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Brookhaven Memorial to Pay $2.92M to Resolve Fraud Allegations
RAND: Obama Reform Plan Would Insure 30 Million, Cost Less than Congress Plans
Eight Health Leaders Respond to Obama's Healthcare Summit
Three Reasons Health Summit Could Kickstart Reform (and 3 Barriers that Remain)
Uninsured Patients Flood Public Hospitals, Putting Them at Risk, Says Survey
At healthcare summit, Obama tells Republicans he is eager to move ahead
More talk, no deal at health summit
A hospital in Harlem is studying its future
Immigrants sue Massachusetts over exclusion from healthcare
Chicago-based Lillibridge developing three Florida hospital projects
Uniting Democrats is challenge at health forum
February 25, 2010
Healthcare Summit Dilemma: How Do You Lower Health Costs?
Watching Practitioner Placement Trends Can Help Your Hospital
New Survey Terminology Cropping up in Joint Commission Visits
Healthcare Summit: Road to Bipartisanship or Political Theater?
Democrats looking beyond healthcare summit to final talks within party
Obama readies a fallback healthcare proposal
WellPoint executive defends premiums
DeParle and Sebelius: The GOP ideas Obama used
Imaging firm sues Sutter Health for $1 million in fees dispute
Nashville Medical Trade Center to start looking for tenants
Massachusetts doctors group to focus on one hospital
Radiation errors reported in Missouri
February 24, 2010
Emergency Physicians Raise Alarm on ED Financial Stress, Closures
Involve Physicians in Your Hospital's Disaster Plans
Four Ways Obama Would Fund Health Reform Plan
Hospital Leaders Give Strategies to Remove ED Bottlenecks
Health bill faces hurdles in House
Republicans plan to stress private-sector alternatives to the president's plan
On eve of health meeting, big questions still linger
GOP expects little from Obama's health forum
Anthem Blue Cross plans to go ahead with rate hikes in California
Countdown to reform: Plumbing the meaning of the healthcare summit
Dallas surgical hospital to expand with new facility next door
Democrats on track to revive healthcare overhaul
Cuts possible, New England Baptist Hospital chief warns
February 23, 2010
Disease Education Program Leads to More Revenue for Hospital
Five Health Leaders Respond to Obama Proposal
Sepsis, Pneumonia Caused by HAIs Killed 48,000 Patients in One Year, Study Says
Four Provisions Not Part of Obama's Reform Plan
Obama renews health push
Obama's health bill plan largely follows Senate version
Obama stays on offense with healthcare proposal
iPhone app tells wait time in ER at the Hospital of Central Connecticut
Massachusetts groups press Congress on healthcare overhaul
Study: Half of infection deaths linked directly to hospital care
February 22, 2010
Obama Leaves Public Option Out of Reform Plan
Obama Reform Plan Targets Insurer Rate Increases
Federal Leaders Can Learn From States' Health Reform, Say Governors
Federal Committee Recommends Changes to EHR Meaningful Use Rule
Obama proposal targets insurance-rate increases
Obama summit raises stakes in healthcare roulette
New York City's public hospitals fear huge loss in subsidies
States look beyond Washington on health
HCA's joint venture agrees to buy cardiac care hospital in Texas
A cautionary tale in healthcare reform
GOP senators will not boycott Obama's healthcare summit, leader says
Massachusetts General Hospital death spurs review of patient monitors
February 19, 2010
White House Provides $4.3B to Help States with Drug Costs
Sebelius Blasts Insurance Rates, But Insurers Fire Right Back
HITECH Survey: Providers Remain Concerned About HIPAA Breach Notifications
Obama to offer health bill to ease impasse as bipartisan meeting approaches
HHS secretary decries higher rates for health insurance
Medicaid enrollment rises nationwide, analysis finds
States consider Medicaid cuts as use grows
HCA's 4Q net income down
Healthcare reform limbo sets stage for wave of hospital mergers
Obama to get specific on healthcare legislation
Kaiser reverses decision to end after-hours urgent-care services at MD facility
February 18, 2010
Patient-Friendly ER Lobby Designed to Reduce Stress
Medical Practice Leaders Frustrated About Medicare's PQRI Data Requirements
Rural Areas Are Less Healthy Than Suburbs, Says Report
Physicians Play Key Role in New Joint Venture Hospital
Report cited by Obama on hospitals is criticized
Health provider reps hammer Georgia's proposed hospital tax
Key MN Republican joins call for General Assistance Medical Care fix
CEO Holm to leave Dade City, FL-based Regional Medical Center
HHS warns of double-digit spike in health premiums
Michigan high court split 4-3 on new malpractice rule
February 17, 2010
Moody's: Nonprofit Healthcare Downgrades Continue to Outpace Upgrades
Reform Would Increase Healthcare Spending, But Millions More Would Have Insurance, Says RAND
No Longer Waiting for Feds, States Jumpstart Health Reform
Study Shows Need for Improved Hospital Selection for Minorities
White House hints of new health bill
NC Hospital's ED Locked Down After Shooting
Georgia governor's hospital tax strongly opposed
UT Southwestern in Dallas starts planning a new hospital
Health groups hiked political giving in 2009
February 16, 2010
Not Just RACs: Providers Must Prepare for MICs Too
Top HIPAA Lessons for Hospital Leaders
Are Hospitalist Physician Assistants the Answer to Shortages?
