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University Hospitals aims at cost-efficient growth in uncertain health care environment : MedCity News

13 hours ago ago from MedCity News

December 9, 2009 by Mary Vanac Leave a Comment Thomas F. Zenty III CLEVELAND, Ohio Expecting to be challenged in the next five years as never before, University Hospitals is streamlining its clinical and non-clinical operations, and bringing in some new faces to lead continued growth at the regional health system during uncertain times in its industry. The hospital has undergone significant expansion and financial growth ...

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MetroHealth to participate in national program to improve patient safety, quality MedCity Evening Read, Dec. 9, 2009 : MedCity News

10 hours ago ago from MedCity News

December 10, 2009 by Mary Vanac Leave a Comment News and notes from a day in MedCity, Ohio: MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland is one of 42 public hospitals selected to participate in a program that aims to improve patient safety and quality, according to Crain's Cleveland Business . Under the Patient Safety Initiative at America's Public Hospitals , hospitals will try to boost patient safety and quality care, share best ...

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University Hospitals more closely aligns medical practices

22 hours ago ago from Degree Chat

In a move to reorganize the way it provides patient care, University Hospitals has more closely aligned its two major medical practices consisting of 1,400 physicians. UH-employed doctors who are part of the UH Medical Group or UH Medical Practices will More...

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The Difficulties of Affording Healthcare With Rising Costs

11 hours ago ago from Talking With Your Doctor

Healthcare is expensive! If you are not fortunate enough to have a job with health insurance provided, then you know that you have a large extra expense waiting for you every month. Insurance, expensive as it seems, is nothing compared to the bills you might see if you need to make an emergency trip to the hospital. You have to pay for the ambulance fee, the hospital bed and medical equipment usage, and all the care you received while in the ...

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Position Available: Medical Coordinator in Freetown, Sierra Leone | www.almamata.net

4 hours ago ago from Alma Mata Global Health Network -- Welcome! | www.almamata.net

Voluntary Position Available – Medical Coordinator Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone Assignment Length: One year Application Deadline: 31st January 2010 Starting – July 2010 (start date may be somewhat flexible) Job Description The Medical Coordinator (MC) will provide technical leadership and contribute to the development and implementation of ongoing and new project activities aimed at improving the quality of paediatric ...

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Medical Travel Quality Alliance to Certify Medical Tourism Agents for Safer, Quality Health Care for Traveling International Patients

22 hours ago ago from Good News Now

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. and BANGKOK, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Travel Quality Alliance (MTQUA, http://www.mtqua.org), announces the first program to train and certify international patient care managers and medical travel providers worldwide. "All medical tourists who want treatment in another country now can plan, arrange and complete medical travel with a Certified International Patient Advisor (CIPA) and map out the best road to safer, top ...

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Boston Medical Center Wins Federal Grant For Health Disparities Research

22 hours ago ago from FanHouse

Boston Medical Center (BMC), today announced that it has been awarded a Grand Opportunities (GO) grant by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant will allow researchers to study disparities in cardiovascular health based on racial, ethnic, gender, language, socioeconomic, and geographic factors, including the impact of healthcare reform and the economic downturn in relation to these ...

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Obama directs $600M to health centers, med records

20 hours ago ago from Good News Now

WASHINGTON -President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday the government is spending almost $600 million for community health centers and for a push to transfer medical records to electronic formats. The White House painted the spending part of the $787 billion stimulus bill the president championed during his first days in office as a way to add jobs to a struggling economy. Officials also linked it to the administration's broader push for ...

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Sound Physicians Selected by Memorial Hermann Healthcare System to Provide Hospitalist Services

1 hour, 49 minutes ago ago from PopEater

Memorial Hermann Healthcare System recently launched three new hospitalist programs in partnership with Sound Physicians, a leading hospitalist organization. Memorial Hermann Health System, recent recipient of NQF’s National Quality Healthcare Award, selected Sound Physicians based on a proven track record to drive improvements in quality and financial outcomes through a focus on clinical process excellence. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical ...

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Hoag Hospital Named One of the Nation's Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Thomson Reuters

19 hours ago ago from FanHouse

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hoag Hospital has been named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals(R) for cardiovascular care by Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters' annual study -- 100 Top Hospitals: Cardiovascular Benchmarks -- examined the performance of 971 hospitals by analyzing clinical outcomes for patients diagnosed with heart failure and heart attacks and for those who received coronary bypass surgery or ...

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