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    Transplants Disparities for Sick Patients?

    A recent study shows that transplant centres that have low scores on performance evaluations are more likely to remove more patients from the transplant waiting list. The study is published in the&nb

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    VIP Patients: Dividing Haves and Have-nots?

    A new company called Docent Health is creating software and mobile applications that will enable hospitals to organise and monitor every aspect of a patient's hospital visit. The service is designed...

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    4 Ways to Streamline ER Use

    In a commentary published in Becker's Hospital Review , Chis Van Goder, the CEO of Scripp's Health highlights that emergency departments face the  problem of increased load of non-emergency pat

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    The Year Ahead: Staffing Trends

    The healthcare industry is expected to boom in the years to come with a projected growth rate of 26.5 percent from 2012-2022. Patricia Pittman, PhD, codirector of the GW Health Workforce Institute...

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    Gun Control Effort Affects Hospitals?

    New gun control initiatives by President Barack Obama will result in a modification of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy rule. This means that there will be...

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    Saving Money with Surgery Recovery Programme

    A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS)  suggests that the costs of quality improvement programmes that help the recovery process of patients after

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    Hypnosis for Surgery

    A study published in Neurosurgery reports that a new hypnosedation technique could offer a new alternative for patients undergoing awake surgery for gliomas.  Dr. Ilyess Zemmoura of Centre Ho

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    Truth Hurts - but Won't Kill

    No organisation is perfect and even the "best" managers can make bad decisions that may make it difficult for employees to do their work — resulting in poor customer service or a low-quality product.

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    How to Tackle Workplace Bullying

    Strenuous work demands, an atmosphere that places an emphasis on performance, and a rapidly changing environment promote a culture in healthcare that is tolerant of workplace bullying, according...

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    Ditch the Survey: Patient Satisfaction Assessment

    While patient satisfaction remains one of the most important factors used to determine the performance of a healthcare facility, they sometimes prove to be inadequate. That is why at Cleveland Clinic

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