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Hospital CEO saved by his own telehealth investment
Brad Cochennet, CEO of Pagosa Springs (Colo.) Medical Center, now has a new dedication to telehealth technology. He has been trying to bring telehealth to his facility for some time with the help of
Hospitals advocate for bargain CT scans
With ongoing debates about inappropriate CT scan use, hospitals are using inexpensive CT scanners on smokers to screen for lung cancer, Kaiser Health News and The Washington Post report.
Three hospitals seek affiliation with Seattle Swedish
Three moderate-sized hospitals in Washington's Olympic Peninsula region are moving toward an affiliation with Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, reports Healthcare Finance News. The affiliation would
How cutting-edge hospitals use social media
Although social media has evolved in healthcare and some 800 hospitals have constructed social networking sites, few have moved beyond the basics, according to MedCityNews. Most of the 2,300-plus
Hospitals hiring social media managers
Hospitals are heading into the realm of social media, because there's a growing general awareness that "these ways of communications and connecting with each other are transforming" hospitals and
Hospitals hiring social media managers
In an attempt to cultivate closer relations with stakeholders--whether prospective patients or doctors who can make referrals--hospitals are hiring social media managers, American Medical News
EMRs help to improve 'people, planet, profits'
You want an EMR, but you also want a return on your investment. At least one non-healthcare pundit believes you should look past just the financial bottom line and see that EMRs can provide benefits
Hospital Part B payments exceed charges? Errors likely
Hospitals can be fairly sure that their Medicare outpatient claims are inappropriate if payments exceed charges, judging by the results of one recent Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit. The OIG
State-run website calls out hospitals with high infection rates
With a few clicks of a mouse, folks in Washington State can find out which hospitals have unusually high infection rates, thanks to a new website launched this week by the state's health department.
Major Seattle hospitals have EMRs, lack interoperability
Seattle is a high-tech city with several world-renowned healthcare institutions. Swedish Medical Center, Virginia Mason Medical Center and the University of Washington Medical Center are among those
