Health Care Strategic Management 2001 - 2002: Vol 20 Index

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his index to Health Care Strategic Intrepid acquires Allina’s home health busi- Bioterrorism vs. traditional disasters: dis-
Management covers issues from Jan- ness, Aug 02: 6. tinct response required, Jun 02: 11.
LifePoint Hospitals acquires hospitals in
uary 2002 through December 2002. To Cancer/Oncology
order back issues or reprints, please call Health Alabama and Dodge City, Kan., Nov 02, 4. Oncology diagnoses will increase 9% by 2006;
McKesson and Quintiles form health care
Care Strategic Management at 800-328-3211. hospitals will reallocate mix of beds and
data, joint venture, Apr 02: 9.
services, May 02: 9.
MCP Hahnemann University to merge with
Acquisitions, Alliances and Mergers Drexel University under deal inked by Study: cancer death rates declined in 1999,
but are expected to increase in the years
Amerigroup buys Florida health care Tenet, Jul 02: 6.
provider, Oct 02: 4. Providence Health care agrees to buy 237- ahead, Aug 02: 7.
Anthem, Trigon Healthcare prepare to merge bed Martinsville, Va. hospital, Apr 02: 4 Cardiology
following shareholder approval, Sep 02: 4. Province finalizes New Mexico hospital deal, Cardiovascular disease market grows rapid-
Ardent Health acquiring Lovelace Health completes purchase of Virginia hospital, ly for providers and medical device mak-
Systems of Albuquerque, N.M., for $325 Jul 02: 3. ers, Apr 02: 10.
million, Aug 02: 4. Province Healthcare has deals to buy three Is your cardiovascular program meeting
Ardent Health acquiring St. Joseph’s in New unnamed non-urban hospitals, Feb 02: 7. goals? (Marsha L. Knapik) Mar 02: 1, 13-
Mexico from Catholic Health Initiatives, Psychiatric Solutions completes $16 million 15.
Jul 02: 5. acquisition of Riveredge Hospital of MedCath commissions study that shows its
Ardent purchases 84-bed behavioral health Illinois, Aug 02: 3. cardiovascular quality, May 02: 13.
facility in Virginia from The Brown St. John’s Riverside acquires Community
Schools, Jul 02: 3. Hospital of Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., for $4.6 mil- Carve-outs
Balanced Care acquired by Canadian nurs- lion, Sep 02: 4. Opportunities for growth exist amid niche
ing home firm, Oct 02: 2. Sunlink to merge with smaller operator, facilities, Nov 02: 1, 17-19.
Baptist Health System of San Antonio merg- Dec 02, 9.
ing with Nashville-based Vanguard SurgiCare acquiring ambulatory surgery Clinical Trials
Harris survey highlights public’s ambiva-
Health, Aug 02: 3. center management and consulting firm
lence about clinical trials, May 02: 11-12.
Community Health acquires 197-bed hospi- for $6.8 million, Jun 02: 6.
tal in Clinton County, Pa., from nonprofit, SurgiCare enters merger talks, Jun 02: 6. Collaboration
Sep 02: 5. Team Health acquires Spectrum Healthcare Akron, Ohio-area hospitals agree to collabo-
Community Health acquires 90-bed medical Resources, Jun 02: 5. rate on crisis communications plan,
center in West Virginia from Charleston Team Health to acquire Spectrum Health, Jul 02: 13.
Area Medical, Aug 02: 5. May 02: 5.
Community Health continues acquisitions Thompson acquires Praxis Press, May 02: 10. Consulting Services
spree, Nov 02, 4. United Surgical enters partnership in New Cap Gemini Ernst & Young creates new
DrKoop.com acquired by Vitacost for Jersey, acquires stake in Cleveland-area practice to focus on medical outcomes,
$186,000, Sep 02: 10. surgery center, Aug 02: 4. Apr 02: 4.
Extendicare Health Services acquires seven Vanguard Health, University of Chicago Cap Gemini Ernst & Young restructures its
nursing homes in Ohio, Indiana for $17.5 Hospitals acquire Weiss Memorial in hospital and health care consulting prac-
million, Dec 02: 10. Chicago, Jul 02: 4. tices, Jan 02: 10.
Groups move to acquire Baptist Health Venture groups back upstart surgery busi- Impact to focus on quality care, Jul 02: 10.
