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Recovery Audit Reform Bill Calls for Financial Penalties
Lessons from storm Sandy: When hospital generators fail
NCQA: Health Plan Quality of Care is Improving
Health insurers line up to compete in CA exchange
Mercy partners with Centerre Healthcare
Community health center opens in Hardin to 'fill a gap' in healthcare services
Dignity hospital deal collapses
Officials hope to find owner for closed hospital
October 30, 2012
Betting on Value-Based Care
Court Rulings Could Squelch Reports of Errors
Patients evacuated from NY medical center after power failure
West Penn Allegheny loses nearly $38M for year
Treating the high cost of healthcare
Baptist, Vanderbilt to share cancer resources
Hutcheson Medical Center has system-wide profit in September
Nashville General Hospital supporters want inpatient care to continue
October 29, 2012
Business Roundup: MO Hospitals Join Forces
Crucial test for an outpost of healthcare
Medicaid policy cutting people off from vital drugs
IA misses key federal healthcare deadline
3 Virtua executives among 10 highest-paid at area hospitals
UPMC constructing pneumatic tubes to link hospitals to new lab
NJ hospitals gear up for Hurricane Sandy
October 26, 2012
Safety Nets Face $53.3B in Uncompensated Care Costs
Settlement proposed to broaden Medicare coverage
No criminal charges for Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital officials
CA regains control of inmate healthcare
Maryland remains ahead in implementing healthcare reforms
October 25, 2012
Healthcare Collaboration Strategies Gaining Ground
Disruptive Remedies for the Physician Shortage
Somerset Medical: Layoffs will not affect patient care
CBO director: Health law will hurt innovation, ration care
St. Anthony's Medical Center cuts 176 employees
St. Luke's enters alliance with three other hospital systems
Aurora-Anthem plan seeks exclusivity, promises savings
Audit alleges hospital worker stole $272,000
October 24, 2012
Healthgrades Revs its Hospital Scoring System
MGMA: Payment Uncertainty Dampens Physician Spending
Smaller board for Jackson Health System OK'd
PA hospital system signs deal with Cleveland Clinic
Lovelace health plan sues ABQ Health Partners
Hospitals charging fees for facility use
Opinion: A watershed moment for LSU
Ex-hospital employee pleads guilty to stealing patient data
October 23, 2012
A trail of complaints at pharmacy linked to meningitis deaths
Roundup: Healthcare M&A Deals, Partnerships
Exeter Hospital on 'Termination Track'
Doctor shortage spreading in US presaged in Las Vegas
Compounding pharmacists defend their trade after meningitis outbreak
Wrestling with options for ID under healthcare reform
October 22, 2012
Preventable Error Reporting Hindered by Fear of Reprisal
OIG Issues EHR Fraud Survey
RI first state to adopt regs to require flu shots for healthcare workers
Is Mercy Health abandoning Catholic mission in Hot Springs?
Sharing data a complicated step for healthcare
N. Phila. hospital chair’s role in management raises eyebrows
Lawsuits by NC hospital chain drop sharply
LSU seeks advice in hospital system overhaul
Just about everyone likes their doctor
More doctors leave practices for hospital
$2 million prize announced for blindness cure
October 19, 2012
SGR Repeal Plea Backed by 110 Physician Groups
Soap, Swabs Slash Infection Rates by 44%
FDA: Fungus found at compounding pharmacy matches meningitis outbreak type
Long in the red, Jackson Health System finishes year in the black
PA health insurance exchange plan stalls
TN hospital laptop stolen with 27K patients’ personal info
Judge mulls medical records request in hepatitis C outbreak
Rural hospitals get lift from University of Arizona center
’Beyonce’ rooms put newborns at risk, nurses say
October 18, 2012
Healthcare CIOs Opt for the Cloud
1 in 3 Healthcare Workers Skip Flu Shots
Sacramento is test market for healthcare contracting, payments
FL healthcare amendment has no legal teeth
Trinity Health intent to merge with Catholic Health East
CA hospital opens wallet to save execs’ pay
GA prompt-pay rule sparks legal fight
CA probes CVS refill allegations
October 17, 2012
CMS Proposal on Hospital Outpatient Payment Panel Open for Comment
Labor Efficiency Emerges as Cost Containment Measure
Ascension negotiating to sell Kansas City hospitals to HCA
Health shift will affect 860,000 CA children
Bill aims to block HMO cuts in NJ Medicaid reimbursements
October 16, 2012
Mandatory Use of CPOE Prevents Blood Clots
