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Hospitals
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Blame aggressive treatment, tech for rising costs
Wholesome, clean-living and thrifty, Provo, Utah, has always been a Dartmouth Atlas darling. But in recent years, health costs in…
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WSJ: Small hospitals get little benefit from device
In The Wall Street Journal, John Carreyrou uses the problems of a small New Hampshire hospital to illustrate how difficult…
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Reporter covers patient ‘dumping’ from inside
The Philadelphia Inquirer‘s Michael Vitez has been given free reign for several months now to explore and report on Abington…
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Nurses face dangers of workplace violence
Marlene A. Prost, writing for Human Resource Executive Online, reports that workplace violence is a growing problem for nurses. She…
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AHCJ: Joint Commission site obscures information
In a letter to Mark R. Chassin , M.D., the Joint Commission‘s president and CEO, the Association of Health Care…
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Palliative care piece launches embedded dispatches
Philadelphia Inquirer staff writer Michael Vitez has been embedded with Abington Memorial Hospital in suburban Montgomery County, Pa. Karl Stark,…
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Joint Commission finds improved hospital quality
The latest report from The Joint Commission, a hospital accrediting organization, finds that “overall, hospitals are following evidence-based standards for…
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Residents put dispute with Bronx hospital online
Interns and residents at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx are attempting to formally organize in response to what they …
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Posting ER wait times online: Gimmick or service?
Writing for HealthLeaders Media, Cheryl Clark looked at the growing number of hospitals that are posting their emergency room wait…
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Getting patients home safely after a hospital stay
New America Media‘s Paul Kleyman explores the effects of hospitals cutting corners when it comes to patient transitions from hospital…