
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Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) $100,000 ‘App Challenge’ Announced
Winner will create software to compare quality of care provided by local doctors and hospitals
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IHI Forum Will Draw 6,000 Dedicated Quality Professionals Dec. 4–7, 2011
Michael J. Fox will be among the presenters in Orlando, Florida, and via satellite
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Baldrige Award Recipient Hospitals Significantly Outperform Their Peers
Recipients six times more likely to be counted among 100 Top Hospitals
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Book: The Health Care Data Guide
Using data for learning and improvement in health care programs
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New Zealand’s Implementation of Health IT Provides a Quality Model for U.S. Efforts
A 20-year effort has focused on delivery and IT innovations, lowering per capita costs
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Help Is Here for Hospitals Preparing for the Affordable Care Act
Proven strategies for revolutionizing health care systems
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Automate the Submission Process for Medicare Audits
AuditDocs conforms to NHIN submission standards
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Lean Six Sigma Could Reduce Debt but Faces Obstacles
U.S. Health and Human Services could use the methodology most, says survey
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Health Officials Endorse National Accreditation for Public Health Departments
Standards development supported by CDC and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Hospital Employees Accrue Higher Health Costs Than General Workforce
Study finds chronic diseases more prevalent in hospital workers
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IBM’s Watson on the Case Improving Health Care
WellPoint physician’s will use genius computer to quickly coordinate data and patient factors