From the Inside Healthcare Archives

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May 2009
Cover Story: Pump Up the Process
Departments: Best Practices: The Point of the Spear - Finance: Control Freak - Finance: Tastes Great, Less Pricey - Management: Digging into Data - Technology: The Next Wave - Technology: On the Record
Corporate Spotlights:
Abraxas - American Sr Comm - Barnes-Kesson - Cancer Treatment Ctrs - CRC - Care Station - Herrin - Kisco - Long Prairie - Louisiana State - Marquette - Meadows Regional - Miami Jewish Home - New West - Northern Maine - PeaceHealth - Promise Regional - San Fran General - St Mary's - St Vincent/St Mary - Sutter Davis - Texas Healthspring - The Pines - Winchester
Health Solution Spotlights:
BCBS N. Dakota - Delta Dental of Ariz - Health Inventures - Kreisers - Labsco - MVP Health Care - Sigvaris - VNAA
Columns:
Dose of Reality: Senior Savvy - Contrarian Edge: Keys to the Kingdom

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March/April 2009
Cover Story: In Innovators Prescription
Departments: Best Practices: Supply Chain Top Ten - Best Practices: Naked Finance - Legal: Justifiable Action - Management: Community on Call - Management: Don't Blame the Rat - Technology: Web Matters
Corporate Spotlights: 305th Medical - Athens Regional - Bethesda Lutheran - Chelsea Soldiers - Eastern LI Hospital - Fox Army - Gwinnett - Heritage - Hill Country - Hospital for Sick Children - Kingman - Liberty Lutheran - LifeSource - Marquette - Memorial Hermann - Montefiore - Pacific Dental - Philhaven - Sauk County - Sutter Auburn - The Benjamin Rose Inst . - Valley View - Voorhees - Western Highlands
Health Solution Spotlights:
Bupa - Celleration - Diversified Clinical - MedLink - Proteus - Schumacher - Sterling Life - Wockhardt
Columns:
Dose of Reality: Evidence of a Cure - Contrarian Edge: Ditch the System

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February 2009
Cover Story: Weight of the World
Departments: Technology: Hub and Spoke - Management: Crucial Conversations - Finance: Siesmic Shift - Best Practices: The Baby Census
Corporate Spotlights: Bostonian Nursing - Cornerstone Healthcare - Eisenhower - Exempla - Opelousas - St Joseph's - St Mary - Titus Regional - Trinity Senior Living - Wash DC Vet Affairs
Health Solution Spotlights:
Gemin X - Health Contact - Still River
Columns:
Dose of Reality: Strong Arm Out, Transparency In

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December 2008
Cover Story: Radical Redesign
Departments: Technology: Face to Face - Management: Fear Not - Legal: Red Flag - Best Practices: Medieval Medicine - Best Practices: Show Us the Evidence
Corporate Spotlights: Bios Companies - Brethren Village - Clay County Hospital - Elim - Hanover - Hospice of the NS - Huggins - Irwin Army - King's Daughters - Lowell General - Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County - Monadnock - Moore County - North Ottawa - St Joseph Medical Center - Wanaque Center - Wayne Memorial - Willcare - Wyoming Medical
Health Solution Spotlights:
Medical Connections - MD Everywhere - Moog Medical Services - Occupational Performance
Columns:
Dose of Reality: A Bridge to Somewhere

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November 2008
Cover Story: View to a Dream
Departments: Technology: Be Prepared - Management: Clean Up Your Act - Finance: Tall Order - Best Practices: Show Them the Way - Best Practices: In Search of Babel
Corporate Spotlights: Columbus Community - Cook Children's - Crittenden - Down East Community - Healthways - Irwin Army - Lorien Health Systems - Morehouse General - Nebraska Methodist Hospital - Peace River - Presbyterian Homes - Riddle Village - St Joseph - Stevens Hospital - Suny Upstate Medical U.
Health Solution Spotlights:
CVRx - EPBS - Life Line - QTC Management - SBTI (U) - Sonora Quest Laboratories - Superior Health Linens
Columns:
Dose of Reality: Using Web and Privacy in the Same Sentence - Contrarian Edge: Notes to the New Leader

