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At the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's annual conference yesterday, Don Berwick, MD, former head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, reflected on the state of healthcare, personal regrets and the healthcare reform law two weeks after announcing his…

In a recent keynote address at TeleTracking Technologies 2011 Annual Client Conference, international quality and productivity expert Blanton Godfrey predicts healthcare reform will produce "big winners and big losers" among the country's 5,000-plus hospitals.

TeraMedica has relaunched its VNA Institute of Technology.

Healthcare public affairs firm Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock announced that it has opened a Chicago office and hired veteran industry journalist Vince Galloro, according to a news release.

The Radiological Society of North America has named a new president, president-elect and chairman to its board of directors, according to RSNA news releases.

Jeffrey Hoffman, a healthcare strategist with Kurt Salmon, recently discussed Wal-Mart's potential expansion of in-store health clinics in a USA Today report.

Earlier this month, TeamHealth selected its 2011 Medical Director of the Year awards, given to 10 physicians who are honored for their leadership, according to a TeamHealth news release.

Press Ganey recently honored Johnston Health, a client of Quorum Health Resources, with the 2011 Top Improver Award, according to a QHR news release.

All five members of the village council have unanimously opposed Ridgewood, N.J.-based Valley Hospital's renewal plan, according to a Ridgewood News report.

With decreased reimbursements, declining case volume and physicians heading toward hospital employment, there may not seem to be a lot of reason for cheer in the ambulatory surgery center industry this holiday season. But don’t give up hope just yet…