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HL20: Aurelia Boyer—Analyzing Data, Reducing Costs
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
Health Net terminates 6 Tenet Hospital contracts
Doctor, hospital relationship scrutinized in TX
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
NYU, other med schools offer shorter training, for less tuition
Hospital exec base pay tops $1M
ID theft found at LSU hospitals
Duke Health restricting hospital visits
LSU looking into check fraud scheme
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
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
Next challenge for the health law: Getting the public to buy in
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
Infirmary Health sells emergency med practice to outsourcer
Brandon high school program builds future healthcare professionals
December 20, 2012
CA Hospital Margins on the Rise
SGR Dangles Over Fiscal Cliff
FDA, states discuss regulation of drug compounders
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
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
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
Encryption shortfalls plague healthcare industry
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
St. Luke's rolls out 'VIP' room
December 18, 2012
Healthcare Workers Don't Always Practice What They Preach
M&A Strategies for Small Hospitals
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
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
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
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
Opinion: To cut healthcare costs, pay docs less
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: Ginny Ehrlich, MPH, D.Ed—Lessons on Childhood Obesity, for Kids and Adults
HL20: Lori Swanson—Taking a Stand on Bill Collection Efforts
HL20: Nancy M. Schlichting—Leadership for the Organization and the Community
HL20: Richard Merkin, MD—Competing to Convert Care Dollars Into Cure Dollars
HL20: John E. Wennberg, MD—Variations in Care and the Constant Search for a Better Way
HL20: Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD—Leading the Dialogue on Cultural Change and Collaboration
HL20: Supreme Court—Court's Decision Reduces Uncertainty, Somewhat
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
Kaiser staffers protest layoffs of 530 workers
Health centers find opportunity in brownfields
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
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
Surprise: New insurance fee in health overhaul law
NH hospital hepatitis problems, fixes detailed
Private hospital operators to lease LSU hospitals
Times investigation: Dying for relief
Judge: Shands Jacksonville's expansion plan should be rejected
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?
Despite success, demand low for hand transplants
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
New taxes to take effect to fund healthcare law
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
Old VA clinic may be kept open, on pricey land
Healthcare creates MN jobs boom
Critics wary of UT medical school Catholic teaching hospital
Nursing student suspended over medical scrubs
December 7, 2012
CBO: No sign Congress meant to limit health exchange subsidy
NJ gov vetoes state-run health exchange
UT System to consolidate medical centers
Clinical Technology Under C-Suite Scrutiny
HMA hospital group hit again
'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
Opinion: Self-injectable drugs could lower healthcare costs
December 6, 2012
Opinion: Healthcare savings without Medicare cuts
Malpractice Claims Drop 39% Under Perinatal Safety Initiative
IRS finalizes new tax for medical devices in healthcare law
Cleveland Clinic CEO shares his vision for the future of healthcare
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
Parkland Preps for CMS Reassessment
Healthcare Reform Revs Compensation in the C-Suite
UNC to train special forces vets as physician assistants
NC hospitals warn employees to get flu shot or get fired
December 4, 2012
HMA feels fallout from '60 Minutes' story
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
Health insurers learn how to woo
With some hospitals closed after hurricane, ERs at others overflow
FL lawmakers grapple with healthcare reform
Med tech in hepatitis C case pleads not guilty
Q&A: Wheaton Healthcare CEO on navigating through changes
December 3, 2012
HMA denies '60 Minutes' allegations of quotas, fraud
State lawmakers gird for battle over Medicaid expansion
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
34 Ways to Stop Colorectal Surgery Infections
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