Tag: hospitals

Myth Busters #6: Certificate of Need

So, national health planning was repealed, and hospital rate setting was repealed…

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Myth Busters #5: Hospital Rate Setting

With the repeal of the Health Planning Act in 1982, a lot…

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Emergency Department Charges

     Have you been to the emergency room lately?  Everyone tries to…

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Giving Interns More Sleep is Not Making Hospitals Safer

The Latest: Last month something extraordinary happened at teaching hospitals around the…

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County Run Stroger Hospital Launches Advertising Campaign to Lure Patients From Other Hospitals

This is the first I have heard of a county hospital anywhere…

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Hospital Reporting of Surgical-Site Infection Rates

California hospitals are required to report surgical-site infection rates for 26 procedures…

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Community Health Centers: Not Just a “Safety Net”

What do you think when you hear the term “safety net provider?”…

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Giving Interns More Sleep is Not Making Hospitals Safer

The Latest: Last month something extraordinary happened at teaching hospitals around the…

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Veterans Admin Centers Rush to Fill Healthcare Needs of Female Vets

It’s not every day that the typical Veterans Admin medical clinic sees…

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Car Crashes Into Radiology Center At Massachusetts Hospital

Luckily nobody was hurt, and this is the nuclear medicine area of…

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