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Transforming US hospitals - The McKinsey Quarterly - us hospitals compete - Health Care - Hospitals by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 20 Dec 2008 7:17pm Transforming US hospitals - The McKinsey Quarterly - us hospitals compete - Health Care - Hospitals: "US hospitals are under siege. Their operating model once was simple..., however, intense competition from more focused health care providers, as well as the increasing ability of payers and consumers to obtain information about a hospital’s quality Read on »

Parkview Hospital in Riverside California Working on Federal Loan to Improve Hospital’s Financials by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Tue 06 Jul 2010 9:07am In short, the hospital needed money to pay off the lender, Prime Healthcare to stop the foreclosure proceedings and a week prior to the hospital being sold at auction and luckily found an unnamed group to pay up. If accepted by HUD, they will be the new owner. Prime Healthcare is pretty much in the business of buying “stressed” hospitals Read on »

Fortis Hospitals Bangalore(formerly Wockhardt Hospitals) is amongst the World's Best Hospitals for Medical Tourists by Sumit Posted Thu 21 Jan 2010 3:31am The Bangkok based Medical Travel Quality Alliance (MTQUA) which promotes standards and practices for medical traveler's has recognized Fortis Hospitals,Bangalore(formerly Wockhardt Hospitals) as the most preferred destination in the world for medical tourists from America. The hospital was ranked # 1 in the first list of the top 10 world's best Read on »

Medicare Hospital Compare Process At Hospital Compare–HHS Gov–Sample Search With 3 Southern California Hospitals by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 Oct 2010 3:01pm I have seen a lot of press of late so today I decided to take a run at this with some sample searches and compared 3 hospitals, all very different, one owned by Tenet, one... and none of them met the national average here, and many hospitals are working on this with new programs so keep in mind this does not mean you are not going to get help when being Read on »

When is being in the hospital not really being IN the hospital? by Jennifer Jaff Patient Expert

Posted Tue 07 Sep 2010 2:34am Only in Medicare, says WaPo . Read this and know your rights. J Read on »

One hospital’s HCAHPS data visualized through a painting.... by Drew W. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 18 May 2010 7:25am One hospital’s HCAHPS data visualized through a painting. Artist Regina Holliday: … I did it in a painting format to basically make it clear to patients how important this is and how much it is a factor in where you decide to stay. Read on »

Hospitals without hospitality by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 25 Oct 2010 9:25pm Hospitals are meant to serve patients - but they can be extremely patient-unfriendly ! In fact, many of them can be dangerous . Hospital acquired infections and medical errors during a hospital stay are becoming an increasingly important cause of death in some parts of the world. I love the fact that the Cleveland Clinic has a CEO - a Chief Read on »

Half of Infection Deaths Related to Hospital Stays - Find Out Your Hospital's Infection Rates by Anthony Cirillo Patient Expert

Posted Tue 23 Feb 2010 5:29am links about half of all infection deaths directly to infections acquired in the hospital in the course of care. Researchers analyzed 69 million discharge records from hospitals in 40 states between 1998 and 2006. The length of stay and mortality rates for the infections didn’t change substantially over time. Information for you - hospitals have records Read on »

Hospitals suing other hospitals ... by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:23pm Hospitals suing other hospitals in Orange County... hospitals don't care for the Kaiser pay structure and payment plan when receiving patients the all in one Kaiser system can't handle...the story states Kaiser is not paying according to their contract...BD Nine local hospitals are part of a statewide lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente, claiming Read on »

Greenwich Hospital Emergency Department Video – A “Most Wired” Hospital by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Sun 10 Jan 2010 4:29pm This is a great video from one of the best wired hospitals in the US in Greenwich, CT. The use of wrist bands matching medications is shown here. The video shows... to Jimmy Weeks, the hospital CIO for bringing this video to my attention on Twitter. Twitter makes for great healthcare communication. BD YouTube Read on »

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