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11 Oct Device shows promise in preventing strokes

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The Palm Beach Post | October 11 - Women's hair clips. Barrettes. Cleveland Clinic CEO Dr. Delos "Toby" Cosgrove pauses for effect as he describes his inspiration for the AtriClip, a new medical device designed to eliminate the source of many strokes in patients withe...

08 Oct Rural Trauma Care Can, Should Be Better

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HealthLeadersMedia.com | October 6 - Two reports last month on how rural area hospitals handle trauma indicate there's lots of low-hanging fruit for providers who want to improve trauma care and save more lives. Both studies published in the Journal of Trauma give stronger voice to...

08 Oct Healthcare reform and your credentialing processCMS

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HealthLeadersMedia.com | October 8 - If you've been wondering how healthcare reform will affect your hospital's credentialing process, part of the answer may lie in new CMS regulations about terminated providers. Specifically, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 requires: CMS to establish a process...

08 Oct CT, MRI Use in Emergency Departments Soaring

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HealthLeadersMedia.com | October 8 - A study on the increased use of imaging in the emergency department raises questions about how to best provide quality, cost-effective care to patients, and at least one expert sees implications for comparative-effectiveness research and value-based insurance design (VBID). The use...

06 Oct Head CT frequency, costs drop for kids after rule change

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AuntMinnie.com | October 6 - For children with traumatic brian injuries potentially serious enough to warrant a head CT scan, a small change in the clinical guidelines used to perform follow-up head CT led to a significant drop in rescan rates and costs - all...

11 Oct Device shows promise in preventing strokes

08 Oct Rural Trauma Care Can, Should Be Better

08 Oct Healthcare reform and your credentialing processCMS

08 Oct CT, MRI Use in Emergency Departments Soaring

06 Oct Head CT frequency, costs drop for kids after rule change

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