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African-American patients and those using Medicaid have a much greater chance of being re-admitted to a hospital within a month of their discharge.  Read more

Do lower costs = lower quality of care?

It’s a question of utmost importance as the country debates what the health care system should look like: Do hospitals that spend less do so at the risk of providing poorer care? Read more

Do your worst-case-scenario plans go far enough?

Could your hospital keep running in the most dire of circumstances, such as 10 feet of floodwater in your city? Several lawsuits are claiming it should. Read more

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