Pharmacy Aligns With Hospitals to Reduce Readmissions
Safety-net hospitals brace for cut to federal subsidies
Deadly meningitis outbreak tied to more drugs, FDA says
UPMC invests $100M in big data
South Shore Hospital gets 'negative' outlook amid financial strains
Sequoia Healthcare District gives CEO 14 percent raise
CA community hospital open for business, nurses protest
Fargo hospitals add emergency rooms to meet demand
A campaign to ban formula samples in hospitals
October 15, 2012
Readmissions Trigger ID'd by Geriatric Experts
Capital Funding Deals Get Creative
Alabama hospitals struggle with Medicare reimbursement system
Changes at LSU hospitals worry private providers
Hepatitis C patient upset with hospital over legal tactics
October 12, 2012
Countdown to ICD-10 is On
U.S. Trails in Adopting Value-based Healthcare
Future of healthcare hinges on election
Discussions ongoing with private healthcare firms after LSU cuts
U of L appears near to deal with healthcare partner
Opinion: Everyone needs a healthcare coach
October 11, 2012
1 in 3 Medical Directors in Line for Bonus Pay
'No-Pay' Policy for HAIs Does Not Reduce Infections
How changing patients' socks could save lives
October 10, 2012
Comparative Effectiveness Research Not Aligned with Financial Incentives
New style of healthcare emerges to fill a hospital's void
St. Alexius joins Mayo network
Patient navigators find a role
Americans seeing their doctors less often
October 9, 2012
Small Hospital Cuts Patient Falls By 95%
Hospitals Overspending on Blood Transfusions
Highmark, WPAHS dealings complicated by bankruptcy scenario
Community health clinics to feel impact of hospital cutbacks
McAllen doc alleges Houston hospital filed erroneous report
Some OK prison doctors have less-than-spotless backgrounds
Jackson doctors complain about ER
October 8, 2012
Physician Groups Warming Up to HIEs
OIG to Investigate Hospital Payments in 2013
Florida's Medicaid program in limbo
Healthcare board's insurance perks 'excessive'
Insurers balk at covering GYN treatment by OhioHealth
Reno an early adopter in 'game-changing' telemedicine program
Abbott selling scans in fight vs. heart disease
October 5, 2012
Prescription Drug Abuse Rates Hound Providers
Meningitis outbreak spotlights risks from custom-mixed drugs
Q&A: Kaiser Permanente CEO Halvorson on Retirement
Ohio Valley hospital system drops merger plans
Medicare errs in hospital readmission penalties
Hospitals need networks to prevent readmissions
UnitedHealth, Hartford hospital in contract battle
Louisiana public hospital cuts will affect uninsured patients
Surgeons report progress against dangerous hospital infection
Letting patients read the doctor's notes
MN lawmakers want Lou Gehrig's medical records
October 4, 2012
Exeter Hospital says it has nothing to hide in hepatitis C probe
How CBOs May Help Shrink Readmissions
Electronic medical billing may inflate payments
Strategies for Securing Physician Talent
As hospitals face pressure, six in Brooklyn could close
VT hospital budgets not on sustainable path
GA hospitals respond to letter on provider tax
Investigation of woman's care at VA hospital mired in bureaucracy, confusing reports
October 3, 2012
Recovery Auditor Improper Payments Ratchet Up
Medical Schools, Students See Gaps in Policy Education
On property, UPMC spends big and is taxed little
Many states not prepared for healthcare law
Wyoming Medical Center settles Medicare fraud suit for $2.7M
Chattanooga hospitals pouring millions into renovations, technology and expansions
Exeter Hospital wants freeze on legal discoveries in Hep C outbreak
Healthcare gain defies $11B Medicare threat: muni credit
October 2, 2012
HIEs Essential in Fee-for-Value Era
DRG 312 Reviews Put Providers 'In a Squeeze'
Hospital PAC spends nearly $1M on political ads
Hospital operator Tenet plans stock split, buyback
EHR savings debate grows
AZ seeking help for Medicaid program
Rochester hospitals embrace quiet initiatives
Patients like reading their doctors' notes
October 1, 2012
West Penn Allegheny, Highmark deal unraveled gradually
Hospitals probed on use of drug discounts
Medicare fines over hospitals' readmitted patients
Sharing Analytics Improves Outcomes, Revenue
Medicare Pay Cuts for Poor Readmission Scores Begin
States moving ahead on defining 'essential' health benefits
A looming US doctor shortage
Experts disagree on 'best hospitals' rankings
AR’s bold effort to cut Medicaid costs, add transparency
IA hospitals set limits on dispensing painkillers
USF Health leader shakes up medical status quo