Healthcare Strategic Management articles from March 2003

Healthcare Strategic Management archives from March 2003

Children's hospitals the right decision for some systems. (Market Memo).
March 1, 2003

Why there is no CEO shortage in health care.
March 1, 2003

New website blogs 5 on health care policy.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003

Solucient: call centers generate considerable patient loyalty, return on investment. (Strategic Notes).(for hospitals)
March 1, 2003

VHA finds hospitals can increase income through proactive revenue cycle management. (Strategic Notes).
March 1, 2003

Solucient finds health care marketing efforts toward younger women are off focus. (Strategic Notes).(Solucient reports that hospitals should rethink their marketing efforts targeting younger women)
March 1, 2003

Survey shows increased consumer recognition of health care advertising. (Strategic Notes).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003

Press Ganey survey shows patients see room for improvement in hospital quality. (Statistical Notes).
March 1, 2003

Task force urges re-engineering of nation's teaching hospitals and medical schools. (Statistical Notes).
March 1, 2003

CMS report: health care spending surged in 2001; hospital spending increased 8.3%. (Statistical Notes).
March 1, 2003

Survey finds fourth quarter hospital M&As drop. (Statistical Notes).(merger & acquisition trends)
March 1, 2003

Fitch ratings raises concern regarding long-term outlook for not-for-profit hospitals. (Statistical Notes).
March 1, 2003

E-health registering continued gains among consumers and physicians, survey shows. (Database Notes).
March 1, 2003

Hospitals, health systems win web awards. (Database Notes).(The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Web site is named the best overall web site by COR Health)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003

Time for reform is ripe, leader of top health care policy group says. (Health Care Reform).(The Jackson Hole Group president Paul Ellwood says that the U.S. health system needs to better integrate technology)
March 1, 2003

Pediatric hospitalist programs offer chance to improve quality and cost. (Children's Hospitalist Programs).
March 1, 2003... Hospital CEOs are becoming more interested in improving the quality of pediatric inpatient care because of the impact on the bottom line. The economics of private practice medicine, the trend toward increasing specialization and the demand for...

Many happy with health insurance, Harris Poll shows. (Children's Hospitalist Programs).
March 1, 2003

CMS study finds that care for Medicare beneficiaries has improved since 1998. (Worth Reading).(medical care for Medicare beneficiaries improves since 1998, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
March 1, 2003

Prices for hip implants to rise in 2003 and beyond, driven by physician demand, technology advances. (Worth Reading).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003