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Getting more value from value analysis
What's the real value of your value analysis program? Most organizations say they are using value analysis teams to make purchasing decisions, particularly for products that involve physician preference and carry a high price tag. The financial impact is obvious, but value analysis also has intangible benefits because it can…
Hospital policies vary widely on disclosure of MD conflicts
Hospitals vary widely in their policies on physician disclosure of financial interests. Many hospitals still do not have a policy. Some have policies that are quite specific, expecting physicians to check off the types of ties they may have. Academic medical centers are the most likely to have policies because…
Pennsylvania reporting infections by hospital
Pennsylvania on Nov 14 became the first state to publicly report the actual number of patients who acquired infections at each of its 168 hospitals in 2005. "It's important to shed light on this important and costly issue," said Marc Volavka, the director of the council that released the report.…
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