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IN THIS ISSUE - Friday, July 30, 2010
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Best Practices Behind the Nation's 'Best Hospitals'
By Debra Wood, RN, contributor
Healthcare Briefings spoke to a number of hospital leaders from the recently named 2010-2011 U.S. News' Best Hospitals Honor Roll to find out some of the best practices their facilities have adopted that have helped them achieve a top ranking.
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'Most Wired' Hospitals Plan for the Future and Meaningful Use
By Jennifer Larson, contributor
How wired -- or wireless -- is your hospital?
If your hospital is using information technology with an eye toward providing the best possible patient care now and in the future, there could be many potential benefits. These may include increased federal funding and being recognized as one of the "most wired" hospitals in America.
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Can an Apology Ease the Pain? When Hospitals Make Mistakes
By Pat Muccigrosso, contributor
In an era of frequent malpractice claims, healthcare practitioners and their employers have typically gone on the defensive and taken the stance that the less they say the better. But there is growing trend for providers to stop arguing in court and start communicating with their patients – even offering apologies for medical errors.
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AMN in the News
 AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the parent company of Arlington, Texas-based Nursefinders, Inc. (dba Medfinders), one of the nation's leading providers of clinical workforce managed services programs.
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The findings from Merritt Hawkins’ 2010 Review of Physician Recruitment Incentives are featured in a recent article from Forbes.
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