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October 2008
Cover Story: Generous Spirit
Departments: Technology: Closing the Loop - Management: Crossing the Sea - Legal: The Doctor will E-mail You Now - Best Practices: The Problem Solvers
Corporate Spotlights: Citrus Memorial - Coleman - Dosher Memorial - Florida Hospital Ormond - Gateway Medical - Hattie Larlham - Holy Cross - Inner Harbour - Lakeside - OSF St Francis - Pennswood - Queens Long Island - Saint Mary's Health Center - Silver Crest - St Claire - Total Longterm Care - Truman Medical - United Memorial
Health Solution Spotlights:
BCBS of Vermont - Capital X-Ray - HealthSpring - Kennedy - Security Assessments - Starmark - Wellmark
Columns:
Contrarian Edge: Confidently Incompetent: Why Smart People Do Dumb Things - Dose of Reality: Get On Board

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September 2008
Cover Story: Balancing Act
Departments: Best Practices: The Best Option - Finance: One Step At A Time - Management: Start At The Top - Technology: Failure to Communicate
Corporate Spotlights: 9th Medical - Aegis Living - Arbor Acres - Bethany Methodist Communities - Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia - Cedar Community - Christian Homes - Franciscan Communities - Fremont-Rideout - Friendship Village - Greater Hazleton - Habersham - Jewish Home and Care Center - Ketchikan General - Kootenai - Lakewood Health System - Methodist Willowbrook - Monticello Big Lake - Northwestern - Oakwood - Pella - Provena - Shands Jacksonville - SolAmor Hospice

Health Solution Spotlights: FFF Enterprises - JP Farley - Lebow & Malecki - Novasys - Solden Development - TriCore
Columns: Dose of Reality: Playing to Strengths - Contrarian Edge: Think Global, Act Local

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August 2008
Cover Story: Physicians First
Departments: Best Practices: Lean and Green - Legal: Buyer Beware - Technology: Stop, Thief!
Corporate Spotlights: American Medical Response - Appalachian Regional - Baltimore Medical - Biloxi Regional - Chamberlain College - Clark & Daughtrey - Eger Health Care - Henry County - Heritage Ministries - William B. Kessler - McCune-Brooks - McDuffie - Phelps - Prime Healthcare - Rockdale - Southeast Alaska - St Francis - St Joseph's - St Mary's - Tomball - Tulane - Winchester Gardens - Woodwinds
Health Solution Spotlights: Alert - Apollo - Avreo - Burton Medical - Desert Radiologists - LHC Group - SelectHealth - Skytron - Vital Support
Columns: Second Opinion: In Jersey, Healthcare's Bleak Future - Dose of Reality: Nurses Unite - Gaining Control

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July 2008
Cover Story: Healthy Alliance
Departments: Best Practices: Finders Keepers - Legal: Limiting Liability - Management: Talking About My Generation - Technology: Stretching EMRs
Corporate Spotlights: American Fork - Andalusia Regional- Banner Surgery - Cheboygan - Crittenden - Dove Healthcare - Heartland Dental - Lincolnwood - Lompoc - Lourdes - Lutheran Senior Services - Methodist Le Bonheur - Retirement Living Association - Robert Wood Johnson - Solis - Summersville
Health Solution Spotlights: American Imaging Mgmt - Ballymore - Civco Medical Solutions - Dakotacare - Emergency Medicine Phys. - Missouri Consolidated - PRA International - Somnia - William Berry
Columns: Second Opinion: Do No Harm - Dose of Reality: That Special Something

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June 2008
Cover Story: Rise to the Top
Departments: Best Practices: Balance of Power - Finance: Skinny Finance - Technology: Payback Time
Corporate Spotlights: Aberdeen - APS Healthcare - Essent Healthcare - Fort Madison - Gibson General - Hospice of Michigan - Kindred - Maine Veterans - New Milford - NHS Human ServicesPepin Heart - Primary Children's - Susquehanna - Health Solution Spotlights: Clinical Labs of Hawaii - Concentra - DeVenture - RepTrax by DeView Elec. - Diversified Clinical Services - Hospital Housekeeping Systems - Murer Consultants - SXC Health - TeleTracking - Transcend Service
Columns: Contrarian Edge: Management Credo - Second Opinion: Revolution Redux - Dose of Reality: That's the Spirit

