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56 Six Rules of Doctor Etiquette
Not every doctor’s going to be the sweetest person in the world. But as a patient, you don’t have to be Emily Post to expect a basic level of courtesy from your doctor. … [more]

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53 What IBM Has to Do With Consumer-Driven Health Care
Georgia will pay Big Blue $5.2 million to build a Web site that will let consumers compare hospitals on cost, quality and ratings by patients. … [more]

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65 Creative Destruction
Attention! Hospitals! Innovate before innovation is done to you! … [more]

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77 The World Might Be Small, but Not for Everyone
Interesting experiment studied how employees of a large organization went about finding information they needed. Specifically, the paths of connections starting from the individuals who initiated the … [more]

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85 Double-Booking Patients
A recent study found doctors increase the efficiency of their practice by double-booking appointments, in the same way that airlines oversell seats. … [more]

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88 Efficiency is the Cure
ThedaCare in Appleton & Neenah, Wisconsin, embarks on a journey to improve patient care by building a collaborative care model, streamlining processes, aligning resources and removing waste. One resu … [more]

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78 On Top of Tax Breaks, Nonprofit Hospitals Reap Big Profits
There’s big money in health care, even for institutions that aren’t chartered to make a profit. The combined net income of the 50 largest nonprofit hospitals in this country was more than $4 billion i … [more]

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78 The Rewards of Rewarding Change
How do you hold onto your best change leaders? Promote them. … [more]

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56 Health provider predicts big loss
Cambridge Health Alliance, a key part of the Boston area's healthcare network, is facing a potentially "catastrophic" loss this year and is looking to eliminate up to 300 jobs, or about 9 percent of i … [more]

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64 Innovations in Healthcare - Interview with Cleveland Clinic CEO
Health care providers and CEOs across the board shouldn’t wait for a single political solution. They can use their positions to begin to prevent disease and reduce the burden on the health care system … [more]

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