What Meaningful Use Means For You Now
In California, exhibit A in debate on insurance
Proposed bill would make medical mishaps by CT hospitals public
Michigan develops plan to help places hurting for doctors
Report: California hospitals paid $1.6B for physician on-call services in 2008
Individual mandate: A sticking point in the healthcare debate
Mass. General Hospital plans museum to showcase its story
February 15, 2010
Joint Commission Postpones Field Review of Revised Medication Reconciliation
HIPAA Questions to Ask as HITECH Date Nears
Providers Push Back on Plan to Extend Medicaid Managed Care
GOP Bashes Health Reform Summit
White House formally invites Republicans to healthcare summit
Risky caregivers not in federal database for hospitals
Spending on the insured rises in Massachusetts
St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan lays off 300
MA-based Partners HealthCare's investment gains make drop in operating income bearable
February 12, 2010
White House Earmarks Nearly $1B for Healthcare IT, Future Jobs
Breach Prevention is Critical as HIPAA Compliance Worlds Collide
Nursing Associations Applaud Verdict in Texas Whistleblower Case
Hospitals Focus on Training Staff Members, Engaging Patients About Safety Issues
New Jersey Launches Web Portal to Reduce Health Plan Paperwork
Costs on rise, Massachusetts nurses protest staffing changes
Obama administration makes grants for health IT
UConn officials urge $342 million for Dempsey Hospital
Tennessee's CoverKids insurance program reopens to new enrollees
New payment models redefine health system performance
February 11, 2010
Quality Systems Inc. Acquires Opus Healthcare Solutions
Quick Healthcare Fixes Tucked Into Jobs Legislation
New Jersey added to trial program to streamline health insurance paperwork
Texas healthcare providers could see Medicaid fees reduced
Sacramento-based Sutter Health cuts ties with longtime radiology partner
In China, shift to privatized healthcare brings long lines and frustration
February 10, 2010
Joint Commission Issues Interim Staffing Effectiveness Standards
Patients Stealing $52M Worth of Items from Hospitals, Says Survey
Long-term care hospitals face little scrutiny
Obama, GOP seek accord
Fort Lauderdale-based Holy Cross Hospital partners with Mass General
February 9, 2010
CT Hospital was Prepared for Power Plant Explosion
Millions of H1N1 Doses Will Expire on Feb. 15
Adventist, Howard Foundation Building New Hospital
Top House Republicans throw cold water on healthcare summit
On health bill, GOP's road is a new map
Bills stalled, hospitals fear rising unpaid care
Leverage sought in health summit
Study: Health costs higher where hospital competition is lower
Tennessee hospitals push for tax to offset cuts to TennCare
February 8, 2010
Three Tips to Help Ensure Effective EHR Implementation
10 Ways to Improve Handoffs in Your Hospital
HIPAA Harm Threshold Works, Say Providers
Obama Hopes to Recharge Health Reform with Public Meeting
Obama invites Republicans to summit on healthcare
Democrats ask, can healthcare bill be saved?
Hospitals may ask TN to tax them
New York governor gives St. Vincent's Hospital another loan
States look to forestall hypothetical health insurance mandate
Number of Minnesotans uninsured jumps by 100,000
Texas nurse to stand trial for reporting doctor
February 5, 2010
Obama's Budget Would Hurt Healthcare Charitable Giving, Says Group
President Obama maps a way forward for a health overhaul
Illinois top court strikes down medical malpractice caps
Hospital network withdraws proposal to take over St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan
February 4, 2010
OCR Leader: No HIPAA Enforcement Schedule Yet
Obama's Budget: More Money, New Name for Comparative Effectiveness Research
Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down Malpractice Award Limits
Bankruptcy Judge OKs St. Mary's Hospital's Reorganization Plan
Obama suggests Republicans could have a role in healthcare bill
Sebelius cannot guarantee openness in health reform talks
Stakes high for California in healthcare reform
TennCare cuts threaten Nashville General hospital
St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan gets loans for a four-week reprieve
February 3, 2010
Tips to Improve Patient and Family Education
Stumping for jobs plan, Obama pushes health bill
Democrats change healthcare tack
Study: Two hospitals at Dallas-based Methodist Health System have high ICU infection rates
Emergency center coming to Yorkville, IL
U.S. expands medical care for Haitians
The decline of St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan
February 2, 2010
Obama's Proposed Budget is a Mixed Bag for Rural Health
Experts Concerned Employee Smoking Bans Will Lead to Intrusions
New Issues Highlight Need for RAC Strategy
Hospitals Treating Haitian Earthquake Survivors Will Receive Higher Payments Than Medicare
Obama Supports Parts of GOP Congressman's Health Reform Plan
States restart healthcare push
Top Hospitals are Improving Faster, Says HealthGrades Study
Virginia Senate bills say no to requiring health insurance
U.S. will reimburse hospitals that treat Haitians
North Vernon, IN, hospital buys bankrupt hospital's assets
February 1, 2010
Katrina Settlement Leaves Questions About Disaster Prep for Hospitals
Obama's Proposed Budget: More Money for Health IT, Medicare, Medicaid, NIH
Meaningful Use Calls for Meaningful Risk Analysis
Healthcare Sector Leads Online Job Ads Bump in January
Surgeons Still Forgetting To Remove Objects from Patients
Democrats quietly working to resuscitate healthcare overhaul
After medical treatment for Haiti quake victims, who in U.S. pays the bill?
Judge denies request to keep Pennsylvania hospital open
Northwestern closes deal for Lake Forest (IL) Hospital
HCA owners' big payout: $1.75 billion