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Berwick Announces CMS Final VBP Rules
LA Sen. Vitter raps new LSU hospital plan
Beth Israel, Milton hospitals in deal
Billionaire physician-entrepreneur donates half of fortune to charity
Paul Manske dies, surgeon who could make a thumb for children
April 28, 2011
Medicare at heart of budget debate
Medical community works to trim hospital errors
Clues to why gastric bypass surgery cures Type 2 Diabetes
CA public hospital chief's retirement pay spotlights 'supplemental' pensions
7 employees donate kidneys at Loyola U. Medical Center
Alexian, Ascension Sign Letter of Intent
Checklist Assesses Hospital Social Media Policies
CHS Defends Medicare Admissions Practices
April 27, 2011
Univ. Wisconsin to punish docs who gave sick notes to protesters
MA insurers’ ambulance bill practice protested
Jindal's plan to sell LA health plan to private company draws attacks
Oklahoma Senate approves fee on hospital revenue
Dartmouth-Hitchcock to pay $2.2M in whistleblower suit
Despite ACA, Out-of-Pocket Medical Costs Lurk
Patient emits potentially harmful gas
CT scans of Egyptian mummy help VT solve crimes
April 26, 2011
A fight over how drugs are pitched
Hospital recruitment begins for lab interoperability project
Opinion: Better hand-washing through technology
April 25, 2011
Medicare treatment costs in Metro Detroit posted online
Family physician can't give away solo practice
Iowa hospices inspected only once every 20 years
CA orders fixes at 2 UCSD emergency rooms
Pediatricians seek better regulation of toxins
Infections top safety issues for Houston-area hospitals
Tenet Board Rejects CHS Cash Offer
April 22, 2011
Meet the CEO who rebuilt a crumbling California hospital
Huge hospital markups burden patients
Huntsmans donate $41M to U. cancer center
Medicare rules tighten screening for home healthcare services
AMA launches suite of health IT tools
April 21, 2011
NM, hospital may owe millions to feds
Healthcare Reform Pits Physicians Against Hospitals
FTC, GA Challenge 'Anticompetitive' Phoebe/Palmyra Acquisition
April 20, 2011
CHS Asks Federal Judge to Toss Tenet Suit
End-of-life care shifting from hospital to home
Texas Senate budget takes aim at hospitals
April 19, 2011
CVS to Pay $17.5M to Settle Medicaid Billing Case
A new line of attack on Alzheimer's
Rural surgeons to get community website
NJ pilot program helps head off problems, ER trips
April 15, 2011
Jackson CEO: We can't wait to fix problems
More do-it-yourself medical tests
CA Lap-Band death blamed on anesthesiologist
WakeMed Announces $62M Women's Hospital
CA Joins Whistleblower Suit Against Sutter Health
April 14, 2011
FL Gov. Scott finalizes Solantic sale
TX med school fund faces liquidation
April 13, 2011
Baptist Health South Florida readies family medicine hospital
Dartmouth Atlas: Costs Rise for Medicare Patients at End of Life
April 12, 2011
Tenet Claims CHS Overbilled Medicare $377M
April 8, 2011
SC Gov signs bill cutting Medicaid payments
Roundup: ACO Proposed Rules Fuel Uncertainty
AmSurg to Buy National Surgical Care for $173.5M
April 7, 2011
Why the feds plan to fine poor performing hospitals
Adverse Events in Hospitals Largely Undetected
Texas Practice Finds Success with Capitation
April 6, 2011
ME doc offers 'pay what you can' visits to uninsured
13 Hot ACO Buzzwords All Providers Should Know
April 4, 2011
MD's hospital cost solution: regulated prices
SC rural hospitals say cuts inevitable
ACO Rules Receive Guarded, Mixed Reviews
April 1, 2011
Hands-free faucets harbor germs, Johns Hopkins study says