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Berwick Announces CMS Final VBP Rules
CHS Board Shakeup Sought by Shareholders
Could ACOs Reinforce Disparities Among Patient Populations?
CMS Reports on RAC Improper Payments
ED Docs Sound Alarm on Overcrowding
April 28, 2011
Alexian, Ascension Sign Letter of Intent
Checklist Assesses Hospital Social Media Policies
Physician Groups Update E-Prescribing Guidelines
Low Health Literacy Linked to Mortality in CHF Patients
CHS Defends Medicare Admissions Practices
April 27, 2011
Miami Medicare Scammers Sentenced
Despite ACA, Out-of-Pocket Medical Costs Lurk
FDA Urged to Ban Medical Use of Latex Gloves
IOM Calls for National Quality Measures for Pediatric Healthcare
April 26, 2011
Cardinal Health to Pay $8M to Resolve 'Upfront Discount' Allegations
CHS Says Government Consolidating Probes
April 25, 2011
3 in 4 Employers to Increase Health Plan Deductibles or Copays
ACP Calls for National Strategy on Healthcare for Immigrants
Tenet Board Rejects CHS Cash Offer
April 22, 2011
HMA Takes Controlling Interest in Physician-owned MS Hospital
U.S. Healthcare Costs Climb 6.19% Over 12 Months
ED Management Strategies Linked to Revenue Recovery
Physician Quality Incentive Payments On the Rise
MGMA: Physicians Taking On-call Compensation in Growing Numbers
April 21, 2011
Drugstore Hand Sanitizers Don't Kill MRSA, Warns FDA
AMGA: Internal, Family Medicine Top Hiring Priorities
Healthcare Reform Pits Physicians Against Hospitals
CMS Proposes IPPS Changes for 2012 and Beyond
FTC, GA Challenge 'Anticompetitive' Phoebe/Palmyra Acquisition
April 20, 2011
CHS Asks Federal Judge to Toss Tenet Suit
Hospital Hosts On-Site Legal Aid Services
CMS Improperly Paid $38M for ED Outpatient Imaging, OIG Says
Value-Based Payment Rules May Be Bound for ASCs
April 19, 2011
CVS to Pay $17.5M to Settle Medicaid Billing Case
Hospitals That Take Plastic Must Comply with PCI
HDHPs Pose No Additional Risk to Medically Vulnerable
CHIME Weighs In on ONC Federal HIT Strategic Plan
April 18, 2011
CHS, Subject of HHS Probe, Ups Tenet Cash Offer
Florida Doctor Convicted in $23M Medicare Fraud Scheme
Shorter Hospital Stays for Uninsured Patients Compared to Insured
April 15, 2011
Drug Shortages Raise Costs, Put Patients at Risk
WakeMed Announces $62M Women's Hospital
CA Joins Whistleblower Suit Against Sutter Health
ED Safety Initiative Scrutinizes Quality of Care
Obama Deficit Reduction Plan Prompts Call for Repeal of IPAB
April 14, 2011
HealthGrades Names Tops Cities for ED Care
CHIME: CIOs' Hopes Sag for EHR Early Funding
AMA Identifies 'Most Burdensome' Federal Regs
White House Deficit Reduction Proposal Targets Medicare
April 13, 2011
Hospitalist Firms Cogent, HMG to Merge
Healthcare Fundraising Shows Signs of Life
HHS Unveils $1B Program to Reduce Medical Errors
Dartmouth Atlas: Costs Rise for Medicare Patients at End of Life
April 12, 2011
7 Ways Hospitals Can Trim Costs
Health Plan Performance Standards Open for Comment
AHA Board Chair Bluford Inducted
Tenet Claims CHS Overbilled Medicare $377M
April 11, 2011
2 FL Medical Office Workers Face Fraud Charges
April 8, 2011
HHS: Federal Shutdown Would Halt OCR Rulemaking, Enforcement
ONC Names Mostashari National Coordinator for HIT
Roundup: ACO Proposed Rules Fuel Uncertainty
AmSurg to Buy National Surgical Care for $173.5M
ACOs Offer Opportunities for Physician Executives
April 7, 2011
Adverse Events in Hospitals Largely Undetected
Wright Memorial Readies $30M MO Hospital
Texas Practice Finds Success with Capitation
Health Care Innovation Zones: An ACO for AMCs?
April 6, 2011
RACs Intro 'Semi-Automated' Claims Reviews
Infection Prevention Pilot Slashes CLABSI by 35%
'Unreasonable' Rate Increase Rule Proposal Scrutinized
13 Hot ACO Buzzwords All Providers Should Know
April 5, 2011
Health Net Breach Grabs Top Spot on OCR List
HealthSouth to Build $21M Rehab Hospital in Ocala
Rex Healthcare to Pay $1.9M to Settle Fraud Claims
Feds Rev HAI Prevention Guidelines
ACO Proposed Rules Spotlight Physician-Hospital Alignment
April 4, 2011
How ICU Efforts Could Double Some Transplant Rates
Hospitals Added Nearly 20K Jobs in Q1
ACO Rules Receive Guarded, Mixed Reviews
All Children's Hospital Joins Johns Hopkins Medicine
April 1, 2011
AHRQ Reports Declines in Diabetes Care
Early Removal of Pediatric Catheters Key to Infection Prevention
HDHPs Associated With 14% Decline in Health Spending
FTC, DOJ Open ACO Antitrust Guidelines to Public Comment