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- New Table: Top 2012 Trends for Hospitals and Health Systems
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- 5 Steps to Reduce 30-Day Readmissions for Heart Attack, Heart Failure and Pneumonia
- Q&A: What Unintended Consequences Could Result from a Care Transition Effort?
(Open access until January 23.) - Study Supports Measuring Mortality Over 30-Day Period from Admission to Judge Hospital Quality
- HealthSounds Podcast: Healthcare Performance Improvement — Exceeding Core Measure Targets for Value-Based Reimbursement
- Indiana Patients Visit More Than 1 ED
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