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13 Top Healthcare Buzzwords for 2013
Physician practices again prepare for uncertain reimbursements
Top 5 healthcare IT trends to look out for in 2013
NYU Langone reopens for surgery
Obamacare could double healthcare premiums: Aetna CEO
Bellevue Hospital ER reopens to patients with non-critical injuries
Healthcare execs worry about MU stage 2
Doctor, hospital relationship scrutinized in TX
Latrobe family doc bucks trend of mega-practices
Hospital bids bye-bye to Big Macs
December 27, 2012
No Increase in LOS After Ambulance Diversion Ban
CFO Outlook for 2013 Grim
Docs warned on 'divided loyalty'
Hospital stops billing Medicare for rare ailment
Report: UTMC billed without doc identification
Hospital exec base pay tops $1M
ID theft found at LSU hospitals
Duke Health restricting hospital visits
LSU looking into check fraud scheme
Rural infants spend less time in hospitals
December 26, 2012
Anesthesiology Focus for Operating Room Efficiency
Slideshow: 2012 HealthLeaders 20
Healthcare sector vulnerable to hackers
Analysis: LSU getting out of the hospital business
Healthcare tax hikes for 2013 may be just a start
'The next big experiment' in healthcare reform in MA
Opinion: Healthcare system can do better with less
IL gov. welcomes health insurance 'co-op'
FL cities push for city-owned healthcare clinics
Website helps consumers find GA health facilities
Patients rate docs at U of U Healthcare
December 21, 2012
Immediate Jeopardy Fines for 12 California Hospitals
80,000 Surgical 'Never Events' Charted Over 20 Years
Where have all the primary care docs gone?
FL agency says healthcare to cost billions more
Opinion: The unsung heroes changing healthcare forever
HHS approves healthcare exchanges in 3 states
Health costs on his mind
Report shows cost of healthcare varies widely in WI
Infirmary Health sells emergency med practice to outsourcer
December 20, 2012
CA Hospital Margins on the Rise
SGR Dangles Over Fiscal Cliff
ME hospitals push to get $484M in overdue MaineCare payments
WakeMed admits to false Medicare billing in $8M settlement
St. Peter officials accuse Mayo of deliberately limiting patients' right to choose
Medicare pays 4 times the average cost for back braces
Healthcare providers learn IT's value in patient care
Westchester, Sound Shore, Mount Vernon hospitals seek consolidation
Former NM hospital CFO pleads guilty to fraud
Without a safety net: Abandoning LA's uninsured
December 19, 2012
Obama's new fiscal cliff offer would repeal the 'doc-fix'
How $7.7B Baylor, Scott & White Deal Might Affect Healthcare Costs
Order Sets, Done Well
Hospitals fear they'll bear brunt of Medicare cuts
Aetna CEO Bertolini: Get ready for 'rate shock'
Hospital systems to form their own insurance company
MD health reform council adjusts insurance plan model
Study: Shorter hospital stays don't mean worse care
Doc under investigation, patients want records kept private
Ex-NH hospital worker's lawyer: Fall trial likely
A hospital invests in more than new buildings
December 18, 2012
M&A Strategies for Small Hospitals
Obamacare: 'It's a massive, nine-month sprint'
Can HMA make good on promises to Bayfront and St. Pete?
AR hospital layoffs blamed on healthcare reform
Empty beds may signal too many hospitals
Opinion: 'Not one successful EHR system in whole world'
Doctors' group calls for 'doc fix' in fiscal cliff bill
CA health plan may have overbilled Medicare $424M
ABQ Health Partners no longer treating patients in Lovelace hospitals
Can medical arts complexes give new life to shuttered hospitals?
December 17, 2012
States Lean on Feds for Health Insurance Exchanges
Baylor Health Care System, Scott & White to Merge
As docs flock to hospitals, bills spike for patients
Health insurers' market is jumbled
CA Healthcare crisis: not enough specialists for the poor
HMA plans continued push to expand, despite '60 Minutes' report
SF Bay Area nurses to strike day before Christmas
Healthcare reform exclusions raise concerns over funding for uninsured
LSU hospitals privatization plans approved
Quiet doc, lavish insider: A parallel life
Domino's founder sues feds over healthcare law
Opinion: When the doc is not needed
December 14, 2012
A shift in how healthcare is paid for
Only 15 states to operate own health exchanges
Healthcare costs rise faster than wages
Mayor: Chicago can't afford to keep free water flowing to hospitals
Healthcare's Senior Leadership Pay Continues to Rise
More than 3 in 10 put off medical care due to cost
Medicare, Hospitals at Odds Over Payment for Sicker Patients
Jackson Health chair: UM relationship caused 'irreparable harm'
Hospital alarms fail to prevent injury, study finds
December 13, 2012
53% of Consumers 'Oblivious' to Healthcare Costs
11 GOP governors want to talk healthcare with Obama
PA gov: state won't set up healthcare exchange
IHI calls for changes to make health law succeed
Medicare silver bullets: What's the best way to control costs?