System, Jun 02: 6. ness; company hopes to begin making
HCA acquiring 164-bed Northern Virginia acquisitions, Nov 02, 5. Disease
Community Hospital in Arlington, Va., Jul WebMD acquires Medscape medical portals Study finds most disabling diseases don’t
necessarily get the lion’s share of funding,
02: 3. for professionals and consumers, Feb 02: 9.
HCA intends to acquire Health Midwest for West Penn Allegheny Health System and Sep 02: 9.
$1.1 billion after outbidding Tenet, Dec 02: 9. three health systems form regional cancer Drugs/Pharmaceuticals
Health care services sector sees merger, network, Feb 02: 4. Study: Failure to understand prescription
acquisition activity decline in the first Ambulatory Care drug information contributes to poor
quarter, Jun 02: 7. Ambulatory care and freestanding surgery health outcomes, Nov 02, 8.
Health Midwest narrows list of possible suit-
ors to two, Oct 02: 2. centers likely to do more cosmetic surgery, Drug Abuse
HMA acquires Texas hospital from Manor Mar 02: 5. More workers used drugs in the first half of
Care, Jun 02: 5. Ambulatory care: What’s profitable, what’s 2001 than a year ago, but less than five
HealthSouth completes divestment of five not (Alan Zuckerman), Feb 02: 1, 14-15. years ago, Jan 02: 6.
nursing homes acquired in 1997 purchase, Bariatric Surgery Emergency Department
Sep 02: 4. Bariatric surgery continues to grow in the Most visits to ER unnecessary, survey says,
Hospital M&A activity declines in second US., Aug 02: 7. Sep 02: 6.
quarter, deals involving managed care
jump dramatically, Sep 02: 6. Bioterrorism Survey: Overcrowded emergency depart-
IBX Group acquiring CyberCare physical Bioterrorism response software for physi- ments leading to more diversions, longer
wait times, Jul 02: 7.
therapy, rehabilitation and pharmacy cians, health providers launched on the
businesses, Aug 02: 6. Web, Aug 02: 9.
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his index to Health Care Strategic Intrepid acquires Allina’s home health busi- Bioterrorism vs. traditional disasters: dis-
Management covers issues from Jan- ness, Aug 02: 6. tinct response required, Jun 02: 11.
LifePoint Hospitals acquires hospitals in
uary 2002 through December 2002. To Cancer/Oncology
order back issues or reprints, please call Health Alabama and Dodge City, Kan., Nov 02, 4. Oncology diagnoses will increase 9% by 2006;
McKesson and Quintiles form health care
Care Strategic Management at 800-328-3211. hospitals will reallocate mix of beds and
data, joint venture, Apr 02: 9.
services, May 02: 9.
MCP Hahnemann University to merge with
Acquisitions, Alliances and Mergers Drexel University under deal inked by Study: cancer death rates declined in 1999,
but are expected to increase in the years
Amerigroup buys Florida health care Tenet, Jul 02: 6.
provider, Oct 02: 4. Providence Health care agrees to buy 237- ahead, Aug 02: 7.
Anthem, Trigon Healthcare prepare to merge bed Martinsville, Va. hospital, Apr 02: 4 Cardiology
following shareholder approval, Sep 02: 4. Province finalizes New Mexico hospital deal, Cardiovascular disease market grows rapid-
Ardent Health acquiring Lovelace Health completes purchase of Virginia hospital, ly for providers and medical device mak-
Systems of Albuquerque, N.M., for $325 Jul 02: 3. ers, Apr 02: 10.
million, Aug 02: 4. Province Healthcare has deals to buy three Is your cardiovascular program meeting
Ardent Health acquiring St. Joseph’s in New unnamed non-urban hospitals, Feb 02: 7. goals? (Marsha L. Knapik) Mar 02: 1, 13-
Mexico from Catholic Health Initiatives, Psychiatric Solutions completes $16 million 15.
Jul 02: 5. acquisition of Riveredge Hospital of MedCath commissions study that shows its
Ardent purchases 84-bed behavioral health Illinois, Aug 02: 3. cardiovascular quality, May 02: 13.
facility in Virginia from The Brown St. John’s Riverside acquires Community
Schools, Jul 02: 3. Hospital of Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., for $4.6 mil- Carve-outs
Balanced Care acquired by Canadian nurs- lion, Sep 02: 4. Opportunities for growth exist amid niche
ing home firm, Oct 02: 2. Sunlink to merge with smaller operator, facilities, Nov 02: 1, 17-19.
