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Most Physician Spouses/Partners Are Happy
Better Blood Use, Better Outcomes
Talk of Medicare changes could open way to budget pact
Sequester threatens medical education and patient care
March 28, 2013
After an Adverse Event, Staff Needs Support
AHA Objects to New Patient Experience Surveys
MD officials outline huge changes to payment system for hospitals
Economic changes hurt the bottom line for rural GA hospitals
It's not exactly the Mayo Clinic
March 27, 2013
Lumbar Spine MRIs 'Frequently Inappropriate'
9 in 10 Health Plans Still Tied to FFS Model
Re-engineering healthcare
OIG: Doctor-owned device suppliers inherently suspect
Minnesota AG to investigate Sanford's proposed takeover of Fairview
March 26, 2013
Not-for-Profit Hospitals Tighten Oversight as Revenues Fall
Medical Error Risk Rises Under Shorter Medical Intern Shifts
Nurses can practice without supervision in many states
'Foreign matter' in vials prompts compounding pharmacy's drug recall
March 25, 2013
IOM: Geographic Value Index Won't Fix Variation
Hospitals Rethink the Service Line
Health poll reveals where people go for care
Universal Health Care's woes raise question for policyholders
State budget leaves troubled NY hospital still looking for help
PA hospital concierge offers patients unlimited service
March 22, 2013
Less Than 1% of Health Plan Premiums Spent on Quality
10 Technologies Hospital Leaders Should be Watching
The face of future healthcare
Nurse-owned practices, clinics trying to get a foothold in TX
March 21, 2013
EHRs Rush in Where Doctors Fear to Tread
Cutting Anesthesia Costs Starts with a Battle
NC nurse anesthetists battle bill to put doctor supervision requirements into law
Will Obamacare math add up in AR?
March 20, 2013
Berwick: Quest Program Results 'A Breakthrough'
AHIP: Hospital Inpatient Pricing Up Sharply
Whistle-blowers allege wrongdoing at VA center
FTC steps up fight of Albany hospital merger
Group medical appointments may help ease physician shortage
March 19, 2013
Proposed Changes to Part B Inpatient Billing Open for Comment
The Cardio Service Line, Rebooted
A pattern of problems at a hospital for veterans
Memorial Hospital retirees in pension fight
March 18, 2013
New HIPAA rules pose challenges for healthcare industry
When States Reject Medicaid Expansion, Providers, Businesses Will Pay
CMS Unveils Hospital Violations Database
How 'profitable' are ME hospitals? It depends
Hospital ratings are in the eye of the beholder
March 15, 2013
CMS Changes Course on Rebilling RAC-Denied Claims
Medicare revises readmissions penalties, again
Hospital admissions continue to decline
March 14, 2013
Readmissions Prevention Begins at Admission
Who Wins in Cleveland Clinic, CHS Alliance?
In latest filings, Highmark optimistic about WPAHS future
FTC sues over physician group acquisition in Idaho
Lawsuit over how workers are paid filed against hospital
March 13, 2013
ACHE Congress: Change and Caution Abundant
Hospitals Fight MedPAC Rate Plan
Diabetes Costs Hit $245B in 2012
March 12, 2013
Colonoscopy 'Potentially Inappropriate' for 30% of Seniors
Data-Driven Healthcare Comes with IT Hurdles
March 11, 2013
Bundled Payments Come to Cancer Care
Healthcare Hiring Strong Despite Looming Sequester Cuts
March 8, 2013
How One Hospital Zapped Infection Rates
Big data helps Kaiser close healthcare gaps
CA insurance commissioner chides Blue Shield over rates
March 7, 2013
CMS Posts ED Wait Times, Rankling Some Hospitals
CMS Extends Scrutiny Over Parkland Hospital
Moody's, S&P: For-Profit Hospitals' Outlook Stable
Hospitals want to delay a key Obamacare program
Behind a cancer-treatment firm's rosy survival claims
Healthy compromise aids SF hospitals
Construction that focuses on health of community
AR hospitals feel pinch of uncompensated care
Feds extend time frame for critical inspection of Parkland Memorial
March 6, 2013
Energy-Efficient Choices Preserve Hospital Margins
How Tablets are Influencing Healthcare
CDC warns hospitals about drug-resistant 'superbug'
Push for price transparency in healthcare
HIMSS: Hospitals making progress on MU
C-section rates vary tenfold at hospitals
Highmark's 'Community Blue' patients rejected by UPMC
MI nurses want minimum staffing levels
Hospitals crack down on tirades by angry docs
March 5, 2013
87% of Physicians Say Quantity of EHR Alerts 'Excessive'
Blood's Shelf Life May Be as Short as 3 Weeks
EHR a Money-Loser for Most Physicians
Cerner, McKesson lead alliance to let docs share data
GAO reports billions in overpayments to private Medicare plans
Expert: Hospitals' 'humongous monopoly' drives prices high
Healthcare spending is transferred out of ICU
Nurses spar with docs as 30 million insured seek care
Panel recommends overhauling US doc payments
How much should be spent beautifying hospitals?
March 4, 2013
Inside an ACO-Like Partnership
Painkiller-abuse proposal divides healthcare community
SGIM Calls for End to Fee-For-Service
Opinion: Shocked, shocked, over hospital bills
OH goal: Show costs at hospitals
EHRs underused for hospital infection reporting
Opinion: For MN health system, landmark legislation
March 1, 2013
30-Day Readmission Rates Fell in 2012
Providers Awaken to Day One of Sequestration
Some states will rate health plans on quality this fall
Legislation would let nurses practice independently from docs in NV
Regulators assert new power to seize assets of fraudulent healthcare pools
Texas Children's, Baylor to partner with Christus on new hospital
Mt. Sinai-continuum merger clears hurdle
KentuckyOne Health takes over University Hospital management
Children's could take over management of LSU hospital
Hospital readmissions for US Medicare patients decline