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HL20: Aurelia Boyer—Analyzing Data, Reducing Costs
13 Top Healthcare Buzzwords for 2013
Top 5 healthcare IT trends to look out for in 2013
NYU Langone reopens for surgery
Doctor, hospital relationship scrutinized in TX
Hospital bids bye-bye to Big Macs
December 27, 2012
No Increase in LOS After Ambulance Diversion Ban
Docs warned on 'divided loyalty'
Report: UTMC billed without doc identification
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
'The next big experiment' in healthcare reform in MA
Opinion: Healthcare system can do better with less
After long haul, cancer bill passes
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?
December 20, 2012
FDA, states discuss regulation of drug compounders
Medicare pays 4 times the average cost for back braces
Healthcare providers learn IT's value in patient care
Former NM hospital CFO pleads guilty to fraud
Without a safety net: Abandoning LA's uninsured
December 19, 2012
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
St. Luke's rolls out 'VIP' room
December 18, 2012
Parkland hospital failed to pay fine; now it may owe more
Opinion: 'Not one successful EHR system in whole world'
December 17, 2012
CA Healthcare crisis: not enough specialists for the poor
Healthcare reform exclusions raise concerns over funding for uninsured
Opinion: When the doc is not needed
December 14, 2012
A shift in how healthcare is paid for
Mayor: Chicago can't afford to keep free water flowing to hospitals
Medicare, Hospitals at Odds Over Payment for Sicker Patients
Hospital alarms fail to prevent injury, study finds
Houston doc convicted in Medicare scheme
December 13, 2012
IHI calls for changes to make health law succeed
Medical Practice Costs Creep Higher
HL20: Bob Malizzo—Learning From a Nightmare
HL20: Douglas Dieterich, MD—Winning a Grudge Match With Hepatitis C
HL20: Ginny Ehrlich, MPH, D.Ed—Lessons on Childhood Obesity, for Kids and Adults
HL20: Hiep T. Nguyen, MD—The Robotic Surgery Jedi
HL20: Michael Graves—Patient Experience From the Patient's Experience
December 12, 2012
DLP Strategies for Securing Healthcare Data
Higher Readmission Penalties Linked to Low HCAHPS Scores
Feds probe brain operations at CA hospital
OH hospital to resume kidney transplants
Indiana HIE lets public see quality metrics
Q&A: One Medical CMO on membership-model medicine
December 11, 2012
NH hospital hepatitis problems, fixes detailed
Times investigation: Dying for relief
As docs grow older, hospitals begin requiring proof they're still fit
December 10, 2012
Q&A: Don Berwick Reflects on Healthcare Reform, Part II
Cedars-Sinai says heart surgeon infected patients
Feds blast UC Davis Medical Center over experimental surgeries
Doctor gets 20 years in MS cancer center fraud
Critics wary of UT medical school Catholic teaching hospital
December 7, 2012
Patient data breaches: future looks grim
RI union sues to stop flu-shot mandate
Opinion: Self-injectable drugs could lower healthcare costs
December 6, 2012
Interest groups push to fill margins of health coverage
Hospital bed alarms don't deliver results
Changes to CA children's healthcare won't be delayed
Healthcare expert lauds ME's management of frequent hospital users
December 5, 2012
MD medical center mulls cancelling surgeries due to drug shortage
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
GAO report reveals biggest violators of healthcare fraud
Patient Safety Programs Pay Off for Healthcare Workers
Med tech in hepatitis C case pleads not guilty
For second opinion, consult a computer?
December 3, 2012
HMA denies '60 Minutes' allegations of quotas, fraud
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