Research Brief: The Target Market for Top Hospital Ratings
Date Posted: Apr 30, 2008
Given the increasing significance of healthcare quality to consumers, opportunities abound for hospitals to incorporate top ratings information into marketing messages.
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Article: Fact File: Executive Leadership
Date Posted: Apr 16, 2008
This HealthLeaders’ Fact File features Thomson Healthcare and 100 Top Hospitals® data on executive leadership.
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Article: Fact File: Service Line Performance
Date Posted: Mar 19, 2008
This HealthLeaders’ Fact File features Thomson Healthcare data on service line performance.
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Research Brief: Trends in Patient Safety Adverse Outcomes and 100 Top Hospitals Performance, 2000–2005
Date Posted: Mar 17, 2008
This study assesses changes in the magnitude and direction of the risk-adjusted rates of the included PSIs from 2000–2005.
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Article: Rules Aim for Better Patient Safety through Confidential Error Reports
Date Posted: Mar 10, 2008
This American Medical News story addresses proposed federal rules for the reporting of medical errors.
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Article: Sleeping Pill Use Rises, Even for the Young
Date Posted: Mar 05, 2008
The Wall Street Journal Health Blog reports on Thomson Healthcare research examining trends in the use of sleep aids.
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Article: Trends in Hospital Uncollectible Revenues
Date Posted: Feb 29, 2008
hfm magazine details data on trends in hospital uncollectible revenues.
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Article: Benchmarking Helps Hospitals Uncover $5.6 Million in Savings
Date Posted: Feb 29, 2008
Managing the Margin, a newsletter from HFMA, featured an article about Thomson Healthcare client Houston Medical Center.
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Article: Finance: Quality Returns
Date Posted: Feb 19, 2008
This HealthExecutive article highlights Thomson Healthcare and the 100 Top Hospitals® program, and quotes Jean Chenoweth.
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Article: Fact File: Patient Safety Trends
Date Posted: Feb 15, 2008
This HealthLeaders’ Fact File features Thomson Healthcare data on patient safety trends.
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Article: Using Data Systems to Improve Patient Safety
Date Posted: Jan 31, 2008
Managing the Margin, a newsletter from HFMA, featured an article about Thomson Healthcare client Robert Packer Hospital.
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Research Brief: Sleep Trends
Date Posted: Jan 29, 2008
Study finds sharp increase in use of prescription insomnia medications by young adults.
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Article: Fact File: Emergency Department Trends
Date Posted: Jan 22, 2008
This HealthLeaders' Fact File features Thomson Healthcare data on emergency department trends, including the percent of patients, length of stay, and cost of patients admitted throug
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Article: Fact File: The Quality-Driven Consumer
Date Posted: Jan 06, 2008
This HealthLeaders' Fact File features Thomson Healthcare data on quality-driven consumers, including where they look for hospital quality information, which sources they trust for quality in
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White Paper: Pediatric Obesity: Implications for Pediatric Healthcare Providers
Date Posted: Dec 31, 2007
This CHCA Executive Institute Special Report examines childhood obesity as a serious healthcare crisis and the implications it will have on pediatric healthcare providers.
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Article: Revenue and Productivity are Keys to Profitability
Date Posted: Dec 31, 2007
Managing the Margin, a newsletter from HFMA, featured an article written by Kaveh Safavi, M.D., J.D., chief medical officer, Thomson Healthcare, examining the differences between high and
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Article: Docs’ Bad Handwriting No Longer a Bad Joke
Date Posted: Dec 26, 2007
The Wall Street Journal Health Blog references a recent Thomson Healthcare survey using PDR databases, and quotes Kaveh Safavi, chief medical officer, Center for Healthcare Improvement, Thoms
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Research Brief: Doctors Diagnose Healthcare System
Date Posted: Dec 19, 2007
In survey, physicians cite lapses in communication with patients and healthcare costs as significant challenges.
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Article: Fact File: Disease Management
Date Posted: Nov 29, 2007
This HealthLeaders' Fact File features Thomson Healthcare disease management data, including information on prevention and the elderly and cost-cutting with wellness.
