Top 10 health care stories of ’10
Filed under: Communication, Ethics, Fraud & Waste, Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Healthcare Legal & Compliance, Healthcare Reform News, Healthcare Technology News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication, Practice Management
Here are the top 10 most read and discussed stories on HealthExecNews.com for 2010. Read more
Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Solutions: How Incentives and Efficiencies Are Driving Increased Use
Learn how the proper planning and assessment of IT infrastructure will help you maximize the myriad benefits an EMR solution can bring to your organization.
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Choosing the Right Mobile Device for the Healthcare Industry from a Sea of Handhelds
The explosion in types of smart devices and their applications has pushed their value to home healthcare workers beyond basic communication to mission-critical functionality. With so many options, many companies still struggle in choosing the optimal device at the lowest cost.
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Why women pay more for health care
Filed under: Healthcare Finance, In this week's e-newsletter, Insurance, Latest News & Views
Women pay an average of one-third more for health care, according to a new study. The real question is: Why? Read more
Are you making your patients fatter?
Filed under: Communication, Ethics, Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
Could doctors, nurses and other health professionals be partly to blame for their patients’ increasingly large size? At least one M.D. thinks so. Read more
Parents face prison after prayer-cure ends in toddler’s death
Filed under: Ethics, Healthcare Legal & Compliance, Patient/Client Communication, Special Report
Two parents were just convicted of involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment in the death of their two-year-old son. Read more
Continuity of care vital to improved ER outcomes
Filed under: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
Patients who bounce from one emergency department to another face more errors, delayed care, adverse events and other problems. Read more
Fake doctor pleads guilty to theft, illegal drug charges
Filed under: Ethics, Fraud & Waste, Healthcare Legal & Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
Kurt Walter Donsbach, of Bonita, California, pleaded guilty to 13 felony counts related to his non-licensed medical practice. Read more
Are you ready for robots working in the ER?
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Robot medical techs could be the latest trend in Emergency Department management, if a proposal by Vanderbilt University Medical Center gains any traction. Read more
Germ cops: Newest tool to prevent hospital-acquired infections
Filed under: Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication, Practice Management
Hospitals are finding that more active intervention is the most effective way to reduce the rates of hospital-acquired infections among patients. Read more