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Right Turns for Health Care?

21 hours ago ago from Widmeyer Communications

A few years ago, United Parcel Service (UPS) initiated a software program that assisted its drivers in maximizing fuel efficiency. Engineers at the company reasoned that formulating delivery grids in which drivers could continually make right turns would eliminate idling while waiting to turn left at traffic lights. These waits can be extreme, especially at large intersections, resulting in wasted gas. Additionally, it allowed right turns on ...

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Georgia Hospital Association: People, Integrity, Leadership, Diversity, and Collaboration.

19 hours ago ago from Hospital

Georgia Hospital With a purpose in promoting the health and welfare of the public, the George Hospital Association stands as the leading advocate for all Georgia hospitals and health care systems.  Founded in 1929, GHA continues to serve 170 hospitals in Georgia, as well as all of its member health systems and individuals in administrative and decision-making positions within those systems.  Through the development of better hospital ...

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Jefferson University Hospitals: Bringing Diverse, Quality Healthcare to Philadelphia

18 hours ago ago from Hospital

Jefferson University Hospital The city of Philadelphia is one of the most history-laden cities in all of America.  But as with any city, Philadelphia has a large, almost unhealthy concentration of people in a smaller area.  Fortunately for Philadelphians, they can receive quality healthcare services at Jefferson University Hospitals.  Included in the locations of Jefferson University Hospitals are the Jefferson Hospital for ...

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ER to clinic referral program

1 day ago ago from The ACUTE CARE Blog: Non-Urban Emergency Medicine

From News-Journal : Good Shepherd Medical Center has launched a patient referral program that hospital officials say will help ensure emergency room patients get continuing care by matching them with doctors according to the patient's specific needs. The program, called CareDirect, is free, an announcement from the medical center said. There are a number of patients who come to the Emergency Department who do not have a primary ...

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Kensington: A Different Approach to Health Care

14 hours ago ago from Philadelphia Neighborhoods

Director of Development, Ted Voboril When most people think of receiving adequate health care, they tend to only think of maintaining their physical health. Esperanza Health Center takes it one step further and focuses on more than just the physical aspect of health care by taking into consideration the emotional and spiritual well-being of their patients. Esperanza Health Center is a faith-based, bilingual community health ...

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Minn. Dems offer plan to save canceled health plan

17 hours ago ago from PopEater

ST. PAUL, Minn. -Democratic lawmakers said Thursday they hoped to save Minnesota's General Assistance Medical Care program, continuing coverage for about 35,000 low-income adults after state funding runs out in March. Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty's administration already plans to switch patients into another subsidized program, MinnesotaCare. But MinnesotaCare has limited coverage of hospital stays and requires patients to stay abreast of ...

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National Oncologist Group Warns: Current Health Care Reform Legislation Woefully Short in Addressing Cancer Care Crisis

21 hours ago ago from PopEater

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Community Oncology Alliance (COA) today issued a statement warning that oncologists throughout the U.S. may face closing their practices if critical Medicare reimbursement fixes for treating cancer patients are not made as a part of health care reform. "Current health reform legislation before Congress does not address major inadequacies in Medicare reimbursement and substantial cuts coming ...

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Leaders at Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems Overcome High Hurdles to Create a Superior 'Culture of Safety'

2 hours ago ago from PopEater

National Business Group on Health and the VHA Foundation Looked Across Country to Identify Healthcare Leaders Creating Safer, More Transparent Environments for Patients WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A poor economy in a rural area might seem like overwhelming obstacles to creating a sophisticated culture of safety in a health care system that serves the largest aging population in the country, but leaders at Eastern Maine ...

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State $200 Million Behind in Payments to Agencies Providing Care to Thousands of Older Illinoisans

20 hours ago ago from PopEater

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17 hours ago ago from Media General - WSPA.com

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