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Strategies for Effective Transitions of Care
Opinion: Feeling strain when violent patients need care
Labor ills, budget gap slam Westchester Medical Center
55 percent of nurses overweight or obese
EMS struggles to make ends meet
Medicare clinics see surprising shortage of Anchorage patients
Portland ME mayor decries proposed DHHS cuts
January 30, 2012
Wellpoint to raise doctors' pay to increase quality of care
Mercy reorganization gives doctors more control
Report: Electronic health records still need work
January 27, 2012
Overweight Physicians Display Bias in Obesity Care
Johns Hopkins unveils new hospital
Dangerous infections more likely in PICUs than ICUs
GE to fold Web-based EHR
Robot cleaner a 'game changer' for hospital infection epidemic
Why heart doctors are leaving practice to work for hospitals
Opinion: Park City vantage point puts tragedy of U.S. healthcare in vivid relief
January 26, 2012
MA health reform, in 3 charts
FL hospitals bracing for more Medicaid cuts
U of MD moves ahead with county healthcare overhaul
January 25, 2012
Senate watchdog targets high-prescribing Medicaid docs
Highmark to spend $500M on care network
Lawmakers hear Rex Hospital complaints
HCA hospital loses $178M judgment in FL negligence case
US health breach tally hits 19M
January 24, 2012
Hospitals hiring doctors to get ready for reform
In quest to grow, Catholic hospital system pares religious ties
Cost still blocks HIE adoption, health execs say
MD hospitals shopping locally for food
January 23, 2012
Can ACOs improve healthcare while reducing costs?
Community health centers struggle to meet demand from poor and uninsured patients
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
Chefs, butlers, marble baths: hospitals vie for the affluent
January 20, 2012
Kaiser Permanente converting to safer IV equipment
AG sues healthcare service firm for alleged patient privacy violations
Healthcare consumer confidence improves again in December
January 19, 2012
'Medical arms race' spurs massive health development on NYC's East Side
U of L president speaks out for first time since merger rejected
Florida Hospital, Orlando Health create plan to treat pain patients in ERs
Federal oversight of CA prison healthcare to end
Appendicitis racial disparities mostly unexplained
January 18, 2012
Post-Surgical Blood Clot Study Stirs Controversy
Teaching hospitals fight Medicare cuts
Confusion about tiered health plans
HMA responds to fraud allegations
January 17, 2012
Medicare shortchanges hospitals on stroke therapy
Spectrum Health Targets ED Frequent Fliers for Primary Care
EHRs linked to errors, harm, AMA says
Cost-cutting reaches Children’s Hospital
Highmark officials struggle with filling hospital beds, integrating care
January 13, 2012
Third Immediate Jeopardy for Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
Hospital errors could become public under proposed new MO rules
The race to build more federally funded health centers in NJ
Medical billing a target of fraud investigations
January 12, 2012
Nurses take steps to battle compassion fatigue
Hospital fountain linked to Legionnaires' outbreak in WI
January 11, 2012
Hospitals cutting costs by not treating gunshot victims right away
NJ single-room surgeries to operate under same rules as hospitals, ASCs
Battle over San Leandro Hospital not yet over
Nudging Physicians Toward Accountability
January 10, 2012
FBI interviews patient in Prime Healthcare inquiry
January 9, 2012
Ohio begins value-based measure for Medicaid
The virtual anatomy, ready for dissection
Seven health data privacy and security trends to track in 2012
AseraCare Hospice accused of Medicare fraud
CT law nixing legitimate malpractice lawsuits
TX Methodist Hospital chief will still see patients
Market pressures hit UMass Memorial
Acadia Healthcare to pay $91M for hospitals
10 Hospital Technologies to Watch Carefully
January 6, 2012
CMS Innovation Advisors Aim to Improve Quality of Care
Opinion: How doctors die
Most errors at hospitals go unreported
A second set of eyes cuts errors at HCMC
The Medicaid cancer gap
January 5, 2012
State commission recommends major changes in FL public hospitals
Lawsuit accuses company of fraudulently cycling patients through hospice care
US Senator targets drug shortages, "gray market" hoarding
KY Gov. Beshear plans merger talks with hospital officials
Ohio not part of federal database on EMS runs
ACP Issues Revised Ethics Manual
LSU hospitals hit with a $29M budget cut
January 4, 2012
GOP front-runners see market solutions for healthcare
WI scales back Medicaid shortfall by $300M
Study: Drug research routinely suppressed
Opinion: Darlene Courtois' case shows why healthcare privacy laws exist
Governor Scott panel cannot compare FL hospitals
Drug companies reduce payments to doctors as scrutiny mounts
Quadriplegic immigrant dies after US hospital returned him to Mexico
Top 12 Healthcare Quality Concerns in 2012
January 3, 2012
Nowhere to go, patients linger in hospitals, at a high cost
When nurses catch compassion fatigue, patients suffer
2011 saw surge in HIPAA compliance issues
CMS's Proposed Hospital Staffing Revisions Get Cool Reception
Top 12 Healthcare Buzzwords for 2012