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NYU Langone reopens for surgery
Obamacare could double healthcare premiums: Aetna CEO
Bellevue Hospital ER reopens to patients with non-critical injuries
Health Net terminates 6 Tenet Hospital contracts
Doctor, hospital relationship scrutinized in TX
December 27, 2012
Docs warned on 'divided loyalty'
NYU, other med schools offer shorter training, for less tuition
Hospital exec base pay tops $1M
Women profs who sued NJ med school call for pay vigilance
ID theft found at LSU hospitals
Duke Health restricting hospital visits
LSU looking into check fraud scheme
December 26, 2012
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
Opinion: Healthcare system can do better with less
After long haul, cancer bill passes
IL gov. welcomes health insurance 'co-op'
FL cities push for city-owned healthcare clinics
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?
Darden missteps, 'Obamacare' flap dent Olive Garden owner's profit
Infirmary Health sells emergency med practice to outsourcer
Brandon high school program builds future healthcare professionals
December 20, 2012
WakeMed admits to false Medicare billing in $8M settlement
St. Peter officials accuse Mayo of deliberately limiting patients' right to choose
Westchester, Sound Shore, Mount Vernon hospitals seek consolidation
Former NM hospital CFO pleads guilty to fraud
December 19, 2012
Obama's new fiscal cliff offer would repeal the 'doc-fix'
Hospital systems to form their own insurance company
Doc under investigation, patients want records kept private
Ex-NH hospital worker's lawyer: Fall trial likely
December 18, 2012
Healthcare Workers Don't Always Practice What They Preach
Obamacare: 'It's a massive, nine-month sprint'
Parkland hospital failed to pay fine; now it may owe more
Can HMA make good on promises to Bayfront and St. Pete?
AR hospital layoffs blamed on healthcare reform
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
December 17, 2012
Baylor Health Care System, Scott & White to Merge
As docs flock to hospitals, bills spike for patients
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
LSU hospitals privatization plans approved
Quiet doc, lavish insider: A parallel life
Domino's founder sues feds over healthcare law
December 14, 2012
Only 15 states to operate own health exchanges
Healthcare costs rise faster than wages
Healthcare's Senior Leadership Pay Continues to Rise
Jackson Health chair: UM relationship caused 'irreparable harm'
Houston doc convicted in Medicare scheme
Opinion: To cut healthcare costs, pay docs less
December 13, 2012
Medicare silver bullets: What's the best way to control costs?
Mercy Hospital: Potential buyer wasn't misled
Hospitals outsource more revenue cycle operations
Sick girl who left Phoenix hospital appears safe
HL20: Lori Swanson—Taking a Stand on Bill Collection Efforts
HL20: Nancy M. Schlichting—Leadership for the Organization and the Community
December 12, 2012
DLP Strategies for Securing Healthcare Data
Higher Readmission Penalties Linked to Low HCAHPS Scores
LifeCare files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection
Kaiser staffers protest layoffs of 530 workers
Feds probe brain operations at CA hospital
OH hospital to resume kidney transplants
Indiana HIE lets public see quality metrics
MedStar closes purchase of Southern MD Hospital Center
December 11, 2012
Healthcare Exec Compensation Models Play Catch-up
NH hospital hepatitis problems, fixes detailed
Private hospital operators to lease LSU hospitals
Times investigation: Dying for relief
Steward says it 'unilaterally withdrew' from talks to buy ME hospital
Strategy for Medicaid cuts: Jindal aides used personal emails to circumvent records requests
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
Feds blast UC Davis Medical Center over experimental surgeries
Doctor gets 20 years in MS cancer center fraud
Healthcare creates MN jobs boom
Critics wary of UT medical school Catholic teaching hospital
Nursing student suspended over medical scrubs
December 7, 2012
UT System to consolidate medical centers
HMA hospital group hit again
Vote delayed on oversight of UMC
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
Cleveland Clinic CEO shares his vision for the future of healthcare
January layoffs delayed at LSU hospitals
Hospital blames Obamacare over layoffs
December 5, 2012
Insurers change their tune on Obamacare
UnitedHealth looks at docs' pay for medical savings
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
December 4, 2012
GAO report reveals biggest violators of healthcare fraud
How Leaders Evaluate Leaders
Patient Safety Programs Pay Off for Healthcare Workers
Healthcare sector tops list of most trusted professions
FL lawmakers grapple with healthcare reform
Med tech in hepatitis C case pleads not guilty
December 3, 2012
HMA denies '60 Minutes' allegations of quotas, fraud
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