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January 31, 2013
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
Healthcare experts confront EHR-related medical errors
Doctors' empathic powers documented in study
Hundreds pack VT House for death bill
MN Supreme Court: online post about doc is protected speech

January 30, 2013
4 in 10 Hospitalists Report Unsafe Patient Workloads
Specialty groups back IPAB repeal
CA docs ask court to review Medi-Cal pay cut
Aetna, Texas Health Resources establish ACO
Ambulatory surgery centers catching up to hospitals
Jackson Health System board approves union deal
Brown U. intros population health degree program for docs in training

January 29, 2013
Who wants to be a 'death panelist'?
CEOs Get a Medicare Compliance Checklist
Mobile Healthcare Apps Slated for Federal Oversight
Opinion: Congress can't cut Medicare hospital outpatient payments
Hanging a price tag on radiology tests didn't change doctors' habits
Loan debt could lead to WV doc shortage
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
Opinion: President should make medical errors a priority
FDA likely to add limits on painkillers
A hospital fee minus just one thing: A hospital
WI medical board proposes tighter rules for docs
Medical malpractice: Why is it so hard for doctors to apologize?
Mandate improves hospital workers' flu vaccination rates
An oil boom takes a toll on healthcare

January 25, 2013
Patient Engagement from a Financial Point of View
Physician Groups Blast IPAB, Rally Behind Repeal Effort
Medicare paid $120M in illegal care
Highmark to pay docs at WPAHS higher rates
Second NY hospital warns of insulin pen infection
NC hospital launches new products from initiative
IL medical licensing department faces backlogs
MU slowly increases EHR use in hospitals
MD designates 5 'health enterprise zones'
The drawn out process of the medical lawsuit

January 24, 2013
SLIDESHOW: Industry Survey—Strategic Imperatives in 2013
Citing Cost Reductions, Highmark to Expand PCMH Initiative
Docs praise bill to repeal Medicare cost-cutting board
In MA law, states get a health overhaul model
FL hospitals urge delay on new Medicaid payment system
HIPAA changes could create new bureaucratic burdens
VA ends public access to hospital reports
CA physicians dispense more than medical care

January 23, 2013
Don't Let DNFB Cripple Hospital Cash Flow
Groups Urge Feds to Issue Physician Payments Final Rule
Obamacare a tempting target for cuts
Many seek acute care within month of hospital release
Insurers prod docs, hospitals to stop elective early deliveries
Bedsores, nurse staffing remain on Parkland problem list
Hearing held on Exeter Hospital hep C suits
Opinion: End the 'doc fix' charade, once and for all
VA inspector general begins probe at Buffalo hospital

January 22, 2013
M&A Roundup: CT's Saint Francis Care to Join Ascension
HIPAA Final Rule Raises Fines for Non-Compliance
President defends Medicare, Medicaid in inaugural address
The (so far) failed promise of EMRs
Opinion: Patients lose when hospitals take over docs
CO docs cracking down on painkiller abuse
Virtual visits to doc may be cheaper than and as effective as in-person visits

January 18, 2013
HHS Announces $1.5B in State Insurance Exchange Grants
Is Concierge Medicine Finally Ready for Takeoff?
HHS releases HIPAA final rule
FDA warned in 2009 not to reuse insulin pens
KY Medical Center agrees to $883K settlement over false claims charges
A moral obligation to get a flu shot?
The future of medical records

January 17, 2013
A Road Runs Through These Order Sets
How Group Purchasing Can Boost Practice Revenue
Medical groups praise Obama's gun-control plan
Justice Department OKs gainsharing for NY hospital group
Jackson Health asks for HCA trauma center to close
Checklists help save patients during OR crises

January 16, 2013
Providers Push for Slower Stage 3 MU Roll Out
Healthgrades Releases Clinical Excellence Hospital Rankings
'Surge plan' helps hospitals cope with flu
NY senator wants probe of VA mistake
Jackson Health, unions reach major agreement
'Fiscal cliff' law to affect Medicare's quality reporting
TX Medical Board wants to let its investigators carry guns
Doc shortage? What doc shortage?
Internet has yet to replace family docs

January 15, 2013
HHS Unveils Proposed HIE Rules
Readmissions May be Triggered by 'Post-Hospital Syndrome'
Obamacare mandate may be 'mandate plus'
Hospitals turn away visitors with flu symptoms
Opinion: Shining a light on Medicare payments
WakeMed clarifies statements on Medicare fraud settlement
Patients rarely told about hospital medication errors

