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March 08, 2010

Healthcare employment rose in February

Employment in the U.S. healthcare sector increased by approximately 12,000 jobs in February, while the national unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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James Levett, MD, is chairman of the American Society for Quality's healthcare division and chief medical officer for The Physicians' Clinic of Iowa. In this interview with Healthcare Finance News Editor Richard Pizzi, Levett discusses how U.S. hospitals are beginning to embrace Lean and Six Sigma business management strategies to reduce costs and improve productivity.
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Operating improvements drive debt rating boost for Connecticut hospital
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has revised the outlook on its underlying rating on revenue bonds issued for Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, Conn., from negative to stable. MORE
Ohio health system to invest $65M in ED expansion
Summa Health System, an Akron, Ohio-based integrated delivery system, has announced a $65 million plan to grow its emergency services network by building two new full-service emergency departments and expanding three existing emergency departments. MORE
Recession hurts, but pharmacists are still in demand
More U.S. pharmacists are working past retirement age to lessen the impact of the bad economy on their families, according to a new workforce report, although job opportunities are still expanding. MORE
Online auction nets Maryland health system $1.25M in energy savings
Adventist HealthCare, a non-profit network of healthcare providers in Rockville, Md., has locked in more than $1.25 million in electricity savings by purchasing power through an online auction process. MORE
American Hospital Association urges IRS to correct Schedule H flaws
Missouri health system will upgrade revenue cycle management technology
IRS to honor medical resident tax refund claims
Florida medical center implements labor management system
New York rallies over provider cuts, taxes
Online job demand for healthcare workers fell sharply in February
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March 09, 2010 Cheryl Servais

RACs roll with OIG

We all suspected it, but now it's official: RACs will be providing information to CMS for follow-up on cases of possible fraud. MORE
March 09, 2010 Kester Freeman

Hospital executives tell patients - “Get a second opinion”

There seems to be a misconception on the part of some patients out there. These patients think if they ask for a second medical opinion, it will offend the doctor they are currently seeing who is managing a particular health condition for them. MORE
March 04, 2010 Barbara Vandegrift

Focus on comprehensive documentation to prove medical necessity

Clinical and administrative staff at many organizations are struggling with the issue of what "medically necessary" really means. MORE
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March 12, 2010
NHI announces $29.7M of purchase/leaseback transactions with four healthcare facilities
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Cogent Healthcare and Seton Medical Center to develop unique hospitalist services
March 11, 2010
LHC Group signs definitive agreement to acquire Salem Hospital Home Care
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    Joishina

    With reference to the above subject, yes, I do agree that it is time some sort of action needs to be taken, so as to give the patient the confidence that he is in the right hands apart from that of his Physician.

    The last sentence is apt, which reads as "They should know better, and they should focus instead on fixing real problems like the crisis of preventable medical errors."

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    Cisco dominates the market for information technology equipment, or what's known as the plumbingused to connect computer systems in a network or with the Internet. This network foundation consolidates what today are three separate networks: local area networks (LANs), storage area networks (SANs) and high performance computing networks. Executives from BMC, VMware, EMC, Microsoft, Intel, and other tech companies will all appear via TelePresence, Cisco’s video conferencing system. The Cisco announcement doesn't really make me excited – don't get me wrong; Cisco systems putting out a router that handles 3 times the traffic is AWESOME, and it would be worth maybe a small payday loans worth to get one, but this isn't exactly huge news for a technology company. The power of the biggest processor chip doubles every year or two, right? That's the power of the private sector. The router in question is going to be obsolete within a few years after it comes out anyway. I'll buy one when the cost goes down.

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