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Strategies for Effective Transitions of Care
Highest healthcare pay found in CA, AK
Labor ills, budget gap slam Westchester Medical Center
Portland ME mayor decries proposed DHHS cuts
January 30, 2012
Wellpoint to raise doctors' pay to increase quality of care
Settlement likely in class-action suit against Signature Hospital Corp.
Mercy reorganization gives doctors more control
Romney tiptoes a fine line on healthcare
GOP opponents' attacks on Romney healthcare record fail to land a blow
Religious opposition to new healthcare changes
State of the Union ducks healthcare
January 27, 2012
Jersey City Medical Center offers to buy Christ Hospital for $104M
Accused UT hospitals fire back at state's Medicaid sheriff
January 26, 2012
CMS nominee Tavenner gets lifetime payout
Ex HealthSouth CEO Scrushy gets 70 months
MA health reform, in 3 charts
NY hospital pays $3.5M to settle charges it improperly recruited doctors
FL hospitals bracing for more Medicaid cuts
MetroHealth reports 2011 net loss, but positive on future
WellPoint's 4Q profit drops 39 percent
Community Health inks PA deal
U of MD moves ahead with county healthcare overhaul
Jurors side with Garth Brooks in hospital naming-rights lawsuit
January 25, 2012
FL Hospital Awaits Immediate Jeopardy Decision
Senate watchdog targets high-prescribing Medicaid docs
Independent Payment Advisory Board exists in law, resides in limbo
Jackson Health System, UM headed toward 'a completely new relationship'
Erlanger Health System facing bleak quarter
Lawmakers hear Rex Hospital complaints
Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy to be resentenced
4 hospital execs earn more than $1 million
January 24, 2012
Children's, Blue Cross deal curbs payments
Hospitals hiring doctors to get ready for reform
In quest to grow, Catholic hospital system pares religious ties
More hospitals demand payment on the spot
Kaiser Permanente mulls deals with 3 hospitals
Cost still blocks HIE adoption, health execs say
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center plan sickens neighbors
In State-of-the-State Speeches, Governors Present Healthcare Priorities
First PCORI Report Short on Specifics
January 23, 2012
CBO Report on Medicare Demos Draws Mixed Response
Can ACOs improve healthcare while reducing costs?
UPMC says West Penn refuses to release takeover information
TX doc pushing to revamp Medicare, Medicaid payment rules
Cleveland MetroHealth System’s security operated as police without legal authority
FL tries to get tough on lawbreaking medical practitioners
Hospitals hike ad spending to gain market share
Brooks' case has hospital in damage control mode
January 20, 2012
Tenet Healthcare cuts deal with IL insurer as MO talks sputter
Medicare Cuts Could Slash 278K Hospital Jobs, Warns AHA
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Averts Medicare Defunding
MVP Health Care schedules information meetings for Kodak workers, retirees
Most small businesses fear health care law
Healthcare consumer confidence improves again in December
Healthcare individual mandate too weak to matter, Aetna CEO says
January 19, 2012
CBO: Medicare cost-cutting programs haven't worked
'Medical arms race' spurs massive health development on NYC's East Side
MS hospitals won't try to kill tax for Medicaid
U of L president speaks out for first time since merger rejected
Ex-exec of Pasadena's Huntington Hospital sentenced for fraud
Federal oversight of CA prison healthcare to end
January 18, 2012
Teaching hospitals fight Medicare cuts
Health enterprise zones to target disparities in MD
Opinion: The role of the CMIO
Erlanger Health System cuts six executive positions
January 17, 2012
Opinion: MD’s Cohen saved billions, showed health regulation can work
Should guns be banned in hospitals?
January 12, 2012
Erlanger Health System begins executive shake-up
January 11, 2012
Doctors win suit against hospital over abuse by boss
Court ruling won't kill ACA, hospital chief predicts
January 10, 2012
University Hospital merger again rejected by Gov. Steve Beshear
More patient data risks, lawsuits predicted in 2012
January 9, 2012
Jewish Hospital, CHI to merge without University Hospital
Outgoing Erlanger CEO Jim Brexler’s severance pay on tap
TX Methodist Hospital chief will still see patients
Market pressures hit UMass Memorial
10 Hospital Technologies to Watch Carefully
January 6, 2012
Complaint lodged against Steward over fired nurse
A second set of eyes cuts errors at HCMC
Judge delays release of Highmark-West PA affiliation
January 5, 2012
State commission recommends major changes in FL public hospitals
Lawsuit accuses company of fraudulently cycling patients through hospice care
Moses Taylor sale finalized, CMC still waiting on approval for Geisinger deal
US Senator targets drug shortages, "gray market" hoarding
KY Gov. Beshear plans merger talks with hospital officials
In tight times, medical schools market themselves
ACP Issues Revised Ethics Manual
LSU hospitals hit with a $29M budget cut
Opinion: Hospital CEO paid $60,000 bribe to senator to keep hospital open
January 4, 2012
GOP front-runners see market solutions for healthcare
WI scales back Medicaid shortfall by $300M
Study: Drug research routinely suppressed
TN firm acquires 2 northeast PA hospitals
Opinion: Darlene Courtois' case shows why healthcare privacy laws exist
Top 12 Healthcare Quality Concerns in 2012
Stress, Focus Buoy Healthcare Leaders
January 3, 2012
Nowhere to go, patients linger in hospitals, at a high cost
Leadership shift at Reading (PA) Hospital gives doctors more say
Hundreds of employees at nonprofits make six-figure salaries
Erlanger at Hutcheson continues to bleed money
CMS's Proposed Hospital Staffing Revisions Get Cool Reception
Top 12 Healthcare Buzzwords for 2012