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April 15, 2011
Holy Redeemer expands board
For the first time in its history, the Board of Sponsors for Holy Redeemer Ministries has "co-missioned" members from outside the sisters' congregation.
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April 15, 2011
Saint Raphael and Yale-New Haven pursue partnership
Yale-New Haven Hospital and the Hospital of Saint Raphael announced last month that they had signed a letter of intent to formally explore integration.
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April 15, 2011
Saint Mary's plans joint venture with private equity company
Saint Mary's Hospital in Waterbury, Conn., is pursuing a joint venture with LHP Hospital Group, an equity and management company.
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April 15, 2011
Providence goes Paper-Lite to reduce its appetite for printer paper
Remember the bright promise of the paperless office? Computers were supposed to make that possible. But email and personal computer networks arrived with versatile high-speed printers.
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April 15, 2011
Sr. Mary Roch Rocklage inducted into Health Care Hall of Fame
Sr. Mary Roch Rocklage, RSM, was inducted into the Health Care Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Chicago late last month.
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April 15, 2011
Ministry champions campaign to rebuild Catholic health care in Haiti
After the devastating earthquake in Haiti Jan. 12, 2010, many Catholic health care organizations in the U.S. responded with emergency supplies and hands-on medical care.
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April 15, 2011
CHA to convene ministry in Atlanta summit on international aid
Catholic health care providers throughout the U.S. are saying they want to do more to aid vulnerable people overseas, and they're eager to learn how best to do this.
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April 15, 2011
CMS proposes Medicare ACO regulations
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a Medicare Shared Savings Program for qualified accountable care organizations.
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April 15, 2011
CHE hospitals join partners to model Medicaid ACO
The federal health reform law enacted last year encourages health care providers to band together under the "accountable care organization" model to improve the quality of health care and drive down the cost of care for Medicare patients.
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April 15, 2011
Mercy's ENERGY STAR hospital hunts down waste
For any given month, George McFerron can report with precision how much energy it took to power Mercy Medical Center, and how much waste got flushed or trucked out.