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A recent study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative (INQRI) suggests that rural hospitals may be able to ensure more high-quality care to their patients if they are able to maintain
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In the new world of healthcare, it’s new voices that can be the most helpful. The medical industry is lucky to be filled with thought leaders who are regularly offering their ideas to the industry. But without new thinking and new points of view, healthcare
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Job search website CareerCast has ranked the top 12 health care jobs using a combination of five criteria: work environment, stress level, physical demands, median salary and projected job outlook by 2020. It culls its data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Becker’s Hospital Review has named “100 Integrated Health Systems to Know,” a list based on health systems’ range and coordination of healthcare services. The health systems listed here focus on the continuum of care, from wellness and preventive services
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If it’s a Monday, you can usually find Dr. David Brown parked next to a lake in Miami, spending the day inside a 36-foot-long RV. He’s not on vacation. Brown is chief of family medicine at Florida International University’s medical school.
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Enrollment in U.S. allopathic medical schools has risen by 3,029 students since 2002, an 18% increase that puts nationwide progress in line to meet a goal of 30% enrollment growth by 2017, according to an Assn. of American Medical Colleges report released May 2.
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At the Becker’s Hospital Review Annual Meeting in Chicago on May 10, two physicians shared how optimizing clinical processes can lead to better patient outcomes and greater financial efficiency.
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Today we pause in the hunt to source RNs to recognize nurses for the work they do and the dedication they bring to a profession that is among the most in-demand recruiting challenges in the U.S.
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Many executives have long enjoyed perks like free health care and better health benefits for themselves and their families. But under a little noticed anti-discrimination provision in the federal health law, such advantages could soon trigger fines of up to $500,000.
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Just a couple of weeks ago I got to witness a great healthcare discussion between venture capitalist Vinod Khosla and Stanford University Medical School professor Dr. Abraham Verghese at the Healthcare Innovation Summit held by Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.
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In the future, healthcare is tailored—to an individual’s genetics—so lives last longer than ever. For most people, their data gets added to their family history and turned into a medical blueprint for life-prolonging care.
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Reforms in four areas could save the U.S. healthcare system $300 billion in the next decade, and almost $1 trillion in the next two decades, according to a report from the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at The Brookings Institution.
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Just 42 percent of physicians would choose the same specialty if they could go back and start their career over, according to Medscape’s 2013 Physician Compensation Report.
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Becker’s Hospital Review and Becker’s ASC Review have announced their annual list of “100 Great Places to Work in Healthcare.” The 2013 list was developed through nominations and editorial research, and the following organizations were chosen for
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CBS News’ “60 Minutes” Sunday will broadcast a segment on Charles Cullen, a former critical care nurse convicted and sent to prison in 2006 after allegedly confessing to killing as many as 40 patients while working as a registered nurse at hospitals
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