Morning Rounds (09.19.12)

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has released its  2011 corporate sustainability report, recognized by Global Report Initiative as meeting GRI’s Application Level C Guidelines. Click for a recap of the report.

Texas currently ranks tenth in obesity, but if the state can slim down by 5 percent it could reduce healthcare costs by more than $19 billion in 10 years.

For-profit systems in the second quarter of the year reported weak patient volume and the challenging operating environment is expected to persist, according to a report from Fitch Ratings.

American Medical News reports EHR systems may make it easy for employees to pull numerous records, but audit functions make them easier to catch in the event of foul play.

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