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Exeter Patients May Have Suffered Pain from Drug Diversion
Wright Lassiter's Audacious Vision for Safety Nets
A huge pay cut for doctors is hiding in the fiscal cliff
Obama victory re-energizes HIEs
Simple measures cut infections caught in hospitals
Experts: Governors won't resist Medicaid expansion for long
CMS suggests questions to ask clearinghouses about ICD-10 transition
Do patient portals ramp up cost of healthcare?
Uninsured patients sue Chicago nonprofit hospital
November 29, 2012
SLIDESHOW: Leapfrog Updates Hospital Safety Scores
Doctors and Plans Blame Each Other for Costs
Leapfrog Updates Hospital Safety Scores
Hospitals contribute 11% into CA economy
LA County faces major shake-up under healthcare reform
Vanguard to acquire Bristol Hospital
Altoona Regional Health System rejects Geisinger offer
November 28, 2012
Leapfrog's New Safety Report Card Alarms Hospitals
NJ docs turn to med schools to close family-practice gap
How hospitals bill Medicare for preventable complications
Senator asks regulators to look into BayCare-UnitedHealthcare contract
Banner pushes ahead with Fort Collins medical campus
Baylor Health Care System to pay claims settlement
Heritage Valley Health System conducting needs assessment survey
New clinics fill a niche for routine healthcare
November 27, 2012
How Hospitals Prevent VTE
Medicaid Expansion Report Calculates Modest State Costs
ER concierge services at hospitals boost bottom lines
Hospitals face pressure to avert readmissions
Supreme Court revives challenge to President's healthcare law
Why Orlando Health lost $21.6M last quarter
Healthcare system to benefit from recent HIE progress
Assessment fees benefit IN hospitals
Supreme Court weighs GA hospital merger
November 26, 2012
PPACA Rules on Wellness Programs Could Push Participation
Two Dartmouth Studies Report Unnecessary Testing
Healthcare reform: Clock ticking on states to set up exchanges or bow to feds
Is Obamacare on table for 'fiscal cliff' talks?
Opinion: The Democrats' fallback plan for when Obamacare inevitably fails
CO health insurance exchange expects nearly 1M customers
MN facing bigger bill for state's health insurance exchange
Pilot program to keep patients from returning to hospital
Healthcare for poor strains clinic, community
Petaluma Health Center gears up for influx of patients
Dealing with doctors who take only cash
November 21, 2012
Standalone Cancer Centers Challenged by Shifting Healthcare Landscape
HHS Issues 2014 Rules for Health Plans, Exchanges
Administration affirms key mandates of healthcare law
Many Americans unaware of healthcare law changes
Need healthcare? Start a clinic
Consumers cautioned that medicine may have been affected by Sandy
Ads proliferate across St. Louis as hospitals push services
Orlando Health Co. cutting up to 400 jobs because of Obamacare
Obama's healthcare law marching on, now FL must decide
Children's Hospital tries 'crowdfunding'
Nursing instructor talks about dealing with an out-of-control patient
Bay Area nurses picketing after going on strike
November 20, 2012
New Approaches for Neuro Care Service Lines
Healthcare Cost Growth Slows but Easily Outpaces Inflation
Medicare cuts give health providers jitters
Fallin rejects healthcare exchange in OK
Haslam blames feds for delay in healthcare choice
Hospital Medicare cash lures docs as costs increase
ACOs struggle with health IT infrastructure
Hospital chain deal is among Nashville's biggest
Hospital cuts add to oversupply of healthcare workers
Rutgers boards approve merger with UMDNJ
'Bed tax' a windfall for some, a big loser for others
November 19, 2012
3 Hospitals First to Receive Comprehensive Stroke Designation
M&A Roundup: KentuckyOne Health forms $1.4B JOA
Alaska among 9 states to skip out on insurance exchanges
Remaking healthcare: change the way providers are paid
Healthcare law's new regulations set soon
Firm's hospital-buying strategy is questioned
Patients have increasing access to their healthcare records
FL prison healthcare system to cut 1,890 jobs
Millions at stake with digital medical-record hurdles
HMC using big gift on integrated medicine
Networking helps spread Mayo brand
Hospital noise can slow recovery
November 16, 2012
State HIX Early Deadlines Extended
Why Can't Healthcare Solve Its Own Problems?
3 Republicans urge house leadership to set up healthcare committee
Providers push back on Medicaid inquiries
US docs most negative on healthcare system
LSU hospital exec to exit; cites state concerns
NC's Wake Forest Baptist Hospital to eliminate 950 jobs
Antitrust complaint filed against St. Luke's Health
U of L forms partnership with hospital group
Bill could make hospitals post more data
'$5 doctor' practices medicine from bygone era
November 15, 2012
Delay in Transporting Some Trauma Patients Linked to In-Hospital Mortality
MGMA: Medicare Part B Tops Payer Rankings
Poll finds support for repealing Obama health law at record low
WellStar buys a broken shard of Newt, Inc.
