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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
Probe finds US e-health program lacks oversight
Mismatched data hamper US accounting of Medicaid costs
Obama victory re-energizes HIEs
Simple measures cut infections caught in hospitals
Experts: Governors won't resist Medicaid expansion for long
CMS readies IT, analytics for waves of health reform data
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
Unaffordable cost seen for some under PPACA
AZ governor won't set up health exchange
Opinion: Healthcare entitlements
Hospitals contribute 11% into CA economy
Tech workers see opportunity as healthcare law kicks in
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
Salary growth lagging for primary care doctors
Advocates push to save medical research funds from cuts
How hospitals bill Medicare for preventable complications
General Dynamics gets $100M Army hospital contract
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
UnitedHealth forecasts profit below analyst estimates
Why Orlando Health lost $21.6M last quarter
AIG fined for misrepresenting insurance policies
Laws don't curb pricey prostate cancer treatments
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
CMS awards $15B data management contract
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
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
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'
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
Former CMS chiefs: Medicare SGR problem can be fixed
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
Computer issues may hamper online insurance markets
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
FDA Chief requests expanded authority over drug compounders
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
Friends in Congress helped drug compounders avoid tighter rules
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
State HIX Options 'Ironic from Both Sides'
KU Hospital revenue jumps to more than $1B
Altoona hospital system mulls bids from UPMC, Highmark, Geisinger
Boston Medical Center quietly transfers ownership in infectious-disease lab
AMA Offers Guidance on Physician Employment
November 13, 2012
Pharmacy Fungus Plunges Doctors Into 'Gray Zone'
Better Patient Flow Boosts Physicians Group Revenue by $3.5M
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
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
Bill revising MLR will add to deficit, says CBO
NYC’s ongoing blackout: hospitals in lower Manhattan
Competition, recruitment costs slash operating income at UPMC
How health IT benefits from Obama's re-election
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
Obama win buoys hospitals as insurers slip
Election gives some answers for health plan
Healthcare Funding Options for Securing Large Capital
Nor’easter tests hard-pressed hospitals, weary medical personnel
WellPoint net rises in first results since Braly’s exit
UPMC’s market share on the increase
Congress subpoenas co-owner of MA pharmacy tied to meningitis outbreak
Big healthcare decisions loom for GA in election's wake
MA pharmacy board director fired, allegedly ignored complaint
Opinion: US healthcare, welcome to Italy
November 7, 2012
While Obama win clears healthcare reform hurdle, challenges remain
Physician Self-Referrals for Imaging Cost Medicare $109M in 2010
Top 10 Healthcare IT Hazards
What election means for healthcare access
NY hospitals shuttered after Sandy could be closed for weeks
Parkland Hospital narrows CEO search to four
National health information exchange: Why the delay?
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
EHRs push private practice docs out of business
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
Q&A: Kaiser Permanente's Next CEO Talks Strategy
Healthcare experts balance patient-reported data promise, problems
Freeman Health to pay $9.3 million for improperly compensating physicians
Humana sees improved 2012, plans $500M acquisition
Less experienced doctors could be out in cost 'profiling'
Chasing clues to detect outbreak
Angioplasty costs are higher at non-surgery hospitals
Free clinics try to fill needs of uninsured in NV
IL moves ahead on health insurance exchange
Facing brain surgery, a health economist finds healthcare market hard to navigate
November 5, 2012
Physician Pay Wars' Winners and Losers
Healthcare law on the ballot
Future of healthcare exchanges on the line
Mid-America Transplant Services moves into for-profit ventures
WPAHS' bad debt growing nationally
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
AHA sues US over unpaid Medicare
Physicians' PACs lay big money on 2012 races
Decisions not to evacuate hospitals raise questions
How the health law might be changed by the next president
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
What do top hospitals have in common? Not as much as you think
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
HIE is critical public utility in Sandy disaster
GAO: Doctors’ ’self-referrals’ cost Medicare more than $100M
Payment reform has best chance to improve quality, cut costs
Cleveland Clinic signs on to Cleveland medical mart
LSU Shreveport hospital loses trauma rating