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
NY ties docs' income to quality of care
Opinion: Finding an economic model for high-tech, efficient healthcare
MO health providers aim to streamline delivery of care
CA legislator vows action on reckless prescribing of addictive pills
As 'bodega clinicas' fill void, health officials are torn
A year later, UT doc reflects on switch to concierge care

January 11, 2013
Medicare ACOs Add 106
Early outbreak has officials bracing for worst flu season in years
Drugmakers report US shortages of flu vaccine, Tamiflu
Medicare doesn't think its own cost controls will work
Layoffs loom for doctor watchdogs
When the doc returns to doctoring
NYC seeks to curb painkiller abuse with hospital limits

January 10, 2013
PwC Names Top Health Issues of 2013
Patient Safety Tool Helps ID Hospital Errors
Hospitals deal with flu 'surge' with tents, extra staff
Sebelius to stay on as HHS secretary
5 lessons in transparency from Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove
When it comes to patient records, docs guilty of copy and paste
What a new doc learned about medical mistakes from her mom's death

January 9, 2013
Donald Berwick mulling run for governor of MA
HL20: Patrick McGuire, CPA—On the Path of Mutual Alignment
NQF Updates Viral Disease Care Measures
Medicare spends $1B on mammograms
Cuomo plans new rules in fight against sepsis
Most Medicare docs set to face performance penalties
Opinion: Healthcare and profits, a poor mix
Many docs give in when patients want brand drugs
More EHR tech support may improve patient care
Nurse with no flu shot refuses to wear mask, is fired

January 8, 2013
HL20: Joseph Kvedar, MD—'Tech'-ing Better Care of Patients
Unusual respite from surging healthcare costs
FL governor meets Sebelius on healthcare, bridles at cost
Debt may influence young docs' career plans
Athenahealth to buy Epocrates for $293M
Competition between medical centers affects liver transplant patients
Florida Heart Group sells to Florida Hospital
Man admits to paying hospital employees to steal patient data
Mother accuses hospital staff of texting pictures of dead son

January 7, 2013
Hospitals flex lobbying muscle to bypass some cuts
Top 10 Quality Issues for 2013
US settles accusations that docs overtreated
Health insurers raising some rates by double digits
Mall of America: Mayo Clinic stops clinical services at retail outlet

January 4, 2013
HL20: Linda Aiken, PhD, RN—Advocate for Healthcare Quality and Nursing
Drop in Central-Line Infection Rates Linked to Disinfection Caps
UT and 6 others win OK to run state insurance markets
House rules aim to block controversial healthcare board's Medicare cuts
National Union of Healthcare Workers affiliates with CA Nurses Association
Main NYU Langone hospital reopens post-Sandy
CO physicians take on chiropractors
Will rural healthcare providers pay more for broadband?
11 experts on health IT for 2013
Could MANNA save the healthcare system?
Opinion: MO hospitals will benefit from expanded healthcare

January 3, 2013
HL20: Richard Merkin, MD—Competing to Convert Care Dollars Into Cure Dollars
Fiscal Cliff Stopgap Delays 'Doc Fix,' but Hits Hospitals
Fiscal cliff cuts $1.9B from Obamacare: here's how
Link between healthcare spending, quality unclear
Exeter Hospital hires lawyer to find out who 'dropped ball'
Opinion: At the ER, bearing witness to gun violence
FL Hospital Medical Group buys FL Heart Group
US drug shortage linked to patient relapses
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center honchos trash-talked surgeon, suit charges

January 2, 2013
HL20: Aaron Shirley, MD—Driving Force Behind Health Houses
Nonprofits Weigh Benefits of Buyer Joint Ventures
'Doc fix' in 'fiscal cliff' plan cuts Medicare hospital payments
Health reform may be headed back to Supreme Court in 2013
Drug makers losing a bid to foil generic painkillers
Surgical errors climb, bed sores decline in CT hospitals
Reckless docs go unchecked in CA
Tumor boards linked to little association with effects on cancer care
Medical board appeals to public to combat prescription overdoses
Hospitals going paperless to boost efficiency
Pete Stark, health policy warrior, leaves a long legacy