2008 Salary and Trends Survey

Filling a Critical Need: NY Nurses Become Educators

CMS Updates End-of-Life Rights for Medicare Patients

Health Officials Seek To Reduce Premature Birth

Hospitals Making Progress on MRSA

Build a Mentor Program: What To Know

Weight-loss Plan for Diabetics Works Long-term

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2008 Salary and Trends Survey

Large payer recruits musicians to soothe patients in hospitals

New smoking cessation website, ROI calculator

CMS makes changes to hospice-related rules

Home-care team educates patients about controlling diabetes

‘Fake patients’ put future MDs to the test

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Motivational interviewing helps patients end negative behaviors
Learning from failure: A brilliant strategy
Leadership strategies
A new look at work-life balance

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• 2008 Salary and Trends Survey
• Patient’s perception of care is not always linked to spending
• Health insurers to provide out-of-pocket estimates to members
• Retired Florida physicians give back to the community
• Personalized cancer treatment holds promise
• Nurse-coordinated program reduces MRSA rates 21%

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In This Week’s Issue:

• New study validates the practice of case management
• CMS launches campaign for hospital rating website
• New program prepares nurses to be administrators
• More doctors support open disclosure of mistakes
• More training needed for family caregivers

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