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What’s in a Name?

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By Susan Carr

As an editor, I expect to pay more attention than most people do to word choice. Whether I’m talking to others or myself, composing emails, editing manuscripts, writing for print or the web, or squeezing maximum value out of my 140 characters on Twitter, I’m constantly searching for the right words.

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Patient Safety

Ohio Business, Healthcare Leaders’ Collaboration to Improve Patient Safety Results in Estimated Annual Savings of Nearly $13 Million

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A unique collaborative effort among business leaders and healthcare providers to make Ohio the safest place in the nation for healthcare has led to more than $12.8 million in healthcare savings, more than 900 fewer patient days spent in the hospital and nearly 3,600 fewer adverse drug events and infections in children.

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Leadership

Brown & Toland Physicians Partners with Language Line Services to Expand Language Access for Limited English Speaking Patients

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Brown & Toland Physicians, the San Francisco-based independent practice association, has expanded its relationship with Language Line Services to offer its physicians and the limited English speaking patients they serve access to a comprehensive suite of interpreting and translation services, which now includes Language Line Face-to-Face Interpretation Service.

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Environment and Facilities

SimSuite Stroke Program Improves Confidence of Front Line Care Providers at Leading Colorado Stroke Center

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Swedish Medical Center, a Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center since 2004 and an HCA-system hospital, is the only hospital in Colorado to receive GOLD PLUS Get with the Guidelines recognition from the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Stroke Association (ASA) for excellence in stroke patient care.

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