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Article: The Emergency Department as Admission Source
Date Posted: Nov 29, 2007
hfm magazine, details data on the increasing importance of the emergency department as a source of medical service admissions.
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Article: Benchmarking Helps Enhance Productivity, Decrease Overtime
Date Posted: Nov 29, 2007
Managing the Margin, a newsletter from HFMA, reports on how Allina Hospitals & Clinics used productivity benchmarking to reduce overtime and FTE-variance.
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Article: Report Links Higher Rates of Uninsured and Suicide
Date Posted: Nov 28, 2007
This USA Today article mentions Thomson Healthcare research and includes a quote from Tami Mark, a Thomson Healthcare researcher.
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Article: Fact File: Physician Demand
Date Posted: Nov 07, 2007
This HealthLeaders' Fact File features Thomson Healthcare inpatient, outpatient and ambulatory services data for the leading orthopedic surgery procedures.
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White Paper: Medication Reconciliation
Date Posted: Oct 30, 2007
This report examines how a simple electronic environment built from the ground up can deliver the specific workflow and ease-of-use capabilities needed for an accurate, cost-efficient medication recon
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Article: Medical Staff Planning Key to Hospital Success
Date Posted: Oct 15, 2007
Managing the Margin, a newsletter from HFMA, reports on ways hospitals can incorporate medical staff planning strategies for long-term success.
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Article: Capturing All the Charges
Date Posted: Oct 09, 2007
This Health Data Management article features an article describing how a Kentucky hospital used Thomson Healthcare services to streamline its processes and increase charges.
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White Paper: The Quest for the Quality-Driven Consumer
Date Posted: Oct 02, 2007
According to recent research from Thomson Healthcare, one in five healthcare consumers is a quality-driven consumer who is likely to research information on doctors and hospitals and likely to change
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Article: Hospital Physician Relationships
Date Posted: Sep 30, 2007
This Healthcare Strategy Alert article discusses long-term solutions to the ongoing problem of hospital-physician relationships.
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Article: The Pay for Performance Debate
Date Posted: Sep 21, 2007
This VHA Alliance article features an interview with Kaveh Safavi, M.D., J.D., chief medical officer, Thomson Healthcare.
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Article: Saving Lives, Saving Millions, Saving Hospitals
Date Posted: Sep 14, 2007
Managing the Margin, a newsletter from HFMA, reports on how Long Island Health Network improved patient care and saved millions through its clinical resource management program.
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Article: Inpatient Survival Rates Increase at Hospitals
Date Posted: Sep 11, 2007
This Managed Healthcare Executive article discusses research conducted on inpatient survival rates
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Article: Detailed Market Intelligence Drives a Sound Outpatient Strategy
Date Posted: Sep 06, 2007
SHSMD article detailing how St. John Health in southeast Michigan used market intelligence to better meet patient needs, improve the delivery of care and drive higher patient volumes.
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Research Brief: Improvements in Hospital Inpatient Survival Rates, 1998 – 2006
Date Posted: Aug 30, 2007
Survival rates for U.S. hospital inpatients have improved since 1998, despite predictions that rates would worsen.
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Article: Bad Debt, Deductions, and Utilization by Payer
Date Posted: Aug 22, 2007
hfm magazine details data on bad debt, deductions, and utilization by payer for U.S. hospitals.
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Article: Changing a Hospital’s Culture to Enhance Patient Safety
Date Posted: Aug 22, 2007
Managing the Margin, a newsletter from HFMA, reports on Covenant HealthCare’s mission to reduce errors as part of the quality improvement process
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Article: Lawmakers Question if Nonprofit Hospitals Help the Poor Enough
Date Posted: Jul 27, 2007
The Wall Street Journal article includes a graph that cites Thomson Healthcare data. Subscription required.
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Article: A Higher Standard
Date Posted: Jul 27, 2007
Hospitals & Health Networks describes the support role Thomson Healthcare plays in generating the annual “Most Wired Hospitals” list.