Baptist Health System of San Antonio merg- Dec 02, 9.
ing with Nashville-based Vanguard SurgiCare acquiring ambulatory surgery Clinical Trials
Harris survey highlights public’s ambiva-
Health, Aug 02: 3. center management and consulting firm
lence about clinical trials, May 02: 11-12.
Community Health acquires 197-bed hospi- for $6.8 million, Jun 02: 6.
tal in Clinton County, Pa., from nonprofit, SurgiCare enters merger talks, Jun 02: 6. Collaboration
Sep 02: 5. Team Health acquires Spectrum Healthcare Akron, Ohio-area hospitals agree to collabo-
Community Health acquires 90-bed medical Resources, Jun 02: 5. rate on crisis communications plan,
center in West Virginia from Charleston Team Health to acquire Spectrum Health, Jul 02: 13.
Area Medical, Aug 02: 5. May 02: 5.
Community Health continues acquisitions Thompson acquires Praxis Press, May 02: 10. Consulting Services
spree, Nov 02, 4. United Surgical enters partnership in New Cap Gemini Ernst & Young creates new
DrKoop.com acquired by Vitacost for Jersey, acquires stake in Cleveland-area practice to focus on medical outcomes,
$186,000, Sep 02: 10. surgery center, Aug 02: 4. Apr 02: 4.
Extendicare Health Services acquires seven Vanguard Health, University of Chicago Cap Gemini Ernst & Young restructures its
nursing homes in Ohio, Indiana for $17.5 Hospitals acquire Weiss Memorial in hospital and health care consulting prac-
million, Dec 02: 10. Chicago, Jul 02: 4. tices, Jan 02: 10.
Groups move to acquire Baptist Health Venture groups back upstart surgery busi- Impact to focus on quality care, Jul 02: 10.
System, Jun 02: 6. ness; company hopes to begin making
HCA acquiring 164-bed Northern Virginia acquisitions, Nov 02, 5. Disease
Community Hospital in Arlington, Va., Jul WebMD acquires Medscape medical portals Study finds most disabling diseases don’t
necessarily get the lion’s share of funding,
02: 3. for professionals and consumers, Feb 02: 9.
HCA intends to acquire Health Midwest for West Penn Allegheny Health System and Sep 02: 9.
$1.1 billion after outbidding Tenet, Dec 02: 9. three health systems form regional cancer Drugs/Pharmaceuticals
Health care services sector sees merger, network, Feb 02: 4. Study: Failure to understand prescription
acquisition activity decline in the first Ambulatory Care drug information contributes to poor
quarter, Jun 02: 7. Ambulatory care and freestanding surgery health outcomes, Nov 02, 8.
Health Midwest narrows list of possible suit-
ors to two, Oct 02: 2. centers likely to do more cosmetic surgery, Drug Abuse
HMA acquires Texas hospital from Manor Mar 02: 5. More workers used drugs in the first half of
Care, Jun 02: 5. Ambulatory care: What’s profitable, what’s 2001 than a year ago, but less than five
HealthSouth completes divestment of five not (Alan Zuckerman), Feb 02: 1, 14-15. years ago, Jan 02: 6.
nursing homes acquired in 1997 purchase, Bariatric Surgery Emergency Department
Sep 02: 4. Bariatric surgery continues to grow in the Most visits to ER unnecessary, survey says,
Hospital M&A activity declines in second US., Aug 02: 7. Sep 02: 6.
quarter, deals involving managed care
jump dramatically, Sep 02: 6. Bioterrorism Survey: Overcrowded emergency depart-
IBX Group acquiring CyberCare physical Bioterrorism response software for physi- ments leading to more diversions, longer
wait times, Jul 02: 7.
therapy, rehabilitation and pharmacy cians, health providers launched on the
businesses, Aug 02: 6. Web, Aug 02: 9.
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Endoscopy/Laparoscopy Home Health Care lion in revenues, Feb 02: 6.