Medical Practice Costs Creep Higher
OH announces coordinated Medicare, Medicaid plan initiative
Mercy Hospital: Potential buyer wasn't misled
Aetna to join 15 healthcare exchanges
Uninformed patients tend to have more invasive surgeries
Hospitals outsource more revenue cycle operations
Sick girl who left Phoenix hospital appears safe
HL20: Lori Swanson—Taking a Stand on Bill Collection Efforts
December 12, 2012
DLP Strategies for Securing Healthcare Data
Higher Readmission Penalties Linked to Low HCAHPS Scores
LifeCare files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection
UT Gov asks Obama to approve state's own healthcare exchange
Insurers face jumbled market with health exchange rules
Kaiser staffers protest layoffs of 530 workers
Health centers find opportunity in brownfields
OH hospital to resume kidney transplants
Indiana HIE lets public see quality metrics
MedStar closes purchase of Southern MD Hospital Center
Q&A: One Medical CMO on membership-model medicine
December 11, 2012
Healthcare Exec Compensation Models Play Catch-up
HHS Details Limits to Medicaid Expansion
Feds rule on healthcare law's Medicaid expansion
NH hospital hepatitis problems, fixes detailed
Private hospital operators to lease LSU hospitals
Judge: Shands Jacksonville's expansion plan should be rejected
Steward says it 'unilaterally withdrew' from talks to buy ME hospital
How much compensation is too much compensation?
As docs grow older, hospitals begin requiring proof they're still fit
December 10, 2012
M&A Roundup: Cincinnati Children's Signs Affiliation with TN Hospital
Q&A: Don Berwick Reflects on Healthcare Reform, Part II
Cedars-Sinai says heart surgeon infected patients
Insurers join former adversaries to publicize overhaul of health law
Healthy paychecks for PA's Lancaster General Health execs
Doctor gets 20 years in MS cancer center fraud
Old VA clinic may be kept open, on pricey land
Healthcare creates MN jobs boom
Nursing student suspended over medical scrubs
December 7, 2012
NJ gov vetoes state-run health exchange
UT System to consolidate medical centers
Clinical Technology Under C-Suite Scrutiny
'Moral objection' bill would allow healthcare providers to refuse service
Vote delayed on oversight of UMC
ED Waits Linked to Higher Costs, LOS
Patient data breaches: future looks grim
RI union sues to stop flu-shot mandate
Restaurant chains to cut workers' hours in response to health law
December 6, 2012
Malpractice Claims Drop 39% Under Perinatal Safety Initiative
Cleveland Clinic CEO shares his vision for the future of healthcare
Interest groups push to fill margins of health coverage
Hospital bed alarms don't deliver results
Fiscal Cliff Looming, Providers Move to Protect Funding
January layoffs delayed at LSU hospitals
Changes to CA children's healthcare won't be delayed
Healthcare expert lauds ME's management of frequent hospital users
Hospital blames Obamacare over layoffs
December 5, 2012
Insurers change their tune on Obamacare
OK Healthcare Act suit's dismissal sought by US
Electronic health records breed digital discontent for some docs
UnitedHealth looks at docs' pay for medical savings
MD medical center mulls cancelling surgeries due to drug shortage
Most internists don't plan to stay in primary care
Healthcare Reform Revs Compensation in the C-Suite
Medical school students shun primary care as demand rises
UNC to train special forces vets as physician assistants
NC hospitals warn employees to get flu shot or get fired
Doc still keeps it ’old school’ in modern world
December 4, 2012
GAO report reveals biggest violators of healthcare fraud
Healthcare law will have CA legislature scrambling
How Leaders Evaluate Leaders
Patient Safety Programs Pay Off for Healthcare Workers
Healthcare sector tops list of most trusted professions
With some hospitals closed after hurricane, ERs at others overflow
FL lawmakers grapple with healthcare reform
Q&A: Wheaton Healthcare CEO on navigating through changes
December 3, 2012
HMA denies '60 Minutes' allegations of quotas, fraud
America's stunningly overpriced healthcare system in 2 charts
Insurance surcharges will fund most online exchanges created under health law
DMC now stable but will face more tests
Leery of a merger, hospital plans to declare bankruptcy
Blame Season in the Healthcare Sector
FL appeals court ruling disappoints HCA trauma centers
Device containing patient information missing from UVa Medical Center
MA nurses angered by policy requiring masks for those who decline flu shot
BCBS dominates NC health insurance markets