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A new study from researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston indicates that a long-held belief among oncologists that patients who participate in clinical trials have better outcomes overall than those who do not may not be supported by empirical evidence.
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Removing financial incentives to providers and employers that are designed to influence coverage decisions and recruiting patient representatives to participate in designing health care benefit packages are two measures that can help ensure that health care coverage decisions are fair and equitable, says a new report from an independent research arm of the American Medical Association (AMA) in Chicago.
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When the director of medical records at the Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania Medical Center-Presbyterian left for another position, it presented yet another opportunity for the hospitals proactive patient access department to take a leadership role.
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A new preadmission program at the University of California Davis Health System is building a stronger link between hospital and physicians office and identifying issues much earlier in the process issues that might affect length of stay.
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Poll indicates hospitals feeling HIPAA burnout; Charity, bad debt costs up by almost $1 billion; CMS quality initiative participation increasing; ED volume increasing, most hospitals report
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The flu season may be coming to a close, but the push for hospitals to improve their preparedness to prevent the spread of emerging infectious diseases is just gathering steam.
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has proposed a new infection control standard. As part of emergency management activities, organizations should prepare to respond to epidemics or infections likely to require expanded care capabilities over an extended period of time.
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Two years after needle safety became a mandate nationwide, hospitals face what may be their greatest challenge: keeping the momentum.
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A fight is brewing over requirements for annual fit-testing of filtering face-piece respirators to protect against TB. Opponents to annual fit-testing at hospitals have flooded the U.S.
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Even something as benign as a research symposium can cause a ruckus when the topic is ergonomics.