Endoscopic surgery markets offer growth Home dialysis may be available to more Mercy Health Partners opens 72-bed, $60
opportunities, Dec 02: 1, 16-19. patients and patients may be able to use it million hospital in Toledo, Ohio, Oct 02: 3.
Laparoscopic surgery reduces trauma, for longer, May 02: 7. Philadelphia children’s hospital completes
kidney donors, May 02: 4. part of $650 million expansion project, Nov
Hospitals
02, 5.
Errors -Medical, Surgical Avoiding pitfalls in hospital planning, Jul 02: Saint Clare’s Hospital in Dover, N.J., opens
VHA develops safety program to prevent sur- 14-15.
new Women’s Health Center, Nov 02, 5.
gical site errors, Feb 02: 13. Blue Cross blames hospital consolidation,
Saint Luke’s plans $70 million campus revi-
Ethics new technologies for rising health care talization, Jun 02: 4.
costs, Dec 02: 12.
Integrity is critical issue for all institutions, Select Medical opens 48-bed, long-term care
Jul 02: 2-3. Hospital construction boom looms, changes hospital in DeSoto, Texas, Sep 02: 5.
to affect facilities’ design, Aug 02: 12. St. Francis Hospital-Mooresville, Ind., to
Fitness/Wellness How will hospitals choose auditors? Mar 02: undergo $21 million expansion to meet
Fitness/wellness centers promote healthy 2-3. growth demands, Aug 02: 3.
bottom line (Bradley WorrellO)c t 02: 1, 12- Hospital competition is being elevated to National Surgical opens 44,000-square-foot
15. clinical performance (Louis Pavia Jr.), Apr surgical hospital in San Antonio, Texas,
02: 1, 13-15. Dec 02: 10.
Full Body Scans Hospitals work to improve their security, Dec Surgical Alliance plans hospital in Ohio, Jun
Full body scans: Fad or new frontier for hos- 02: 2-3. 02: 5.
pital radiology? (Bradley Worrell), Sep 02: Report: Federal leadership needed to reduce Tenet Healthcare’s Piedmont Medical Center
1, 17-19. errors, improve care, Dec 02, 7. opens new, $29-million Women’s Center,
Grants Solucient finds wide variation in survival Jul 02: 4.
rates, performance among U.S. hospitals, Tenet plans $1 billion in capital improve-
HHS awards $30 million in health grants,
Oct 02: 6. Dec 02: 11. ments, Oct 02: 3.
Hospital CEOs/Leaders United Surgical Partners enters joint ven-
Group Purchasing Health care profession ‘drives away’ poten- ture with Catholic Healthcare West for
Health industry GPO group drafts code of surgery centers, Dec 02: 10.
tial leaders, executive placement firm
conduct in response to Senate committee University Of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
study finds, Nov 02, 6.
demands, Aug 02: 11. Survey pegs hospital executive compensa- opens first department of critical care
GPOs’ boards need new policies and strate- tion, Sep 02: 7. medicine, Feb 02: 4.
gies, May 02: 2-3 UPMC Cancer Center opens in Johnstown,
Hospital Construction, Openings, Pa., Sep 02: 5.
Health care costs Renovations
Auto industry and UAW sponsor health sta- Abbott Northwestern breaks ground on new Hospitalists
tus and cost studies, May 02: 14. outpatient center in Minneapolis, Aug 02: NAIP study details hospitalists pay, hours,
CMS study: Per-person health care spending 5. Oct 02: 5.
varies widely across the United States, Baylor Health Care System opens $50-mil-
Hospital, HMO Costs
Sep 02: 9. lion heart and vascular hospital in Dallas,
Hospitals must put cost and benefits in con-
HMO premiums to rise by 17% in 2003, Oct Jul 02: 6.
text, Sep 02: 2-3.
02: 5. Baylor Health Care to open medical center in
Plan to spend more on billing and collections,
Spending on hospital care drives double-digit Plano, Texas, in 2004, Dec 02: 9.
Aug 02: 2.
jump in health costs in 2001, study finds, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh to open at
Nov 02, 7. site of former St. Francis Medical Center, Hospital, HMO Profitability
Oct 02: 4. Disease management firm reports profitable
Health Risks
Harris Methodist opens epilepsy treatment quarter after six years in business,
US. needs community rates for health risks,
center, Oct 02: 4. Feb 02: 6.
