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The window of opportunity to make strides in community health is wide open, says new AHA Chairman-Elect John G. King. He should know, too, since throughout his more than 30 years as a health care leader--and currently as CEO of Legacy Health System, Portland, Ore.--he has, says one of his colleagues, stayed "ahead of everyone else." A true leader, he brings his skills, experience and compassion to his new position.
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Though people will always need hospital care, it isn't clear if managed care companies will always need to own hospitals. In fact, some executives now say that they can get the care they need at the price they want without the organization itself holding the deed. But others are cringing at the thought of For Sale signs sprouting up on hospital lawns across America. Who wins--and who loses--when managed care companies decide that owning their own hospitals just isn't worth it anymore?
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If doctors think they've lost control, if mistrust creeps in, if money becomes an issue, even the best-laid partnership plans between physicians and health systems can sour quickly. Success requires good timing, deft handling, and a lot of good luck. And even then the odds are against you.
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From Ohio to Nebraska to Arizona, community hospitals are taking more proactive steps to meet the needs of those who depend on their services-- and prevent health problems before they even happen. For their collaborative work, Hospitals & Health Networks and the American Hospital Association salute this year's NOVA Award winners.
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When our reporter read that his hometown hospital--Ottumwa Regional Health Center in Iowa--was on a list of the nation's hospitals most vulnerable to cuts in Medicare and Medicaid spending, he went to see why. What he found were executives coping with the future, not avoiding it. Here's what they did, how they did it--and why it might save them.
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One year there seem to be too few nurses, the next too many. We insist that we can't get along without nurses, and then replace them with unlicensed aides while still holding them liable for the work those aides do. Not surprisingly, nurses are calling one another names and filing lawsuits. Unions are bickering. Associations are splintering. There have even been death threats. What's going on here, and will nursing ever be the same?
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