Tag: hospitals

Reining in Avoidable Readmissions

I've been having the readmissions pull-out from H&HN Magazine on my desk…

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Hospitals not Leveraging Facebook

US hospitals are not leveraging Facebook to engage patients, improve brand recognition,…

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Economist Highlights the Home Birth Debate

The latest issue of the Economist highlights the debate about home births…

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Why Are Good Hospitals Good?

Do high volume providers get better results because they perform procedures more…

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Antibiotic Resistant Superbug Appears in California Hospitals

Fatality rates show worse than MRSA, but it tends to strike more…

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Learning from Children

As a parent (of three), I recognize that you can learn from…

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Hospital in Japan Struggling To Care for Patients

Fish are still swimming in the flooded basement and there’s only 2…

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Getting Nurse Staffing Right Is Critical

When I was the CEO of a large academic hospital we were…

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Increasing Hospital Risks

There are a couple of increasing risks for hospital worthy of some…

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How Patient Satisfaction Surveys Really Help

Physicians are understandably skeptical about the validity and usefulness of patient satisfaction…

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