HCA hospitals to add hundreds of medical residencies in Tampa Bay
CA works to get word out on health insurance exchange
Proposed changes to UMC governance come under criticism
MetroHealth Medical Center names new CEO
Utah lawmaker pitches health privacy bill
From superstorm, lessons for healthcare providers
November 14, 2012
FL Gov softens stance, ready to negotiate on Obamacare
Clinton says his foundation to tackle health gaps
Hoboken University Medical Center reopens fully
GA immigration law trips up doctors, nurses
Hospitals ordered to do more to protect kidney donors
KU Hospital revenue jumps to more than $1B
Altoona hospital system mulls bids from UPMC, Highmark, Geisinger
Antibiotic overuse remains a problem, researchers say
Many hospital patients get too much acetaminophen
FL hospitals adding hyperbaric chambers
AMA Offers Guidance on Physician Employment
November 13, 2012
Pharmacy Fungus Plunges Doctors Into 'Gray Zone'
Hospitals say health reform work still on track
ID hospitals go to court over acquisition of medical group
Highmark, West Penn Allegheny leaders meet to resurrect merger
Bellevue Hospital won't fully reopen until February
Piedmont Healthcare, WellStar form joint venture
Plan could keep public in dark about most of UMC's deals
Medicare electronic submissions system makes slow start
Legal drugs, deadly outcomes
Hospitals use patient data to target ads
Do prestigious residencies mean better doctors?
November 12, 2012
Better Practice Efficiency Comes with Automation
Why Red State Govs May Embrace Medicaid Expansion
A flooded mess that was a medical gem
Judge grants Highmark request to block West Penn Allegheny’s affiliation talks
Sandy inspires first Doctors Without Borders US relief effort
As risk grew, hospitals turned a blind eye
Non-emergency ER patients to pay at GA medical center
Hospital tax break costs IL $10M
$50M sale of Physician Associates signals major shift in Orlando healthcare
Alameda County Medical Center funding deal could save hospital
Hospital changes policy regarding prisoners
How hospitals are using palm readers
November 9, 2012
Recovery Audits Targeted by House Bill, AHA Suit
As HIX Deadline Looms, States and Feds Scramble
States must play catch-up on health overhaul
Outlook for 'Obamacare' in two maps
NYC’s ongoing blackout: hospitals in lower Manhattan
Competition, recruitment costs slash operating income at UPMC
CA medical board steps up investigations of fake doctors
Values exercise improves doctor-patient communication
Hospitals gamble on urgent care clinics to keep patients healthy
Detroit Medical Center CEO’s e-mail to employees
November 8, 2012
Healthcare Funding Options for Securing Large Capital
Slideshow: ECRI's Top HIT Hazards
Nor’easter tests hard-pressed hospitals, weary medical personnel
Big healthcare decisions loom for GA in election's wake
Info for 14,000 RI, MA patients missing
Opinion: US healthcare, welcome to Italy
November 7, 2012
While Obama win clears healthcare reform hurdle, challenges remain
Top 10 Healthcare IT Hazards
What election means for healthcare access
NY hospitals shuttered after Sandy could be closed for weeks
Healthcare boom fuels area construction activity
First bids are in to provide Jackson Health System ER services
FL doctors group signs incentive-laden care agreement with Aetna
Value of health insurance tough sell to some uninsured
MedWest lays off 80 in three NC hospitals
November 6, 2012
One dead, three injured in Durham hospital fire
M&A Roundup: In MI, a $6.4B Merger
Freeman Health to pay $9.3 million for improperly compensating physicians
Free clinics try to fill needs of uninsured in NV
IL moves ahead on health insurance exchange
November 5, 2012
Physician Pay Wars' Winners and Losers
Future of healthcare exchanges on the line
Mid-America Transplant Services moves into for-profit ventures
NYU Langone Medical Center poised to reopen
Hospital 'facility fees' charges spur calls for scrutiny
LSU health head works at '80 percent'
TX fire dept joins hospital to reduce ED visits
Doctor seeks primary care solutions in downtown Las Vegas
Final OPPS Rule Increases Drug Payments
Getting a global second opinion
November 2, 2012
Dialing Up Physician Networks
AHA Sues CMS Over Medicare Reimbursements
At Bellevue, a desperate fight to ensure patients' safety
Decisions not to evacuate hospitals raise questions
West Penn Allegheny's interim CEO says he may step down
Simple economics behind merger push for Henry Ford, Beaumont
ER takes patients, without the hospital
Opinion: CA's 'hospitals-in-a-box' are threatened
November 1, 2012
Q&A: NJ Health System CEO's Post-Sandy Appraisal
Mount Sinai Innovates to Absorb Evacuated Patients
Henry Ford, Beaumont CEOs: No closures in $6.4-billion merger
Bellevue Hospital evacuates patients after backup power fails
Hospital evacuation in NY exposes outdated power backup
Physicians swap traditional practices for new models
Cleveland Clinic signs on to Cleveland medical mart
LSU Shreveport hospital loses trauma rating