Jan 02: 2-3.
Endocare, Prostate Treatment Centers Inc. HCA is a Wall Street favorite again,
HIPAA plan cryosurgical centers throughout U.S., Apr 02: 2-3
Analyst: HIPAA compliance proves costly for Canada, Feb 02: 7. Health care financial officers give their hos-
health care providers, Dec 02: 6-7. Hospital to undergo $54 million expansion, pitals a mixed diagnosis, Dec 02: 4-5.
Health care industry is prepared to comply Jun 02: 5. Hospitals must raise rates, make profits, Jun
with HIPAA privacy regulations, Jan 02: 8. Kaiser opens 25th medical center in 02: 2-3.
HHS launches Web site to address provider Baltimore-Washington area, Feb 02: 6. Hospital operating margins rise slightly in
concerns regarding, Dec 02: 14. Kaiser Permanente set to open Freemont 2001, Sep 02: 15-16.
Keane launches new program to help with Medical Center, Oct 02: 2. HMOs see 25% increase in profits in 2001,
HIPAA’s privacy rules, May 02: 5. Kindred Healthcare to open long-term acute Oct 02: 5.
McDermott introduces HIPAA implementa- care hospital in Beaverton, Pa., Aug 02: 5. NAPH: Public hospitals struggling, Sep 02: 15.
tion product for hospitals and other MedCath opens hospital in Harlingen, Texas, VHA study: Financial pressures pose prob-
providers, Jan 02, 5. Nov 02, 4. lems for not-for-profits community health
MedCath plans 12th heart hospital for initiatives, Oct 02: 8.
Milwaukee; 32 beds will generate $36 mil-
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Hospital Ratings/Credit Quality AMA survey finds Internet has major impact Kaiser Foundation report highlights
Fitch Ratings downgrades credit quality of on the way physicians practice medicine, changes in the health care marketplace,
17 hospitals in first nine months, Dec 02: Sep 02: 10. Jun 02: 9-10.
11-12 Clinical journals’ Web sites offer a wealth of NCQA report finds improvement in HMO
Fitch says the near-term outlook for health data to hospital planners and strategists, quality, but problems persist, Nov 02,
insurers and managed care organizations Mar 02: 8. 15-16.
is stable, Feb 02: 10. Critical care nursing will be taught over the Report: HMO enrollment stabilizing, HMO
Moody’s: Hospital outlook good; S&P positive Internet to increase supply of ICU nurses, Medicaid continues to grow, Sep 02: 13-14.
on children’s hospitals, Oct 02: 9. Jan 02: 4. Study: HMO enrollees not healthier than
Standard & Poor’s sees improving quality Managed care organizations significantly non-HMO counterparts, Jun 02: 11.
for not-for-profit hospitals in 2002, Jul 02: boost online capabilities to serve cus- Survey finds limited support for current
11-12. tomers, Jun 02: 8. health care system, but also little desire
Mayo Clinic increases national presence by for major change, Aug 02: 7.
Infants/Children licensing health content to Web sites, May VHA study finds consumers are positioned to
Infant mortality rates are proxies for use of 02: 4. drive health care quality, Nov 02, 6.
neonatal intensive care units in hospitals, MD OnLine launches subscription services
Mar 02: 6. for clinical image database and matching Marketing/Branding
Level of neonatal intensive care affects software, Jan 02: 9. Advertising campaign connects docs,
infant care positively, negatively, Patient care standards Web site launched to patients, Nov 02, 10.
Jun 02: 11. educate hospitals about satisfaction initia- Nebraska healthcare system successfully
tive, Oct 02: 8. rebrands as ‘Alegent Health, Jan 02: 11.
Infertility Clinics
Report: most docs still reluctant to use e- Hospital links renovation to its heritage, Jul
29 infertility clinics do not publish treatment
success rates or disclose numbers, types of mail, technology to increase efficiencies, 02: 13.
Aug 02: 10. New book on informed consent and clinical
cases, Jan 02: 7.
trials, May 02: 7.
In vitro diagnostics
Insurance/Insurers
In vitro diagnostic testing for chronic dis- Medicare
Cigna cuts 2,000 positions; takes $65 million
eases grows as new technologies are Doctors turning away new Medicare
charge and will save up to $55 million
applied, May 02: 10. patients, Sep 02: 11.
annually, Feb 02: 5.
