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Flint Hills Achieves Impressive Outcomes with Dental Program

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Phillip Davis, Chief Executive Officer by Pete Fernbaugh When Phillip Davis first came to Flint Hills Community Health Center in Emporia, Kan., three years ago after spending eight years with Community Health Center of Central Missouri as chief financial officer, he walked into an organization that was suffering from a shortage of funds and staff […]

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Dosher Memorial Wants to be the Friendliest Hospital in N.C.

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Tom Siemers, FACHE, President and CEO, Dosher Memorial Hospital by Patricia Chaney As many hospitals across the country redefine their mission statements to reflect the importance they are placing on quality-driven care, one critical-access hospital has united its physicians and employees around the simple mission of being the friendliest, most patient-centered hospital in North Carolina. […]

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How Hospitals can Cut Costs by Improving Observation

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In searching for ways to save your hospital money, have you looked at your organization’s observation services? According to Dr. Michael Ross, associate professor of  emergency medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine and lead author of a revealing study in Health Affairs, most hospital’s observation services are “inefficient and disorganized,” thus “putting huge […]

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