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Slideshow: Nurses on strike May 6, 2011 \| Jamie Thompson - Web Producer There have been a significant number of nurses’ strikes in the past year. This slideshow looks at... more	Slideshow: GHXcellence Award winners April 28, 2011 \| Jamie Thompson - Web Producer Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX) recently held its GHXcellence Awards, honoring 10 healthcare... more	Slideshow: Thomson Reuters Top 100 Hospitals first timers April 22, 2011 \| Jamie Thompson - Web Producer This slideshow features the 15 hospitals that appeared on the Thomson Reuters Top 100 Hospitals... more
Slideshow: The Partnership for Patients April 18, 2011 \| Jamie Thompson - Web Producer Partnership for Patients: Better Care, Lower Costs, launched on April 11, 2011. It is a public-... more	Slideshow: 10 most wanted healthcare fugitives March 22, 2011 \| Jamie Thompson - Web Producer The Office of the Inspector General has made public its list of the 10 most wanted healthcare... more	Slideshow: A Year of Health Insurance Reform August 26, 2010 \| Jamie Thompson - Web Producer From strategy meetings and nationally televised summits to the passing of new legislation, the road... more
Slideshow: America's most beautiful hospitals August 9, 2010 \| Johnathan Warner - Contributing Writer Comforting decor and elegant architectural accents helped the hospitals pictured in this slideshow... more	Building Green in Healthcare: A Case Study July 1, 2010 \| Richard Pizzi - Editorial Director The AtlantiCare Cancer Care Institute is a state-of-the-art oncology facility in Egg Harbor... more	C-suite, business office differ on perceptions of revenue cycle vendors May 28, 2010 \| Chip Means - New Media Manager A recent KLAS report on the performance of revenue cycle services found major differences in the... more
Provider perceptions of ARRA, meaningful use April 14, 2010 \| Jamie Thompson - Web Producer Billians HealthData and Porter Research conducted a benchmark survey in March/April 2009 following... more

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Financial Patient Engagement: Best Practices to Increase Collections

Healthcare providers spend so much time clinically engaging patients in hopes of qualifying for the federal government’s Meaningful Use incentives that it is easy for them to forget that financially engaging patients can also be meaningful. To accomplish these goals, however, providers must find the right strategy and the best tools. The strategy is straightforward but sometimes overlooked, and includes thoughtful patient education and communication at every point in the revenue cycle – pre-service, point-of-service and post-service. Read this Healthcare Finance News white paper to learn best practices to increase collections. Learn More

Supercharged CDI: NLP, intelligent workflow and CAC revolutionize CDI program at UPMC

In today’s healthcare environment, information is the engine that drives activity and care delivery. But the data found within the EMR, especially the physician narrative, often exhibits deficiencies. These deficiencies, such as lack of specificity or clinical clarity, can adversely impact a caregiver’s ability to make appropriate decisions, as well as an organization’s quality rankings and reimbursement. Download this white paper to read why NLP will become essential for a cost-effective concurrent CDI program. Learn More

The value of unique device identification across healthcare

The UDI rule establishes a common language for medical devices. Read this white paper by Natalia Wilson of the Health Sector Supply Chain Research Consortium in the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University to find out about the efforts underway to implement this standard across healthcare - including research, key constituent involvement, and education efforts to address adoption and implementation. Learn More

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Monroe Clinic improves operational efficiency,...

This video provided by ASQ highlights the Monroe Clinic, a not-for-profit health system working to improve its culture of quality by increasing operational efficiency and boosting patient satisfaction.

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Slideshow: Nurses on strike May 6, 2011 \| Jamie Thompson - Web Producer There have been a significant number of nurses’ strikes in the past year. This slideshow looks at... more	Slideshow: GHXcellence Award winners April 28, 2011 \| Jamie Thompson - Web Producer Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX) recently held its GHXcellence Awards, honoring 10 healthcare... more	Slideshow: Thomson Reuters Top 100 Hospitals first timers April 22, 2011 \| Jamie Thompson - Web Producer This slideshow features the 15 hospitals that appeared on the Thomson Reuters Top 100 Hospitals... more
Slideshow: The Partnership for Patients April 18, 2011 \| Jamie Thompson - Web Producer Partnership for Patients: Better Care, Lower Costs, launched on April 11, 2011. It is a public-... more	Slideshow: 10 most wanted healthcare fugitives March 22, 2011 \| Jamie Thompson - Web Producer The Office of the Inspector General has made public its list of the 10 most wanted healthcare... more	Slideshow: A Year of Health Insurance Reform August 26, 2010 \| Jamie Thompson - Web Producer From strategy meetings and nationally televised summits to the passing of new legislation, the road... more
Slideshow: America's most beautiful hospitals August 9, 2010 \| Johnathan Warner - Contributing Writer Comforting decor and elegant architectural accents helped the hospitals pictured in this slideshow... more	Building Green in Healthcare: A Case Study July 1, 2010 \| Richard Pizzi - Editorial Director The AtlantiCare Cancer Care Institute is a state-of-the-art oncology facility in Egg Harbor... more	C-suite, business office differ on perceptions of revenue cycle vendors May 28, 2010 \| Chip Means - New Media Manager A recent KLAS report on the performance of revenue cycle services found major differences in the... more
Provider perceptions of ARRA, meaningful use April 14, 2010 \| Jamie Thompson - Web Producer Billians HealthData and Porter Research conducted a benchmark survey in March/April 2009 following... more