Increased friction. Tax on ambulatory surgery centers aimed at boosting funds for N.J. hospitals.
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New Jersey↗
Biomedical subjects
Cinda Becker
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Suppliers. Stents to be tested on diabetics.
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Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary↗
A new public face. Changes in governance help public hospitals gain a stronger financial footing, but it doesn't mean an end to their struggles.
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Financial Management, Hospital↗
Workforce Report 2004. Taking initiative on training. Providers push expansion of nurse education.
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Allied Health Occupations↗
Stapling standards. Group issues bariatric best-practice guidelines.
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Benchmarking↗
Now delivering. Cardinal flies into new territory with Alaris deal.
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Drug Industry↗
Deep trouble. A few preventive steps can head off deadly complications of deep vein thrombosis. But many hospitals fail to address the risk.
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Anticoagulants↗
Operating without a budget. Heart programs adding on but not adding up finances.
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Benchmarking↗
Pilot crashes. Lawsuit by four N.J. hospitals shuts down experimental gain-sharing program designed to reward docs for controlling costs.
When Robert Wood Johnson Health System challenged a CMS gain-sharing demonstration project, its complaint was that it was excluded. But now a judge has shut down the experiment. The ruling could have ripple effects on other hospitals seeking creative ways to enlist doctors in containing costs. Hunterdon Medical Center had already recruited 75 physicians, says Robert Pickoff, left, chief medical officer.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.↗
A brand new bag. Trauma-care revolution among benefits touted as blood substitute enters critical phase of clinical trials.
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Blood Substitutes↗
A different perspective. Wreck, grueling recovery give N.Y. hospital exec deeper appreciation of healthcare delivery.
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Accidents, Traffic↗
I do ... again. After Premier agrees to change, Greater New York Hospital Assn. avoids the seven-year itch and stays with its old GPO partner.
A new contract between the Greater New York Hospital Association and Premier marks the next step in the evolution of GPOs. An entourage from the GNYHA, Premier and Giuliani Partners, at left, attended the contract signing.
Contracts↗
Competition propping up. Second drug-eluting stent will be cheaper, plentiful.
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Coronary Artery Bypass↗
Breaking up is hard to do. Christ Hospital says Bon Secours withheld info.
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Catholicism↗
Raising the bar. FDA issues final regulations on bar-code adoption.
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Clinical Pharmacy Information Systems↗
Fuller disclosure. NQF to consider mandatory performance reporting.
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Disclosure↗
The silent treatment. Premier reneges on promise to disclose compensation.
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Administrative Personnel↗
Bill collection, self-reflection.
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Charities↗