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Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars

KHN

The federal government has penalized 764 hospitals — including more than three dozen it simultaneously rates as among the best in the country — for having the highest numbers of patient infections and potentially avoidable complications.

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Healthcare applications for private cellular networks

Healthcare It News

Today, many hospitals rely on Wi-Fi and public cellular for connectivity even though the limits of current Wi-Fi solutions are being reached. The mandates of improving quality of care and lowering costs mean that hospital IT directors should consider deploying new, private 5G networks.

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Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars

KHN

The federal government has penalized 764 hospitals — including more than three dozen it simultaneously rates as among the best in the country — for having the highest numbers of patient infections and potentially avoidable complications.

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One of the Largest Health Systems in the US Is Diving into Home-Based Care

Home Health Care

Tampa General Hospital has thrown its hat into the home-based care ring. To pull this off, the hospital has formed a partnership with the Visiting Nurse Association of Florida (VNA), a home health agency. Together, the two organizations have formed TGH Home Care, powered by VNA of Florida.

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Is It Important To Measure Spend Analytics

Vie Healthcare

When you measure spend analytics you are using one of the most powerful tools available to hospitals. Does your hospital know your top 25 high cost supply items right now, or its high cost service items, by department? Data analytics helps hospitals to reduce costs and improve quality of care.

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How Storage Impacts Your Patients & Your Bottom Line Brad Fitzpatrick | E. 116

Vie Healthcare

He also highlights the positive impact of storage on hospital margins, and shares why success in business comes from a focus on customers and ‘’attracting’’, not chasing. And then, once that dust settled, there were some hospitals that said, “Okay, we never want to be caught off guard like that again. What areas can we fix?

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How Skilled Nursing Facilities Can Navigate New Value-Based Purchasing Rules

HIT Consultant

Ahzam Afzal, Co-Founder and CEO, Puzzle Healthcare Post-acute care facilities for years have been preparing for the impact that value-based purchasing (VBP) programs would have. In 2024, the stakes have gotten much higher for post-acute care facilities. More than $52.4

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