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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
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'
Report: UTMC billed without doc identification
NYU, other med schools offer shorter training, for less tuition
Women profs who sued NJ med school call for pay vigilance
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
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
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?
Opinion: The unsung heroes changing healthcare forever
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
WakeMed admits to false Medicare billing in $8M settlement
St. Peter officials accuse Mayo of deliberately limiting patients' right to choose
Healthcare providers learn IT's value in patient care
Westchester, Sound Shore, Mount Vernon hospitals seek consolidation
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
Aetna CEO Bertolini: Get ready for 'rate shock'
Encryption shortfalls plague healthcare industry
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
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'
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
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
CA Healthcare crisis: not enough specialists for the poor
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
Opinion: When the doc is not needed
December 14, 2012
A shift in how healthcare is paid for
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
Hospital alarms fail to prevent injury, study finds
Tackling the problem of medical student debt
Houston doc convicted in Medicare scheme
Opinion: To cut healthcare costs, pay docs less
December 13, 2012
53% of Consumers 'Oblivious' to Healthcare Costs
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
Uninformed patients tend to have more invasive surgeries
Sick girl who left Phoenix hospital appears safe
HL20: Aaron Shirley, MD—Appreciating the Genius of the Community Health House
HL20: Ellen Beck, MD—Giving Life to Hope in the Desert of the Underserved
HL20: Douglas Dieterich, MD—Winning a Grudge Match With Hepatitis C
HL20: Hiep T. Nguyen, MD—The Robotic Surgery Jedi
HL20: Jim Withers, MD—Bringing Tender Care to the Mean Streets
HL20: Joseph Kvedar, MD—'Tech'-ing Better Care of Patients
HL20: Richard Merkin, MD—Competing to Convert Care Dollars Into Cure Dollars
December 12, 2012
Higher Readmission Penalties Linked to Low HCAHPS Scores
LifeCare files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection
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
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
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
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
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
RI union sues to stop flu-shot mandate
Opinion: Self-injectable drugs could lower healthcare costs
December 6, 2012
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
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
December 5, 2012
Insurers change their tune on Obamacare
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
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
HMA feels fallout from '60 Minutes' story
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
With some hospitals closed after hurricane, ERs at others overflow
Med tech in hepatitis C case pleads not guilty
Q&A: Wheaton Healthcare CEO on navigating through changes
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
34 Ways to Stop Colorectal Surgery Infections
FL appeals court ruling disappoints HCA trauma centers
MA nurses angered by policy requiring masks for those who decline flu shot
BCBS dominates NC health insurance markets