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Are Patient Rooms Important?
Well-designed patient bedrooms are key to efficient, well-run hospitals that fulfill their missions of healing patients. Although patient rooms are not integral to procedures, and they don’t require specialized, complicated equipment, their importance cannot be downplayed. …read more
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Hospitals Constructing Luxury Patient Rooms
The latest trend in hospital design, according to The New York Times, is luxury suites intended to lure wealthy patients. Hospitals such as Mount Sinai Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell have added hotel-like rooms to ensure a comfortable hospital visit. …read more
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Hospital Mergers Fail to Perform
A new British study reports that merging hospitals does not result in improved service delivery and cost-effectiveness. According to a press release, failing hospitals failed to upgrade their functioning once they had merged with other hospitals. …read more
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Healthcare and Developing Countries
The United States government’s efforts to coordinate with developing countries to enrich their healthcare provision are admirable. Donors, both corporate and individual, work with poor countries to expand their existing systems and use resources effectively. …read more
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Healthcare’s Future – Prepare Accordingly
According to Plunkett Research, the American health care industry is facing more challenges than ever. The research group cites the effect of the 2010 Healthcare Reform, the financial burden of employers who cover employee health care expenses, and physicians’ malpractice insurance fees as contributors to the heavy stress on the system. …read more
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India’s Shaky Healthcare System
The Wall Street Journal’s India edition carries an article about improving local healthcare. The writer hit on a few good points about overhauling India’s shaky healthcare system. Any country can benefit by implementing the article’s suggestions, which aim to heal the system’s functioning. …read more
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Is Health Insurance Worth It?
Recently, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear the case against the Obama Health Care Reform. Concerned citizens have brought their complaints to the highest court. In its decision, the Court will determine the constitutionality of the proposed health care laws. …read more
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Improving Existing Healthcare Facilities
We are introducing new and desperately needed facilities to maturing populaces in India, The Middle East, Eastern Europe, Latin America and Asia. What is being done to improve the existing conditions? …read more
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Solutions for a Social Healthcare System
I touched upon the recent developments in the Israeli health system in my last blog When Close is Not Enough. The Israeli healthcare system is a socialized service similar to Canada or England. However, it provides a much higher quality of service than most other countries. …read more
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When Close is Not Enough
In an announcement on April 10, the Israeli government awarded the development of a new hospital in Ashdod to Assuta Medical Center. Assuta is a quasi-private company…..Basically, the government awarded the project to ITSELF. …read more
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