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May 2008
Cover Story: Filing the Pipeline
Departments: Best Practices: Right Care, Right Time - Finance: Easy Pay - Legal: New Era - Technology: Modeling Success
Corporate Spotlights: Aspen Valley - Care Station Medical Group - Central Baptist - Central Utah - CSAAC - Delphi Healthcare Partners - Florida's Blood Centers - Franklin United - Highlands Regional - Illinois Bone & Joint - New West - Paris Regional - Passages - Peterson Rehab - Seven Rivers - Shamokin - Southwest Regional - SRMC - St. Joseph - St Vincent/St Mary's - Umass Memorial - Waterman Communities
Health Solution Spotlights: BK Medical - Ista Pharmaceuticals - Medi-Dyn
Columns: Contrarian Edge: Where's the Urgency for the Emergency? - Second Opinion: The Right Direction

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April 2008
Cover Story: Preparing for No Pay
Departments: Best Practices: Passing the Test - Best Practices: Keeping Quiet - Finance: Pinching Pennies - Management: Gaining Experience - Technology: Know-It-All
Corporate Spotlights: Adventist La Grange Memorial - American Senior Communities - Bay Shore - Brown County - Covenant Retirement - Fairfield - Gibson General - Great Plains - Heritage Schools - Iroquois - Kisco - Manatee - Medical Center Clinic - Oklahoma Heart - Passavant - Rockingham - Summit Medical - Temple University
Health Solution Spotlights: Avid Medical - CardioDynamics - Emdeon HPS - IBA Molecular - Masterplan - myMatrixx - San-I-Pak - Sciele Pharma
Columns: Contrarian Wisdom: Management Flight Check - Second Opinion: Meet Me in The Middle - Dose of Reality: The Way it Should Be

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March 2008
Cover Story: Cancer Treatment Centers of America: Complete Overhaul
Departments: Best Practices: Be Prepared - Best Practices: All Net - Legal: Protect Yourself - Management: Under the Covers of Healthcare - Technology: Tracking Success
Corporate Spotlights: Beloit Memorial - Baptist St. Anthony's - Clifton Springs - Columbus Regional - Duncan Regional - Health Inventures - Ivinson Memorial - Kosair Children's - Marquette General Health - Medina - Memorial Healthcare - Memorial Medical - Otterbein HomesPHS Senior Living - Richmond University - St. Alphonsus - St. Joseph West - Wingate - Woodland Healthcare - Health Solution Spotlights: American Art Resources - Perkins & Will - Care to Care - VCPI Columns: Contrarian Wisdom: Problem Employee or Problem Manager? - Second Opinion: An Ounce of Prevention - Dose of Reality: Staying Local

Logansport Memorial Hospital: Carrots and Sticks

February 2008
Cover Story: Logansport Memorial Hospital: Carrots and Sticks
Departments: Best Practices: Step by Step - Finance: Quality Returns - Management: Access Denied - Technology: Connect the Dots
Corporate Spotlights: Akorn - Alverno - American Psychiatric - BCBS of Tennessee - Central Peninsula - Covenant Health - Downtown Bronx - Hammond Clinic - Iowa Health - Kingman Regional - NorthCrest - PacificSource - St. Joseph Medical Center - St. Luke�s Community - Stonegate Senior Care - Ty Cobb - Urban Health Plan
Health Solution Spotlights: Alsius - Navix - Possis Medical - The Schumacher Group
Columns: Contrarian Wisdom: Sludge Removal - Second Opinion: Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen - Dose of Reality: Long Live Coordination

