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News

HHS Launches Health IT Challenge to Improve Care Transitions for Hospital-discharge Patients

January 2, 2012 - The National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has announced a Discharge Follow-Up Appointment care transitions challenge – the second as part of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Investing in Innovation (i2) Initiative. With the support of Health 2.0 and Partnership for Patients, ONC launched the Discharge Follow-Up Appointment challenge in support of ONC’s Investing in Innovation (i2) program.

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• Best Practices in Patient Safety Still Have Room for Improvement
• AHRQ: Most Healthcare Dollars Still Spent on Small Part of Population
• Study Examines Research on Overuse of Health Care Services

Features

AMN Community Relations – 2011 Year in Review, Looking Ahead

February 1, 2012 - As the nation’s largest healthcare staffing company, AMN Healthcare is privileged to provide a business service that directly benefits our society at large by providing hospitals and healthcare clients across the country with the highest quality clinical professionals they need to deliver improved patient care and outcomes. We understand and appreciate the impact of our service as we make the connections that make healthcare work better every day, and help so many to achieve their professional and personal goals.

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• Health Literacy Improvement Efforts Necessary to Improve Outcomes and Quality
• Lessons from Leapfrog’s ‘Top Hospitals’
• Team Training Leads to Better Outcomes and Staff Morale

Staffing Matters

Safety and Savings: The Value of More Staff Time with Patients

January 31, 2012 - We’ve all heard the expression that “Time is money.” This rings true in industry and in healthcare in regards to the importance of overall efficiency. But a clinician’s time with patients can mean more than that--it can literally mean the difference between life and death, or between a good outcome and a bad one.

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• Staff Care Selects Keith Morrow, DOS, 2011 Country Doctor of the Year
• New Survey Finds Medical Residents Have ‘Buyer’s Remorse’
• Do You Know the Country Doctor of the Year?