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Top 5 healthcare IT trends to look out for in 2013
NYU Langone reopens for surgery
Obamacare could double healthcare premiums: Aetna CEO
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
NYU, other med schools offer shorter training, for less tuition
ID theft found at LSU hospitals
Duke Health restricting hospital visits
LSU looking into check fraud scheme
December 26, 2012
Slideshow: 2012 HealthLeaders 20
Analysis: LSU getting out of the hospital business
IL gov. welcomes health insurance 'co-op'
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
Where have all the primary care docs gone?
Next challenge for the health law: Getting the public to buy in
FL agency says healthcare to cost billions more
Darden missteps, 'Obamacare' flap dent Olive Garden owner's profit
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
ME hospitals push to get $484M in overdue MaineCare payments
St. Peter officials accuse Mayo of deliberately limiting patients' right to choose
Westchester, Sound Shore, Mount Vernon hospitals seek consolidation
December 19, 2012
How $7.7B Baylor, Scott & White Deal Might Affect Healthcare Costs
Aetna CEO Bertolini: Get ready for 'rate shock'
Hospital systems to form their own insurance company
MD health reform council adjusts insurance plan model
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
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?
Empty beds may signal too many hospitals
Opinion: 'Not one successful EHR system in whole world'
Can medical arts complexes give new life to shuttered hospitals?
December 17, 2012
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
Healthcare reform exclusions raise concerns over funding for uninsured
LSU hospitals privatization plans approved
Opinion: When the doc is not needed
December 14, 2012
A shift in how healthcare is paid for
Healthcare costs rise faster than wages
More than 3 in 10 put off medical care due to cost
December 13, 2012
53% of Consumers 'Oblivious' to Healthcare Costs
IHI calls for changes to make health law succeed
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
HL20: Gerilynn Sevenikar—Helping Patients Navigate the High Cost of Care
December 12, 2012
DLP Strategies for Securing Healthcare Data
LifeCare files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection
Insurers face jumbled market with health exchange rules
Health centers find opportunity in brownfields
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
HHS Details Limits to Medicaid Expansion
NH hospital hepatitis problems, fixes detailed
How much compensation is too much compensation?
Despite success, demand low for hand transplants
December 10, 2012
Q&A: Don Berwick Reflects on Healthcare Reform, Part II
New taxes to take effect to fund healthcare law
Insurers join former adversaries to publicize overhaul of health law
Feds blast UC Davis Medical Center over experimental surgeries
Old VA clinic may be kept open, on pricey land
Healthcare creates MN jobs boom
Critics wary of UT medical school Catholic teaching hospital
December 7, 2012
UT System to consolidate medical centers
Clinical Technology Under C-Suite Scrutiny
HMA hospital group hit again
Opinion: Self-injectable drugs could lower healthcare costs
December 6, 2012
Healthcare expert lauds ME's management of frequent hospital users
December 5, 2012
MD medical center mulls cancelling surgeries due to drug shortage
Medical school students shun primary care as demand rises
Doc still keeps it ’old school’ in modern world
December 4, 2012
HMA feels fallout from '60 Minutes' story
Healthcare sector tops list of most trusted professions
Health insurers learn how to woo
For second opinion, consult a computer?
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
Device containing patient information missing from UVa Medical Center
BCBS dominates NC health insurance markets