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January 2008
Cover Story: Why Wait?
Departments: Technology: More Tech, Less Wait - Management: Waiting in the Wings - Legal: Legal Implications - Best Practices: Clearing the Jam
Corporate Spotlights: American Hospice - Complete Rx - Cornelia Nixon Davis - Fort HealthcareGenetics & IVF Institute - Health Alliance Medical Plans - Lahey Clinic - Liberty Lutheran Services - MultiPlan - Oak Forest Hospital - Pacific Dental - Preferred One - Providence Holy Cross Medical Center - Rogers Memorial Hospital - Saint Therese Home - St. Anthony Regional Hospital - St. John�s Queens Hospital - Syosset Hospital - The Cypress - University of Colorado Hospital - Wayne Memorial - Columns: Second Opinion: Hitting Pay Dirt - Contrarian Wisdom: Whose Standards? Mom�s or The Joint Commission�s? - Dose of Reality: Eliminating the Dysfunction

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Decemeber 2007
Cover Story: We Want You on Board
Departments: Finance: Consider This - Management: Modern Medicine - Technology: DIY Scheduling
Corporate Spotlights: Banner Gateway - Bergen Regional Medical Center - Bond Clinic - Camden-Clark - Children's Specialized - Claxton-Hepburn - Eastern Long Island - GE Healthcare Life Support - George Junior Republic - Gwinnett Health Care - J&J Research - John Archbold Memorial - Masonic Home of NJ - MedLink - Methodist Hospital - Prestige Care - Prohealth Physicians - Quarryville - RHA Howell - Riverside Medical - Rosebud - Slocum Dickson - Sutter Auburn - Texas Health Care - U. of Arizona College of Medicine - Valley General - Village Care of NY - Vinfen - Whidbey General
Columns: Clay Sherman: Six Sigma Stop Sign - Mike Sharkey: Dimmer Switch Removed

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November 2007
Cover Story: GE Healthcare: A Cut Above
Departments: Best Practices: Serious About Service - Legal: Minor Matters - Legal: Stricter Stark
Corporate Spotlights: Arkansas Heart - Banner Pharmacaps - Baptist Health - Bon Secours - Capital Regional - Cold Spring Hills - Community Hospital of Monterey - Employee Benefit - eScription - Evans Army - Foxwood Springs Center - Front Porch - Glades General - Good Samaritan - Horizon - Hubbard Regional - Interim HealthCare - Lakeside Health System - LeBonheur - MetroWest - NHS Human Services - Oakbend Medical Center - Oregon Health - Pacific Clinics - Rhode Island Blood Center - Signature Hospital - St Joseph's - Via Christi - Visiting Nurse of Rochester
Columns: Mike Sharkey: A Healthcare Fairy Tale - Jill Rose: Low Hanging Fruit

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October 2007
Cover Story: Welcome to Wisconsin: Healthcare USA
Departments: Best Practices: Raise the Bar - Finance: Priority One - Management: Back at the Bedside - Management: Breaking Barriers - Technology: IT in the OR
Corporate Spotlights: Aesthetic Audio - Athens Regional - Bellevue Hospital - Boulevard Healthcare - Cheyenne Regional - Community First - Danbury Hospital - Deaconess Health Systems - Delaware Valley - Edinburgh Children's Hospital - Florida Hospital Celebration Health - Grand Itasca - Health Central - Hocking Valley - Integris Health - Jones Memorial - JPSKentfield Rehabilitation Hospital - Lifesource - Lutheran Services - Methodist Medical CenterMilton Hospital - Nursing Solutions - O'Connor Hospital - Palo Pinto General Hospital - Paynesville - Plymouth Village - Renal Advantage - Rush-Copley - San Francisco General - Satellite Healthcare - St. Agnes - St. John's Pleasant Valley - Valley Baptist Medical Center - VNA of Central Jersey - Walker Methodist - Wood County - -
Columns: Clay Sherman: Management Malpractice - Mike Sharkey: Do No Harm! - Jill Rose: Open Up

