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Texas Health, Baylor Stake Claims for DFW Market
White House Proposes Individual Mandate Rules
NY's Bellevue Hospital back, but changed
Hospital video mocks patient care under healthcare reform
Doctors' empathic powers documented in study
MN Supreme Court: online post about doc is protected speech
January 30, 2013
GA hospital fee clears another hurdle
Aetna, Texas Health Resources establish ACO
Healthcare law means free clinics have to accept payments
Brown U. intros population health degree program for docs in training
Americans support Medicare, Medicaid and ACA expansions
January 29, 2013
Mobile Healthcare Apps Slated for Federal Oversight
Obama law pits insurance giants against MD co-op
5 findings in ONC HIE research
NY-Presbyterian to take over downtown hospital
Hanging a price tag on radiology tests didn't change doctors' habits
So you want to start a health insurance plan
Think preventive medicine will save money? Think again
January 28, 2013
Moody's Still Bearish on Not-for-Profit Hospitals
Managed Care Contracts Need Scrutiny
Immigration reform could add millions under Obama health law
Intermountain analysis: Can hospitals cut waste without rationing care?
AZ bill would compel hospitals to check immigration status
FDA likely to add limits on painkillers
A hospital fee minus just one thing: A hospital
January 25, 2013
AHA: Hospitals a $2T Economic Driver
Second NY hospital warns of insulin pen infection
NC hospital launches new products from initiative
MD designates 5 'health enterprise zones'
January 24, 2013
Citing Cost Reductions, Highmark to Expand PCMH Initiative
CMS community initiatives could reduce health costs
VA ends public access to hospital reports
January 23, 2013
Groups Urge Feds to Issue Physician Payments Final Rule
Insurers prod docs, hospitals to stop elective early deliveries
TX lawmakers considering hospital tax
January 22, 2013
M&A Roundup: CT's Saint Francis Care to Join Ascension
HIPAA Final Rule Raises Fines for Non-Compliance
Obama officials ditch 'exchanges' in rebranding of healthcare reform law
Opinion: Patients lose when hospitals take over docs
Virtual visits to doc may be cheaper than and as effective as in-person visits
Hospitals super-sizing equipment for obese patients
January 18, 2013
Is Concierge Medicine Finally Ready for Takeoff?
Insurers may prove choosy with overhaul exchanges
January 17, 2013
How Group Purchasing Can Boost Practice Revenue
UnitedHealth, Mayo pool info to drop cost of care
Opinion: A hospital network with a vision
Jackson Health asks for HCA trauma center to close
January 16, 2013
Healthgrades Releases Clinical Excellence Hospital Rankings
'Surge plan' helps hospitals cope with flu
Doc shortage? What doc shortage?
Internet has yet to replace family docs
At Cleveland Clinic, Diane von Furstenberg talks patient gowns
January 15, 2013
HHS Unveils Proposed HIE Rules
Readmissions May be Triggered by 'Post-Hospital Syndrome'
GA 'bed tax' plan: practical solution or cop-out?
Mining electronic records for revealing health data
January 14, 2013
HL20: Hiep T. Nguyen, MD—The Robotic Surgery Jedi
RAND Walks Back HIT Savings Estimates
A snapshot of influenza activity in all 50 states
MO health providers aim to streamline delivery of care
As 'bodega clinicas' fill void, health officials are torn
A year later, UT doc reflects on switch to concierge care
January 11, 2013
Drugmakers report US shortages of flu vaccine, Tamiflu
Medicare doesn't think its own cost controls will work
Hospital wants to replace 'Durham' with 'Duke'
NYC seeks to curb painkiller abuse with hospital limits
January 10, 2013
PwC Names Top Health Issues of 2013
UnitedHealth: Changes to govt. healthcare could save on costs
5 lessons in transparency from Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove
January 9, 2013
Donald Berwick mulling run for governor of MA
Cuomo plans new rules in fight against sepsis
Opinion: Healthcare and profits, a poor mix
Many docs give in when patients want brand drugs
HCA to build $71M hospital in Forth Worth
January 8, 2013
Unusual respite from surging healthcare costs
Athenahealth to buy Epocrates for $293M
Healthcare settlement highlights risk analysis, encryption importance
Competition between medical centers affects liver transplant patients
CO hospitals on a $3.4B construction boom
Florida Heart Group sells to Florida Hospital
January 7, 2013
HL20: Gerilynn Sevenikar—Helping Patients Navigate the High Cost of Care
Top 10 Quality Issues for 2013
Rivalry drives up medical charges in MO
Health insurers raising some rates by double digits
Mall of America: Mayo Clinic stops clinical services at retail outlet
January 4, 2013
UT and 6 others win OK to run state insurance markets
Main NYU Langone hospital reopens post-Sandy
Opinion: To fix healthcare, turn patients into customers
Will rural healthcare providers pay more for broadband?
11 experts on health IT for 2013
January 3, 2013
HL20: Richard Merkin, MD—Competing to Convert Care Dollars Into Cure Dollars
Link between healthcare spending, quality unclear
FL Hospital Medical Group buys FL Heart Group
FL Hospital to offer health insurance
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center honchos trash-talked surgeon, suit charges
January 2, 2013
Nonprofits Weigh Benefits of Buyer Joint Ventures
Drug makers losing a bid to foil generic painkillers
MI hospital blazes trail in fight against fungal meningitis