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The Motley Fool July 17, 2006 Querna & Fischman	Good Medical Help Close to Home Your local hospital might be just as good as any glittery big-name center. Finding out if your local hospital is up to snuff requires some homework. Here are the major factors in judging the quality of care, courtesy of U.S. News & World Report's annual "America's Best Hospitals" issue.
BusinessWeek February 16, 2004 Balfour & Kripalani	Over The Sea, Then Under The Knife Patients worldwide are heading to hospitals in Asia for affordable, high-quality surgery.
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Managed Care March 2007	Competition Wins Over Centralization Insurers who recommend a particular provider or health care organization to a patient considering a surgical procedure need to determine how complex the procedure is and how frequently the surgeon performs the procedure.
HBS Working Knowledge January 24, 2005 Martha Lagace	Entrepreneurial Hospital Pioneers New Model A "Robin Hood" cardiac hospital in India---which charges wealthy patients, yet equally welcomes the destitute---is cited as an exciting example of entrepreneurship in the subcontinent.
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Financial Planning April 1, 2008 David E. Adler	Your Retiring Clients' Biggest Fear How to pay for healthcare is the single biggest concern that people have approaching retirement. It's important for planners to understand this as well; not only for clients, but for themselves.
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BusinessWeek July 18, 2005 Jack Ewing	Long-Haul House Calls Doctors are commuting across the European Union to ease shortages.
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Fast Company May 2009 Chuck Salter	The Doctor of the Future Cost, access, quality -- the prognosis for American health care may look grim, but innovation is the cure. The medicine of tomorrow is being born today.
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BusinessWeek May 22, 2006 Lauren Young	Waging War Over Health Coverage Battling your insurance company is like waging a war. You need to attack from all fronts. Here are some tips that can help: Be an informed patient... get organized... create a paper trail... crafting an appeal... etc.
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Nursing Management April 2009 Sharon H. Pappas	Profits, Payers, and Patients: Responding to Changes Profit is necessary for hospitals to fulfill their missions, invest in expansion and new technologies, and reinvest in existing patient care infrastructures. Profitability is the work of the financial team and the clinical team to produce the hospital's desired financial outcome.
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