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OrthoGrid Systems Partners with the University of Utah Health, Elevating Patient Care
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Jan. 14, 2020 – OrthoGrid Systems, Inc., a global medtech leader in the development, innovation,…
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Hospitals
Time to Talk About Device Shortages
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., January 13, 2020 “There is an elephant—a growing elephant—in the room,” says Chaun Powell, MBA.…
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U.S. hospitals see first decline in outpatient visits since 1983
TARA BANNOW / January 7, 2020 For the first time in 35 years, U.S. hospitals delivered fewer outpatient visits in…
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Senior Surgeons’ Advice to Young Surgeons
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., December 31, 2019 Much like the timeless advice in Robert Fulghum’s book, All I Really…
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Financial
Value-Based Care: The Nuts and Bolts
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., December 27, 2019 Silos are used for storage—as in the contents are stagnant. And stagnation,…
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Regulatory
Congress likely to punt on drug prices, surprise billing as year-end deadline nears
by Robert King | Dec 16, 2019 Major healthcare priorities on drug pricing and ending surprise medical billing appear likely to be punted…
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Financial
McLaren Healthcare plans to acquire Ohio hospital
December 05, 2019 / SHERRI WELCH Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Healthcare Corp. plans to acquire St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee, Ohio,…
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Regulatory
Orthopedic Surgeon Sentenced to 2½ Years in Federal Prison for Receiving Kickbacks in Massive Health Care Fraud
Friday, November 22, 2019 SANTA ANA, California – A spinal surgeon was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison for…
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CMS Updates Fee Schedule, Encouraging More Doctor-Patient Face Time
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., November 8, 2019 The “math” is pretty straightforward: If a patient thinks a doctor doesn’t…
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Sound Off: Alan Hilibrand on Hospitals Partnering with Physicians to Run Hospitals
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., October 29, 2019 When it comes to partnering with physicians to manage hospitals, some hospitals…
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Healthcare Vantage
Physician Assistants to the Rescue…More and More
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., October 25, 2019 A recent article in HealthLeaders (Christopher Cheney, “Number of Certified Physician Assistants…
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Healthcare Vantage
Hospital Command Centers? Roger That!
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., October 17, 2019 A recent article in HealthLeaders (Mandy Roth, October 8, 2019) has highlighted…
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Healthcare Vantage
Cybersecurity: How HSS Gets it Done
By Elizabeth Hofheinz, MPH, MEd., October 11, 2019 Is your hospital “naked,” i.e., is it vulnerable to cyberattacks? Here to…
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Hospitals
ABB Demonstrates Concept of Mobile Laboratory Robot for Hospital of the Future
October 09, 2019 HOUSTON, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ABB today opened its first global healthcare research hub on the Texas Medical Center (TMC)…
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Amazon Employees Now Have Virtual Health Clinic
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., October 4, 2019 If a Seattle-based Amazon employee has a rash or a mysterious fever,…
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