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Research Brief: Lifestyle and Obesity, Why We Aren’t What We Say We Eat
Date Posted: Jul 25, 2007
When it comes to their eating habits, Americans have a perception problem.
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Article: Benchmarking for Improved Outcomes, Compliance
Date Posted: Jul 24, 2007
Managing the Margin, a newsletter from HFMA, reports on benchmarking strategies used at Centra Health in Lynchburg, Va.,
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White Paper: Leadership Strategies for Reaching Top Performance Faster
Date Posted: Jul 02, 2007
This report written by Jean Chenoweth and Kaveh Safavi discusses research that identifies useful actions for leaders to shorten the trip from average to top performance.
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White Paper: Improvements in Hospital Inpatient Survival Rates, 1998 - 2006
Date Posted: Jul 02, 2007
Survival rates for U.S. hospital inpatients have improved since 1998, despite predictions that rates would worsen due to the increased severity of the illnesses being treated.
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Article: How Benchmarking Can Improve Care and Reduce Costs
Date Posted: Jun 15, 2007
Managing the Margin, a newsletter from HFMA, reports on how Redlands Community Hospital decreased postoperative complicat
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Article: Diet, Weight and the Eye of the Beholder
Date Posted: Jun 13, 2007
The Wall Street Journal Health Blog references a recent Thomson Healthcare PULSE survey, and quotes Lou Diamond, medical director, Thomson Healthcare.
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Article: Using Technology Adoption for Growth Projections
Date Posted: May 31, 2007
This Data Trends column from hfm magazine reports on using technology adoption for growth projections.
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Article: Benchmark Payment Rates to Close the Information Gap
Date Posted: May 31, 2007
Managing the Margin, a newsletter from HFMA, reports on national variations in payment rates.
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Article: Transparency Provides Better Look at Health Care
Date Posted: May 25, 2007
This USA Today article cites the 100 Top Hospitals® study and quotes Thomson Healthcare's Jean Chenoweth.
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Article: Improving Financial Health Leads to Higher Patient Satisfaction
Date Posted: Apr 30, 2007
Managing the Margin, a newsletter from HFMA, reports on St. Cloud Hospital’s efforts to improve financial health and increase patient satisfaction.
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Article: Hospitals Check Their Charts
Date Posted: Apr 20, 2007
Washington Post article discusses hospital scorecards, and includes a discussion on how the 100 Top Hospitals® results motivated one hospital to change.
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Article: Rating the Rankings: How ‘top hospital’ Lists Define Quality
Date Posted: Apr 15, 2007
The American College of Physicians Hospitalist cites the 100 Top Hospitals® National Benchmarks study, and quotes Thomson Healthcare's Jean Chenoweth.
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Article: Comparative Analysis Supports Cost Containment and Helps Improve Measures
Date Posted: Mar 31, 2007
Managing the Margin, a newsletter from HFMA, reports on NorthEast Medical Center’s performance improvement initiatives.
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Article: Isle Hospitals Rated Low
Date Posted: Mar 30, 2007
The Honolulu Advertiser discusses the latest 100 Top Hospitals national study.
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Article: Measuring ROI: Getting Worse Before Getting Better
Date Posted: Mar 28, 2007
Thomson's Kaveh Safavi discusses how sometimes a jump in the number of medical adverse events can mean the healthcare organization is becoming safer.
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Article: Recent Trends in Hospital Utilization for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Coronary Revascularization in the US
Date Posted: Mar 01, 2007
Article from The American Journal of Cardiology
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Article: Analysis Reveals Variation in Financial and Operational Performance by Hospital Size
Date Posted: Feb 01, 2007
hfm magazine discusses how reviewing some standard indicators can help executives address revenue cycle improvement and cost containment issues.
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Article: Care Paths Lead to Quality Improvement and Increased Revenue
Date Posted: Jan 01, 2007
hfma's Managing the Margin reports how Covenant Medical Center used a combination of clinical care paths and an outcomes reporting tool to
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Article: Rating Your Healthcare
Date Posted: Dec 04, 2006
Sarasota FL Herald-Tribune: Companies crunch data in categories such as nurse-to-patient ratio, mortality and cost per patient, for use by hospitals and consumers.
