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To help hospital leaders respond to changes in the physician marketplace, this issue of TrendWatch describes demographic shifts within the physician population, economic pressures physicians face, changes in the way physicians practice, and questions about future supply and demand.
New federal privacy regulations set to take effect in April 2003 will raise new questions from patients, reporters and employees about the patient information hospitals and health systems can appropriately share.
Medicare continues to struggle to create payment mechanisms that provide the right balance of incentives to ensure an appropriate level of access to new technology for beneficiaries while managing overall program costs.
This edition of TrendWatch examines the benefits and costs of new technology and the challenges of establishing coverage and payment policies in an era of rapid technological advancement.
This issue of TrendWatch explores the role of rural hospitals in their communities and discusses some of the challenges they face.
Pennsylvania is struggling with medical liability issues similar to those faced by California in the mid-seventies.
This issue of TrendWatch explores the recent trends in hospital inpatient volume and the forces that may be driving them.