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September 2007
Cover Story: Compelling Evidence
Departments: Legal: Practical Privacy - Management: Scoring High - Technology: Testing, Testing
Corporate Spotlights: Abraxas - Altru - Bryan Whitfield Memorial - Cascade Healthcare Community - Diagnostic Imaging - Glendale Adventist - Hattie Larlham - HealthSouth - Hunt Memorial - iCare - Marshfield Clinic - MedCost - Medical Resources - Messer Construction - Montefiore Medical - Murray Calloway - Natividad - Ogden - OSF St Anthony - Priority Health - Rady Children's - Salmon Family - Samaritan Pacific - Southwind - Sta-Home - Sterling Healthcare - Sun Coast Hospital - Sutter Roseville - Teva Neuroscience - TransCare - Travel Nurse Solutions - Unison - Westminster Communities of Florida - Windham Hospital - Witham
Columns: Clay Sherman: The Idiocy of Layoffs - Mike Sharkey: Herzlinger�s Silver Bullet Misses Target - Jill Rose: Rx Remove Head From Sand

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Cover Story: Data Driven
Departments: Best Practices: Double Duty - Finance: Worth the Wait - Management: Privacy, PleaseTechnology: Getting Personal - Corporate Spotlights: Abernethy Laurels - Augustana Care - Austin Regional - Campbell County - Coosa Valley - Florida Hospital Management System - Galicia Houston Healthcare - Lowman Rehabiltation - Masonic Pathways - MedFlight of Ohio - Medicalodges - Mercy Regional Health Center - MinuteClinic - Mount Carmel - MPI Research - Novato Community - Ohio Hospital Assocation - OSU Medical - Putnam Health - Salina Regional - Silverton St. Vincent Medical - Texas Children's Hospital - Tidewell - Titus Regional - Touro Infirmary - Universal Medical Concepts - Vibra Healthcare - West Park - Wheeling Hospital - Williamette View
Columns: Clay Sherman: Confessions of a Consultant - Mike Sharkey: King-Harbor Revisited
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Cover Story: Go with the Flow
Departments: Best Practices: By Design - Legal: Stark Reality - Management: Removing Constraints - Technology: Plugged In
Corporate Spotlights: Albright Care Services - Arthrex - Assisted Living Concepts - Bethesda Health Group - Columbus Regional - Crescent Healthcare - Goodall Hospital - Greenview RegionalGrove City - Health New England - Icon Clinical Research - JE Dunn Construction - La Posada - Louisiana Heart Hospital - Medical Associates - MedPointe Pharmaceuticals - Memorial Care Medical - Memorial Medical Center - Mercy Hospital Miami - Mercy Suburban Hospital - North Shore Long Island Health System - NYU Hospitals Center - Partners Pharmacy - Pioneers Memorial - Pocono Health System - Prime Healthcare - ProHealth - Siegfried - Southwest Washington - Spectrum Laboratory Network - Springdale Rehab - St. Catherine Hospital - St. David's South Austin Hospital - St. Luke's Hospital - St. Mary's Hospital - St. Mary's Long Beach - Swope Health Services - West Oaks Hospital - Upson - Watauga - Wexner Heritage -
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June 2007

Cover Story: Tucson Breast Center: Ripple Effect
Departments: Finance: Card Please - Technology: Contract Heaven - Management: Get Ready - Best Practices: Critical Conversations
Corporate Spotlights: Advocate Good Samaritan - Broadmead - Catholic Health - Corona Regional Medical - CPSI - Creighton University Medical Center - Fredmont-Rideout Health Group - Golden Valley Memorial - Great River and SMC - Healthsouth Rehab - Hendricks Regional Health - Lumenis - McAlester Regional Health Center - Midwest Physician Group - Morehead Memorial - Natchez Regional - Navapache - Olympic Medical Center - One Call Medical - Ozark Health - Brattleboro Retreat - South County Mental Health - The Health Plan of Upper OH - Triwest Healthcare - U. of Wisconsin Medical - United General Hospital - UT Medical Group - VNA of Cape Cod - Waverly Heights - Western State Hospital - Wing Memorial

