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Industry Voices—20 years since 'To err is human,' U.S. hospitals have done much to address safety

FierceHealthIT

There's still plenty of work to do, but since the release of "To Err is Human," hospitals and health systems have stepped up efforts to foster a culture of safety.

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A Romanticised History of SPM

Society for Participatory Medicine

As I was volunteering for SPM, it took years to learn its history and understand where we are, how the Society got created, and why it is what it is. This is not a historical well-documented history of SPM, it’s my imperfect interpretation of its history. . Doc Tom Ferguson was a brilliant doctor with ideas ahead of his time. He had a productive career, wrote books and articles, but his ideas, that are still valid today, were hardly even recognized during his lifetime, and are still not widely a

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Moody's: Higher deductibles, surprise billing legislation will increase hospitals' bad debt

FierceHealthIT

After an initial drop after Medicaid expansion, bad debt is on the rise again among nonprofit providers, according to a new report.

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