HHS demonstration project to expand
Kaiser Family Foundation finds 66% of small JCAHO Medicare+Choice program with PPO
employers unhappy with cost of health Joint Commission Resources releases data- option, Oct 02: 6.
insurance, May 02: 9. base of good practices examples of survey
Medicare+Choice HMOs will have little more
New health plan offered by biggest insurers compliance, Nov 02, 8. money for hospitals, Feb 02: 7.
to redefine the industry, Jul 02: 13.
Internet: Consumers Leapfrog Group MMeesssseenngegre r momdoedlse lss till are antitrust prob-
American Obesity Assn revises Leapfrog’s report is incomplete, misleading, lems for providers, Mar 02: 9.
www.Obesity.org for professionals and con-
Feb 02: 2-3.
sumers, May 02: 10.
Minority Markets
Anthem institutes system allowing members Liability, Malpractice Insurance Changing times require hospitals to reach
to search for providers over the Internet, Pennsylvania hospitals face skyrocketing lia- out to minority markets, Nov 02, 10-14.
Sep 02: 11. bility insurance premiums, Jun 02: 4. Culture shapes how individuals make mean-
Breastbiopsy.com is launched to help fami- New Jersey hospitals’ malpractice premiums ing out of illness, suffering and dying,
lies and professionals cope with bad news, soar an average of 250% over three years, Jan 02: 11.
Apr 02: 10. Apr 02: 4. Study finds collaborative efforts can reduce
Centers for Disease Control introduce new Survey finds liability insurance unobtain-
disparities in health status based on race,
Web site for consumers and professionals, able for growing number of emergency Nov 02, 14.
‘eb 02: 10. room physicians, Sep 02: 7.
Tips for attracting, caring for minority
HHS launches Web site to address provider Managed Care patient populations, Nov 02, 12.
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Study finds Americans use Internet for
major health care decisions, Nov 02, 8. players in years ahead, Aug 02: 14. Nurses, staff
Harris Poll: Hostility toward managed care is
Young people use the Internet to find health Greater nursing staff levels result in better
on the decline after peaking in 2000, Dec
information; 25% get a lot of information care for hospital patients, Jun 02: 12.
online, Jan 02: 6. 02: 14. Health care worker turnover to remain high,
Harris Poll shows most people like their Aug 02: 13.
Internet: Hospitals health plans, if not managed care in gen- HHS awards $30 million in grants to address
AHA, Web-based learning company team up eral, Feb 02: 8.
emerging shortage of nurses, Jul 02: 8.
to produce combined video and Internet Health premiums to jump in 2003, Dec 02: 8.
Study: Hospital turnover rate 20% for some
instruction, Oct 02: 7. HMOs get good marks in survey, Sep 02: 14. fields, Sep 02: 11.
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Nursing Homes Supply Management HCA is a Wall Street favorite again, Apr 02:
Rates level off for nursing homes, Sep 02: 16. Hospital supply chain vital part of disaster 2-3
Value of nursing homes increased almost 4% management plan Sep 02: 12. Hospitals must put cost and benefits in con-
in 2001 after dropping 10% in 2000, text, Sep 02: 2-3.
Apr 02:9 Surgery Hospitals must raise rates, make profits, Jun
NCI study finds many men receiving unnec- 02: 2-3.
Orthopedics essary surgery, treatment for prostate can- Hospitals work to improve their security, Dec
Hip implant prices are headed higher even cer, Aug 02: 11.
02: 2-3.
though there are more competitors in the Demand for reconstructive surgery falls 6%, How will hospital’s choose auditors? Mar 02:
market, Jan 02: 11. May 02: 6.
2-3
Detroit Medical Center receives ISO 14001 Integrity is critical issue for all institutions,
Outpatient certification for its hospitals, Feb 02: 4. Jul 02: 2-3.
Hospital outpatient departments record 83.3
Plastic Surgery refinances and aims for Leapfrog’s report is incomplete, misleading,
million visits in 2000, CDC report shows, national expansion of chain of cosmetic Feb 02: 2-3.
Jul 02: 9. surgery centers, Feb 02: 5. Plan to spend more on billing and collections,
Physicians/Residents Technology Aug 02: 2.