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Article: A Business Case for Patient Safety
Date Posted: Dec 01, 2006
hfma's Managing the Margin explains how hospitals have an opportunity to achieve a favorable ROI, even while improving patient safety.
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Article: Is Anybody Managing the Store? National Trends in Hospital Performance
Date Posted: Dec 01, 2006
Journal of Healthcare Management article discusses data trends concerning hospital performance and improvement.
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Article: Figures at a Glance
Date Posted: Nov 01, 2006
Bad Debt Percentage, Q2, 2006 posted in hfma's Revenue Cycle Strategist
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Article: Capital Spending Continues to Lag
Date Posted: Nov 01, 2006
hfm magazine discusses how capital expenditures as a percentage of total operating expense have trended lower for the past nine years.
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Article: Unintended Consequences: Getting the Most While Avoiding the Worst
Date Posted: Nov 01, 2006
Thomson's Kaveh Safavi discuses the unintended consequences of P4P in the Journal of Healthcare Management.
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Article: Thromboprophylaxis in Medically Ill Patients at Risk for Venous Thromboembolism
Date Posted: Oct 15, 2006
American Journal of Health Systems - Pharmacy article exploring the recent study findings.
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Article: Performance Improvement Cuts Costs, Enhances Productivity in Radiology
Date Posted: Oct 02, 2006
hfma's Managing the Margin details how Saint Thomas Hospital saved $481,000 in salary expenses over a three-year period.
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Article: Cutting Cath Lab Supply Costs
Date Posted: Oct 01, 2006
hfma's Managing the Margin discusses how St. Tammany Parish Hospital used benchmarking data to cut costs.
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White Paper: National Trends in Healthcare Consumerism: The Obesity Epidemic and Its Impact on Consumers
Date Posted: Sep 03, 2006
In light of the obesity epidemic, Thomson Healthcare focused the 2006 consumerism report on a clinically defined segment: the obese population.
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Article: Comparing Data from Other Hospitals Could Help Cut Costs at Yours
Date Posted: Sep 01, 2006
hfma's Managing the Margin discusses how Gwinnett Hospital System uses national benchmarking data to identify opportunites for improvement.
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Article: Healthcare Always Changes
Date Posted: Aug 14, 2006
Spots N Dots publication discusses advertising in healthcare.
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Article: The Measurement Conundrum
Date Posted: Aug 01, 2006
Journal of Healthcare Management article featuring Thomson's Kaveh Safavi discussing how performance measurement affects P4P.
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Article: Analysis Reveals Regional Variation in Financial and Operating Performance
Date Posted: Aug 01, 2006
hfm magazine examines data from first-quarter 2006 and notes regional differences in performance.
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Article: The Right Marketing Infrastructure Can Drive Incremental Profits
Date Posted: Aug 01, 2006
hfma's Managing the Margin discusses how strategic marketing can drive revenue and profits.
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Article: Boards Keyed in to Quality at Top-Performing Hospitals
Date Posted: Aug 01, 2006
Briefings on Quality Improvement & Data Reporting discusses new joint report "Quality" from Governance Institute and Solucient.
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Research Brief: Lifestyle and Obesity
Date Posted: Aug 01, 2006
Survey finds gap between behavior and perception.
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Article: Pay for Performance
Date Posted: Aug 01, 2006
The push for healthcare quality is fueling interest in P4P.
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Article: Big Deal: An American Hospital Chain Goes Private in a $33- Billion Buyout
Date Posted: Jul 27, 2006
Article from The Economist explores the bid for HCA, America's largest hospital operator.
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Article: Behind $21-Billion Buyout of HCA Lies a High-Stakes Bet on Growth
Date Posted: Jul 25, 2006
Article from The Wall Street Journal discussing the strategy behind HCA's buyout, includes commentary from Thomson's Kaveh Safavi.
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Article: Hospitalist Program Enhances Care While Reducing Costs
Date Posted: Jul 01, 2006
hfma's Managing the Margin explores the effect of hospitalists on efficiency and patient care.
