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Time for Women to ’Lean In’ to Healthcare Leadership Roles

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:57:00 GMT

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April 1, 2013

Time for Women to 'Lean In' to Healthcare Leadership Roles

Chelsea Rice, Associate Editor for HealthLeaders Media

Women in healthcare are advancing to executive roles faster than in other industry sectors, but not fast enough. While women have the skills and experience that hospitals need, they must do more to recognize, develop, and exercise their power. >>>

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Scores Predict Readmission Likelihood

Researchers say they have developed a formula that can identify roughly one-fourth of a hospital's patient population with the highest likelihood of being readmitted within 30 days. >>>

Better Nurse Staffing Requires a Strong Business Case

Getting hospitals and health systems to invest more in nursing is a tough sell. Ironically, it's made tougher by good outcomes. >>>

Medical Error Risk Rises Under Shorter Medical Intern Shifts

Researchers found that handoffs, a known risk factor for medical errors, increased 130% to 200% under rules limiting consecutive hourly duty limits for house staff interns. >>>

After an Adverse Event, Staff Needs Support

Evidence suggests the second victims of a medical error or adverse event—the healthcare providers—may contribute to further patient safety problems if not given the correct support. >>>

Better Blood Use, Better Outcomes

Limiting blood transfusions to cases where it is really needed can reduce patients' adverse events, cut lengths of stay, drop hospital costs by millions of dollars a year, and even prevent mortality. >>>

AHA Objects to New Patient Experience Surveys

Plans by CMS to introduce surveys about hospital outpatient surgical departments and ambulatory surgical centers would be burdensome and expensive for hospital administrators, the American Hospital Association contends. >>>

Q&A: Lucian Leape Wants Tougher Patient Safety Regs

The man known as the father of the modern patient safety movement is calling for the creation of a special federal regulatory agency to compel safer hospital practices. >>>

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News Headlines

Sequester threatens medical education and patient care

Atlanta Business Chronicle, March 29, 2013

The costs of emergency room cost-cutting

The New York Times, March 29, 2013

Dream jobs disappearing for radiology trainees

The New York Times, March 28, 2013

To hire or not to hire smokers?

The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 28, 2013

CA issues annual ratings for health plans, physician groups

Los Angeles Times, March 28, 2013

Slow progress on efforts to pay docs, hospitals for 'value,' not volume

Kaiser Health News / USA Today, March 27, 2013

Doctors, non-physicians battle over medical turf

Los Angeles Times, March 27, 2013

Nurses can practice without supervision in many states

The Washington Post, March 26, 2013

KY hospitals losing money on physician practices

Business First / The Business Journals, March 26, 2013

MD hospitals target acquisitions of primary care practices

Baltimore Business Journal / The Business Journals, March 26, 2013

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HealthLeaders Media Live from Parkview Health: The New Readmissions Plan

Help for Addicted, Impaired Physicians Underutilized

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:21:00 GMT

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March 25, 2013

Help for Addicted, Impaired Physicians Underutilized

Chelsea Rice, Associate Editor for HealthLeaders Media

Stress, burnout, and depression can lead physicians to substance use and abuse. Clinicians need to stop turning a blind eye to their dangerous colleagues. >>>

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'Rapid' Rise in Physicians Seeking to Sell Practices

Physicians—not hospitals—are taking the initiative in seeking hospital-based acquisitions of their practices. This is setting the stage for the evolution of how healthcare is delivered, survey data suggests. >>>

Hospitals Rethink the Service Line

While general surgery, cardiovascular care, and orthopedics still head the list of service lines with strong positive margins, more areas of specialization are popping up and providers of all sizes are reviewing their service lines. >>>

Cutting Anesthesia Costs Starts with a Battle

Anesthesiologists on the whole contend that all-physician anesthesia means better-quality care. But it's time to consider adding CRNAs to the mix to cut costs without compromising patient safety, many advocates say. >>>

Upend the Hospital Hierarchy

The current clinical hierarchy, a top-down structure where power starts with physicians and flows down to nurses, is flawed. Is this really the best way to care for patients? >>>

