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UNM Hospital “Most-Wired” Nationally for Sixth Consecutive Year

Carol A. Clark wrote 1 day ago: UNM Hospital (UNMH) has been named one of the 100 Most-Wired Hospitals and Health Systems in the U.S … more →

Tags: Ron Margolis, University of New Mexico Hospital, UNM Carrie Tingley Hospital, UNM Children’s Hospital, UNM Children’s Psychiatric Center, UNM Hospital, UNM Psychiatric Center

Cord Blood Awareness Month: Understanding Still Low, Despite Medical Advancements2 comments

cordbloodreviews wrote 2 weeks ago: July 1, 2009 Despite rapid advances using a child’s own cord blood stem cells in regenerative … more →

Tags: private banks, In The News, Cord Blood, Stem cells, Cerebal Palsy, cord blood registry, Chloe Levine, HR 2107, U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier

Please allow me to step onto my healthcare reform soapbox

Joanna wrote 3 weeks ago: In recent weeks healthcare reform has really taken the main stage.  It has always been a topic of d … more →

Tags: Nancy Littlefield's Posts, American Medical Association, CNO, Healthcare, Healthcare Reform, hospital, obama

Health Care Industry Groups Identify Cost Savings1 comment

Alan wrote 1 month ago: The devil dances in the details and that’s especially true when it comes to health care reform … more →

Tags: health-care reform, Politics, Healthcare Reform, Barack Obama, AHIP, America's Health Insurance Plans, AMA, American Medical Association, Aha!

Making Health Care Cost Reduction Promises Real2 comments

Alan wrote 1 month ago: Representatives from insurance companies, doctor groups, hospital organizations and the pharmaceutic … more →

Tags: health-care reform, Politics, Healthcare Reform, Barack Obama, AHIP, America's Health Insurance Plans, seiu, Clinton health care reform, Peter Orszag

California to force doctors to cut patient wait times

ehrsherpa wrote 1 month ago: Like many good ideas, the Sherpa heartily approves, but often wonders how the idea will be implement … more →

Tags: Appointments, California, Health Leaders Media, Healthcare, Insurance, wait time

I am sick of . . . . ~ BevnTempe26 comments

clistersbackchannel wrote 1 month ago: My computer hard drive that crashed – and it was a Mac, most Republicans, Dick Cheney, John Boehne … more →

Tags: Posts by BevnTempe, dick cheney, Karl Rove, Rush Limbaugh, Fox News, Republicans, John Boehner, the cia, Insurance Companies

Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence - American Hospital Association Quality Center

kinwahlin wrote 2 months ago: Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence is a strategic platform to identify and disseminate field-tested … more →

Tags: Clin Governance / Risk Mgmt / Quality, Health Systems Improvement

Health care reform4 comments

The Forum wrote 2 months ago: Last week, the White House trumpeted the news that the health-care industry was willing to try and i … more →

Tags: Health Care, Barack Obama, health-care reform, Obama Administration

Health Care Leaders Say Obama Overstated Their Promise to Control Costs

lornakismet wrote 2 months ago: Consumer advocate and broadcaster Clark Howard was on KFI recently, explaining a health plan that he … more →

Tags: Health Care, Nancy-Ann DeParle, White House Office of Health Reform, Richard J. Pollack

Obama, Top Health Care Organizations Talk Reform

koberlander wrote 2 months ago: A group of leading health care organizations representing hospitals, private insurers, the medical-d … more →

Tags: health-care reform, koberlander, President Obama, Advanced Medical Technology Association, America’s Health Insurance Plans, and the Service Employees International Union, American Medical Association, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Service Employees International Union

Will Obama Fall for the Health Care Industry's PR Stunt?2 comments

James Ridgeway wrote 2 months ago: In a much-anticipated statement today, Barack Obama announced what is largely a public relations end … more →

Tags: Congress, Drug industry, financial crisis / recession, Health Care, health insurance industry, Lobbying, media, Obama Administration, Unions & Labor

Hospitals in Critical Condition

ehrsherpa wrote 2 months ago: A recent report from the American Hospital Association sites a query of more than 1,000 members nati … more →

NATIONAL JOURNAL: DEPARLE: PLANNING FOR HEALTHCARE OVERHAUL RAMPING UP

sfcg wrote 3 months ago: Nancy-Ann DeParle, the White House health reform czar, is meeting with congressional staffers during … more →

Tags: Articles we like, USA, united states, Congress, health, Health Care, health-care reform, blue cross, blue shield

Historic Health Reform Dialogue

Kymberlie Quong-Charles wrote 3 months ago: Seventeen diverse organizations representing consumers, providers, insurers, and the business sector … more →

Tags: New reports, Health Care, health reform, Health Insurance, Coverage, Medicaid, Principles, Families USA, Chip

AHA Reports Significant Decline in Total Margins for End of 2008

Team eduTrax wrote 3 months ago: The average total margin for hospitals reporting financial information to DATABANK fell to negativ … more →

Tags: The latest news, Healthcare finances, Aha!, margins, hospitals

This Time the Hospital Financial Crisis is Different1 comment

Editorial staff wrote 4 months ago: Oh Really … No so Fast! Submitted by J. Wayne Firebaugh, Jr; CPA, CFP®, CMP™ Dr. Malcolm T. Ma … more →

Tags: Managed Care, Health Economics, Career development, healthcare finance, Marketing / Advertising, Health Insurance, Recommended Books, Media Mentions and PR, Subscribe CD-ROM Journal

Hospitals and the Recessionary Capital Crunch

Editorial staff wrote 4 months ago: Funds Difficult to Obtain – AHA Report By Staff Reporters According to a survey from the Ameri … more →

Tags: Health Economics, Monthly Reports, Accounting, Alerts Sign-Up, Breaking News, IT, HIT, hospitals, Aha!

Hospitals and Identity Theft Compliance: Unavoidable

Rob & Jo-Ann wrote 4 months ago: Make no mistake about it — hospitals will be required to comply. Coupled with Red Flag Rules, … more →

Tags: News, Identity Theft Compliance, hospitals will be required to comply


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