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Article: Patient-Centered Pay for Performance: Are We Missing the Target?
Date Posted: Jul 01, 2006
Published in Journal of Healthcare Management, Thomson's Kaveh Safavi takes another look at P4P initiatives and expectations.
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Article: Measuring Value
Date Posted: Jul 01, 2006
Hospital and Health Network's article on 2006 Most Wired Winners.
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Article: A Measure of Quality
Date Posted: Jul 01, 2006
Hospital and Health Networks article: Improving outcomes is a key source of IT value.
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Article: Time to Retire the Scalpel?
Date Posted: Jun 19, 2006
LA TImes: Once just for simple procedures, minimally invasive surgery is now tackling major ills such as brain cancer and heart disease.
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Article: Quality Improvement at Smaller Hospitals Could Benefit Parent Hospitals
Date Posted: Jun 01, 2006
hfma's Managing the Margin article on how quality improvement initiatives at smaller hospitals can impact larger facilities.
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Research Brief: Childhood Obesity
Date Posted: May 25, 2006
Thomson Healthcare research finds disparity in healthcare costs and treatment patterns
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Article: Data Provides Strategic Insights
Date Posted: May 25, 2006
Survey data provide strategic insights into healthcare consumer behavior
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Article: Path to Improved Results
Date Posted: May 25, 2006
Colorado hospital uses clinical decision support tools to lower length-of-stay, unplanned readmissions, and patient complications
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Article: Analyzing the Key Indicators for Total Utilization and Departmental Volumes
Date Posted: May 01, 2006
Article from hfm magazine, financial leaders should know what data constitute the key indicators of a hospital’s utilization.
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Article: Aligning Financial Incentives
Date Posted: May 01, 2006
Part of Journal of Healthcare Management's Pay for Performance series.
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Article: Identifying Operations Improvements Through Benchmarking
Date Posted: May 01, 2006
hfma's Managing the Margin article on how to use comparative operational data effectively in order to drive lasting change.
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White Paper: Understanding and Impacting Pediatric Emergency Department Utilization
Date Posted: May 01, 2006
Rising demand and shrinking capacity has led to widespread emergency department overcrowding.
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Article: Using Benchmarking to Provide Cardiac Care for the Underserved
Date Posted: Apr 01, 2006
hfma's Managing the Margin article describing how UHS used benchmarking techniques to evaluate atrisk populations.
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Article: Paying for Efficiency
Date Posted: Mar 02, 2006
Part two of the Pay for Performance Series featured in Journal of Healthcare Management
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Article: Core Measures Drive Change
Date Posted: Mar 01, 2006
hfma's article, Managing the Margin: Reporting on all five core measure sets has given Scott & White a true sense of direction in its performan
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Article: Hospital Margins Drop
Date Posted: Feb 06, 2006
Healthcare IT News article stating operating margins for hospitals are on a downward slide, making it harder for facilities to make large capital expenditures.
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Article: Declining Operating Margins Show U.S. Hospitals Still Face Challenges
Date Posted: Feb 01, 2006
Recent analysis of key hospital operating indicators show hospitals continue to post lower operating margins since the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
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Article: Connecting Internal Productivity and External Benchmarking Systems
Date Posted: Jan 01, 2006
Managing the Margin article, published by HFMA
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Article: Pay for Performance: Finding Common Ground
Date Posted: Jan 01, 2006
Article published in Journal of Healthcare Management by Kaveh Safavi, M.D., chief medical officer, Thomson Healthcare
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White Paper: The Health of Our Nation’s Hospitals, 1997 – 2004
Date Posted: Dec 05, 2005
This latest report takes a look at how the healthcare industry fared in 2004.
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White Paper: Pay-for-Performance: Fad or Forever?
Date Posted: Sep 05, 2005
This report discusses pay-for-performance models, definitions, and emerging trends.
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White Paper: National Trends in Healthcare Consumerism: The Responsive Healthcare Consumer
Date Posted: Sep 05, 2005
Responsive consumers not only need a particular service, they also are likely to take action in response to the marketing effort for that service.
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