Physician’s bad behavior affects nurse reten- Ambulance crews use Palm handhelds to col- U.S. Needs community rates for health risks,
tion, according to VHA-commissioned sur- Jan 02: 2-3.
lect patient data at emergency scenes,
vey, Jul 02: 7. Jan 02: 4 Market Memo
AMA changes policy on advocating better California foundation offers report on using Ambulatory care: What's profitable, what's
work hours for medical residents, Jan 02: technology to ease nursing crisis, not (Alan Zuckerman) , Feb 02: 1, 14-15.
10. Aug 02: 8. Employee success management: a cure for
Reimbursement Health care sector has yet to embrace the the staffing crisis? (Scott MacStravic) Aug
HHS reimburses providers for Sept. 11 benefits of IT in reducing errors, lowering 02: 1, 15-19.
expenses, Nov 02: 7. costs, Dee 02: 13. Endoscopic surgery markets offer growth
HealthSouth begins building digital hospital, opportunities (Bradley Worrell), Dec 02:
Rural Health Care Jan 02: 14. 1, 16-19.
HHS awards $55.8 million in grants to Indian Heart Hospital will be all digital hos- Fitness/wellness centers promote healthy
expand health services in rural areas and pital without paper records, Mar 02: 4. bottom line (Bradley Worrell), Oct 02:
inner cities, Sep 02: 8. Siemens introduces Sorian workflow-focused 1, 12-15.
Seniors information system, Apr 02: 11-12. Full body scans: Fad or new frontier for hos-
Software that will help increase quality and pital radiology? (Bradley Worrell), Sep 02:
Occupancy rates up for senior living facili- reduce medical errors being developed for 1, 17-19.
ties, Dec 02: 14.
the government, Jan 02: 5 Health care systems may offer ‘open health
UCLA researchers say they can identify sen- University HealthSystem Consortium will management’ (Scott MacStravic), Jun 02:
iors at risk for high medical care use, Nov
continue use of Solucient’s financial data- 1, 138-15.
02, 9. bases, Jan 02: 7. Hospital competition is being elevated to
Seniors have increasing say on hospital Survey: Technology underused in hospitals clinical performance (Louis Pavia Jr.), Apr
choice, Sep 02: 8. in responding to the nursing shortage, Oct 02: 1, 13-15.
Strategy 02: 7. Is your cardiovascular program meeting
Employee success management: a cure for Wireless technology making inroads in hos- goals? (Marsha L. Knapik), Mar 02: 1,
the staffing crisis? (Scott MacStravic), Aug pitals, Aug 02: 10. 13-15.
02: 1, 15-19. Uninsured Opportunities for growth exist amid niche
Health care systems may offer ‘open health Toledo offers plan to help uninsured, facilities (Stuart Friedman) Nov 02: 1,
management’ (Scott MacStravic), Jun 02: Oct 02: 11. 17-19.
1, 13-15. Uninsured face significant health hurdles, Strategists and financial planners collabo-
Hospitals to succeed by targeting high-mar- Jun (2: 7. rate in meeting hospitals’ goals (Gerald
gin, high-volume services, Aug 02: 13. Katz), May 02: 1, 15-19.
Integration’s best’ performers-seven habits of Women’s Health Success management with payer customers
successful health care systems, Jan 02: Kaiser Family Foundation — publishes (Scott MacStravic), Jul 02: 1, 16-19.
12-14. Women’s Health Data Book, Feb 02: 10. What should you manage: customers, rela-
North Shore-Long Island Jewish invests in Kaiser survey finds significant minority of tionships or accounts? (Scott MacStravic),
lifelong learning program, Feb 02: 11-12. women delay or go without health care Jan 02: 1, 15-19.
Strategies and financial planners collaborate because of costs, Jul 02: 8.
in meeting hospitals’ goals (Gerald Katz),
Columns (Donald E. Johnson)
May 02: 1, 15-19.
Achieving service excellence is hard work,
Success management with payer customers
Nov 02: 2-3.
(Scott MacStravic), Jul 02: 1, 16-19.
GPO’s boards need new policies and strate-
What should you manage: customers, rela-
gies, May 02: 2-3.
tionships or accounts? (Scott MacStravic)
Jan 02: 1, 15-19.
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