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Cover Story: City of Health
Departments: Best Practices: Gaining Control - Finance: New Math - Management: Green Light - Technology: Portal Power
Corporate Spotlights: American Dental Care - Anchor Health - Beaver Dam - CGH Medical Center - Cheboygan Memorial Hospital - Christus St. Frances Cabrini - Citizens Memorial Greater Hazleton - Habersham - Hanover Hospital - Hartgrove - Heinzerling Foundation - LA County USC Medical - Madison Center - Mercy Hospital and Medical Center - Methodist LeBonheur - On Lok - Parma Community - QTC Management - Queens Long Island - San Luis Valley - Senior Lifestyle Corporation - Shands Jacksonville - St. Anthony Community Hosptial - St. Francis Hospital - St. Mary Medical Center - The Children's Village - Western Baptist Hospital
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Cover Story: Goshen Health System: Finding Camelot
Departments: Best Practices: You've Got Mail - Finance: At Your Service - Management: Back to School - Technology: Stocking Up
Corporate Spotlights: Angleton Danbury - Bancroft NeuroHealth - Broadlane - Capital Hospice - Delta Regional - Dialysis Clinic - Fauquier Hospital - Gaylord Hospital - Gerber Memorial - Healthcare Partners - Island Hospital - McCune-Brooks - Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater - Norton Suburban - Olean General - Pekin Hospital - Pennock Health - Physician Associates - Rehoboth McKinley - River Oaks - Scotland Memorial - Scripps Health - Truman Medical Center - Turner Healthcare Construction - Valley Baptist - Veterans Medical Research - Viasys
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March 2007
Cover Story: Power Users
Departments: Best Practices: Closing the Gap - Legal: Speedy Resolution - Management: Plan for the Best - Technology: Software for Rent
Corporate Spotlights: Ashe Memorial - Audrain - Avera Sacred Heart - Baptist Community Services - Cedars at the JCA - Ciena Healthcare Management - Citrus Memorial Hospital - Dartmouth-Hitchcock - Door County Memorial - Ketchikan General Hospital - Lake Cumberland Regional - Laurel Health System - Madonna Rehabilitation - Menninger Clinic - Metropolitan Hospital of Miami - Millcreek Community Hospital - Parkridge Medical Center - Russell Medical Center - Shasta Regional South County Hospital - Southwest Regional - SSM St. Joseph Health Center - St Joseph Health System - Wadley Regional

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Cover Story: Healing the Hospital
Departments: Best Practices: Evolutionary Care - Best Practices: The Case for Quality - Management: Change Agents - Management: Waiting Room - Technology: Are You Single?
Corporate Spotlights: Allied Services - Bakersfield Heart Hospital - Bethesda Lutheran Homes - Borgess Medical - Bretheran Village - California Pacific Medical Center - Cornerstone Healthcare Group - Desert Radiologists - Feather River Hosptial - Hope Hospice - Hopkins County - Hospice of the Bluegrass - Indiana Regional - inVentiv Health - Laurel Lake - MBF Healthcare Partners - Monadnock Community Hospital - Pomona Valley Hospital - Providence Health Regency Hospital - South Bend Clinic - St. Alexius Hospital - St. Charles Parish Hospital - St. Joseph's NJ - St Paul Homes - Western Dental Services
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January 2007
Cover Story: Hackensack University Medical Center: Giant Steps
Departments: Finance: The Road to Certification - Management: The Big Hand-Off - Technology: Group Think - Technology: Human Glue
Corporate Spotlights: Adventist GlenOaks - Alliance Imaging - ARUP Laboratories - Ashtabula County Medical Center - Banner Baywood - Baptist Memorial - Centinela Freeman Health System - Concordia Lutheran Minstries - Emergency Medical Services - Emmaus Homes - Glenwood Regional - Jewish Home for the Aged - Lifelink Tissue Bank - Memorial Hospital - Orange City Area Health System - Organon USA - Parrish Medical Center - Passavant Area Hospital - Person Memorial Hospital - Preferred Health Systems - Riverwood Healthcare CenterScheurer Hospital - Scott & White Health Plan - Seven Rivers Regional - South Davis Community Hospital - St. Luke's Cataract and Laser Institute - St. Luke's CMC - St. Rose Dominican Hospital - Stiefel Laboratories - Summersville Memorial Hospital - Tulane University Hospital and Clinic - West Jefferson Medical Center - Woodwinds Health Campus
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