Stop Ignoring Online Review and Rating Sites

About one-third of consumers would trust a random, faceless person posting on the Internet over a well-established brand. How well-equipped is your hospital to reap the maximum benefits of online reviews? >>>

The Cardio Service Line, Rebooted

The tactics for caring for cardiology patients are changing. Care partners, often practicing in the community and not in the hospital, are playing pivotal roles in expanding the patient referral base in new ways. >>>

Nonprofit Health Plans Edge For-Profits in Customer Satisfaction

While consumers continue to give low satisfaction ratings to health plans in general, they assign higher marks to nonprofit health plans, a J.D. Power and Associates study shows. It ranks health plans by region in seven categories. >>>

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Webcast:Physician Compensation Under Population-Based Reimbursement

Date: March 26, 2013, 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET

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News Headlines

PA hospital concierge offers patients unlimited service

TribLive.com, March 25, 2013

State budget leaves troubled NY hospital still looking for help

New York Daily News, March 25, 2013

Intuitive robosurgery training seen lacking in lawsuits

Bloomberg News, March 22, 2013

MD urges better licensing for healthcare pros

The Washington Post / Associated Press, March 21, 2013

Settlement over race-based request at hospital included money

CBS Detroit, March 21, 2013

NC nurse anesthetists battle bill to put doctor supervision requirements into law

News & Observer, March 21, 2013

SUNY orders LICH closure again in court

DNAinfo.com, March 20, 2013

Group medical appointments may help ease physician shortage

The Washington Post, March 20, 2013

Hospitals mobilize to tackle alarm fatigue

The Day, March 19, 2013

A pattern of problems at a hospital for veterans

The New York Times, March 19, 2013

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HealthLeaders Media Live from Heartland Health: Performance Improvement Lessons

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March 18, 2013

The Trouble with Nurse Practitioners

Chelsea Rice, Associate Editor for HealthLeaders Media

At a time when healthcare institutions need and should be hiring more APRNs, turf battles, nurse practitioner shortages, and state laws are stubbornly standing in the way stand in the way. >>>

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CMS Unveils Hospital Violations Database

A searchable online database of federal safety rule violations at U.S. hospitals has been launched by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. It is available to healthcare providers, payers, and patients. >>>

When States Reject Medicaid Expansion, Providers, Businesses Will Pay

States that reject Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act will subject the hospitals and employers within their borders to a considerable financial hit, separate analyses show. >>>

Does Executive Compensation Structure Need an Overhaul?

More than a third of healthcare leaders we surveyed say major enhancements are needed to their organizations' executive compensation structure to retain and engage leaders. Four senior executives share their views on benefits packages, incentive plans, and making staff "really earn it." >>>

ACHE Congress: Change and Caution Abundant

The focus at the American College of Healthcare Executives' 2013 Congress on Healthcare Leadership is on mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and other moves to prepare for a changing present and uncertain future. >>>

3 Cost-Cutting Strategies Insurers Can Learn from Employers

Only 26% of employers are "very confident" their company will provide health benefits in 10 years. Top-performing employers are already taking big steps toward reducing costs, and wise insurers will pay close attention. >>>

Who Wins in Cleveland Clinic, CHS Alliance?

Under a deal announced this week, the Cleveland Clinic, a non-profit academic medical center, and for-profit Community Health Systems will remain independent, but work together to make operational improvements. >>>

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News Headlines

Opinion: Healing the hospital hierarchy

The New York Times, March 18, 2013

Hospital ratings are in the eye of the beholder

Kaiser Health News, March 18, 2013

Opinion: Hospitals' doctor-buying binge likely to end badly

Forbes, March 15, 2013

Judge gives LI College Hospital another reprieve

WNYC, March 15, 2013

Hospital admissions continue to decline

The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 15, 2013

Lawsuit over how workers are paid filed against hospital

Philadelphia Business Journal / The Business Journals, March 14, 2013

Ailing NY Downtown Hospital cuts entire residency program

DNAinfo.com, March 14, 2013

Hospital privatization could impact thousands of LA employees

The Advocate, March 13, 2013

Lack of healthcare IT workers slows tech progress

ComputerWorld, March 13, 2013

MO House endorses healthcare conscience measure

St. Louis Post-Dispatch / Associated Press, March 13, 2013

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