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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
Self-insured health plans on the rise for private-sector employers
NJ to hold hearings on elective angioplasties
Tech workers see opportunity as healthcare law kicks in
November 28, 2012
Leapfrog's New Safety Report Card Alarms Hospitals
Advocates push to save medical research funds from cuts
NJ docs turn to med schools to close family-practice gap
Banner pushes ahead with Fort Collins medical campus
Heritage Valley Health System conducting needs assessment survey
New clinics fill a niche for routine healthcare
November 27, 2012
ER concierge services at hospitals boost bottom lines
Healthcare system to benefit from recent HIE progress
November 26, 2012
Healthcare reform: Clock ticking on states to set up exchanges or bow to feds
CO health insurance exchange expects nearly 1M customers
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
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
Children's Hospital tries 'crowdfunding'
November 20, 2012
New Approaches for Neuro Care Service Lines
Healthcare Cost Growth Slows but Easily Outpaces Inflation
Fallin rejects healthcare exchange in OK
Hospital Medicare cash lures docs as costs increase
ACOs struggle with health IT infrastructure
Hospital chain deal is among Nashville's biggest
Rutgers boards approve merger with UMDNJ
November 19, 2012
3 Hospitals First to Receive Comprehensive Stroke Designation
M&A Roundup: KentuckyOne Health forms $1.4B JOA
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?
Providers push back on Medicaid inquiries
US docs most negative on healthcare system
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
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
MetroHealth Medical Center names new CEO
Utah lawmaker pitches health privacy bill
November 14, 2012
Clinton says his foundation to tackle health gaps
State HIX Options 'Ironic from Both Sides'
KU Hospital revenue jumps to more than $1B
Boston Medical Center quietly transfers ownership in infectious-disease lab
FL hospitals adding hyperbaric chambers
November 13, 2012
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
Hospitals use patient data to target ads
Do prestigious residencies mean better doctors?
November 12, 2012
Why Red State Govs May Embrace Medicaid Expansion
As risk grew, hospitals turned a blind eye
Non-emergency ER patients to pay at GA medical center
$50M sale of Physician Associates signals major shift in Orlando healthcare
Hospital changes policy regarding prisoners
November 9, 2012
NYC’s ongoing blackout: hospitals in lower Manhattan
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
Healthcare Funding Options for Securing Large Capital
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
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
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
Value of health insurance tough sell to some uninsured
November 6, 2012
Q&A: Kaiser Permanente's Next CEO Talks Strategy
Humana sees improved 2012, plans $500M acquisition
Less experienced doctors could be out in cost 'profiling'
Angioplasty costs are higher at non-surgery hospitals
Free clinics try to fill needs of uninsured in NV
Facing brain surgery, a health economist finds healthcare market hard to navigate
IBM’s Watson hits medical school
November 5, 2012
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'
Doctor seeks primary care solutions in downtown Las Vegas
November 2, 2012
At Bellevue, a desperate fight to ensure patients' safety
Physicians' PACs lay big money on 2012 races
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
November 1, 2012
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
GAO: Doctors’ ’self-referrals’ cost Medicare more than $100M
Physicians swap traditional practices for new models
Cleveland Clinic signs on to Cleveland medical mart
LSU Shreveport hospital loses trauma rating