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The Best Governance for Medicine ... is in Thailand
Bangkok :: Thailand | 2 days ago
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Thailand The Best Health Care System in the World? Here in the US, a lot of people have been convinced that we have the best health care system in the world. For example, during the 2012 US presidential campaign, Politi-Fact reported , House
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Henry Ford trustees to end Beaumont merger talks
Royal Oak :: MI :: USA | 4 days ago
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An expansive plan to merge two southeastern Michigan health systems into a single, $6.4 billion nonprofit organization with 10 hospitals has fizzled out. Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System trustees voted to end discussions with Beaumont Health
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The Healthcare Conundrum; doing what's wrong for business by doing what's right
Redmond :: WA :: USA | 4 days ago
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McCann shines a bright light on the sad fact that under today's reimbursement system, better care doesn't always yield better business results. That's because healthcare organizations aren't incentivized to eliminate profitable procedures (tests,
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Malaria overstretching healthcare in DRC
Kampala :: Uganda | 5 days ago
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Gaps in the healthcare system in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are hampering the fight against malaria, a leading killer of children, say experts...He added, It is the leading cause of death among children under five years and is responsible
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Theater attack prompts new Colo. mental health law
Charlotte :: TX :: USA | 9 days ago
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Days after a gunman entered a suburban Denver movie theater, killing 12 moviegoers and injuring 70 others, Gov. John Hickenlooper and Colorado health officials began talking about revamping a state mental health system that had been devastated by
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Precyse Offers Solutions to Combat Hospital and Physician Reimbursement Cuts
Logo :: Burkina Faso | 11 days ago
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As hospitals and healthcare providers begin to face a vast array of reimbursement challenges in 2013, including the 2 percent Medicare reimbursement cuts that went into effect on April 1, 2013 , they are looking to Precyse , a leader in Health
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From god to guide: can patient-centred care become a reality in the NHS?
Amsterdam :: Netherlands | 12 days ago
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Most parts of the NHS are only paying lip service to patient engagement, recently hailed as the 'next blockbuster drug' As healthcare systems the world over continue to groan under the weight of rising expectations, ageing populations and squeezed
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Hospital Mergers in Northwest Raise Issue of Abortion Barriers
Mount Vernon :: NY :: USA | 13 days ago
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Politicians seeking to restrict access to abortion, a marked trend this year from North Dakota to Arkansas, tend not to get much traction in this part of the country...Washington is heavily Democratic, leaning left especially on social issues. A
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Why it's risky to pay for a proprietary health IT system
Nashua :: NH :: USA | 15 days ago
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A few years into the Meaningful Use program, it seems this quote from a 2008 Congressional Budget Office report entitled Evidence on the Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology may have been written with the assistance of a crystal ball.
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How to haggle down your medical bills
Palo Alto :: CA :: USA | 15 days ago
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Patients come to Linda Adler when their medical bills start piling up and they can't pay them. She's not a doctor or a financial adviser, but an expert at negotiating for reduced bills, extended payment plans, and delayed bill due dates. High medical
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