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		<title>The 3 Elements of Quality Healthcare</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 03:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quality healthcare could mean different things to different people but when you boil it down you essentially have to consider safety, efficacy, and efficiency. Healthcare safety is not causing more harm to the patient with intervention. Dr. David C. Classen, an &#8230; <a href="http://www.garthkoyle.com/analytics/3-elements-quality-healthcare">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>American Hospitals Receive Low Patient Satisfaction (HCAHPS) Scores</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the latest HCAHPS patient satisfaction survey results, most states do not meet the top grade in hospital care. Every year patients of American hospitals are given the opportunity to rate the care they receive by participating in the &#8230; <a href="http://www.garthkoyle.com/healthcare/american-hospitals-low-grades-hcahps-survey-results">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Meaningful Use Ruling Delayed Until Jan 2010 &#8211; Updated</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Health IT Policy Committee convened for a meeting in Washington, DC on December 15, 2009. The purpose of the meeting was for the Committee to receive reports from its different workgroups and to listen to testimony from Health Plans &#8230; <a href="http://www.garthkoyle.com/business/meaningful-use-ruling-delayed-until-jan-2010">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Which Hospital You&#8217;re More Likely to Die At</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a huge fan of performance based compensation. This Compare Hospital tool from the Department of Health and Human services should help empower health care patients to avoid poor health care treatment, and what to expect in terms of both &#8230; <a href="http://www.garthkoyle.com/business/which-hospital-youre-more-likely-to-die-at">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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