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Primary Care Docs Average More Hospital Revenue Than Specialists
Helper robots are steered, tentatively, to care for the aging
Surgeons-in-training dislike new work hours
May 17, 2013
CMS Seeks to 'Rapidly Reduce' Medicare Spending with $1B in Grants
Case Study: Advance Care Conversations
Medical robot lets off-site doctors work quickly to diagnose patients
May 16, 2013
Quiet ORs Better for Patient Safety
Tavenner Confirmed as CMS Administrator
May 15, 2013
$223M Medicare fraud bust nabs 89 in 8 cities
Hospitals prepare to cut care in Medicaid opt-out states
Bills seek to open ME hospital board meetings to public
Cincinnati hospital deepens links to China
How a FL med school cares for communities in need
May 14, 2013
Access to EHR Notes Lauded by Patients, Providers
CMS Proposes Reduced Hospital DSH Cuts
Senators Want Provider Feedback on Medicare Payments
Nearly one-third of all death certificates are wrong
Opinion: Want to improve healthcare? Spend less on it
Hospitals promote screenings that experts say many people do not need
Medical device companies more frequently investigated under Obama
A vegan office: How one workplace has moved to get healthier together
May 13, 2013
Value-Based Healthcare Needs New Bond Rating Metrics
A healthcare business that's reviving house calls
Opinion: Healthcare plan needed for end of life
May 10, 2013
Surgeon-Driven Quality Effort Slashes Complications, Costs
Whistleblower Fines Against Tuomey, Adventist Health
CA weighs expanded role for nurse practitioners
Health IT execs' top worries: Security, BYOD, cloud
Glimpsing the future of e-healthcare from a Rio favela
May 9, 2013
Leapfrog Hospital Safety Scores 'Depressing'
One hospital charges $8,000 — another, $38,000
MD prompts federal action on pharmacy oversight after meningitis outbreak
Info packets don't help people take ER meds
Getting to the right relationship between docs and drug companies
May 8, 2013
Hospital billing varies wildly, government data shows
Telemedicine is Retail Health Clinics' Newest Tool
Hospital EDs Seeing Sicker Medicare Patients
Lawmakers Mull SGR Options
Many medical guidelines don't consider costs
Opinion: More Medicaid, more health?
HIPAA rules, outdated tech cost U.S. hospitals $8.3B a year
Should doctors get random drug tests?
May 7, 2013
AMA Raises Reimbursement Concerns Over EHR Workarounds
St. Joseph Medical Center Settles Stent Cases
Advanced nurses lower costs, improve care
Redesigning ER flow with lessons from The Gap
Every disease on earth: Elmhurst Hospital's medical melting pot
'Care guides' show another face of health reform
Conversations with patients about death
May 6, 2013
4 Strategies for Managing Hospitalists
Opinion: What health insurance doesn't do
Botched brain surgery prompts extensive review at SSM Health Care
'Virtual healthcare' gaining ground
Opinion: Nurses have big role in healthcare reform
Hepatitis B no barrier to healthcare work, federal officials declare
Left with a language barrier to healthcare
May 3, 2013
Medical Director Compensation Increasingly Tied to Value, Quality
Hospitals Find ROI in Recycling Efforts
CMS to delete data on life-threatening mistakes from website
NJ hospitals credit Obamacare for drop in infections
Carolinas HealthCare adds virtual component to intensive care
Physical by smartphone becoming real possibility
May 2, 2013
Hands-On Robotic Surgery Promo Connects with Shoppers
Medicaid access increases use of care, study finds
NC hospital mergers accelerating, raising concerns
FL lawmakers provide no money for drug-abuse database
DOJ: 2 MT hospitals to pay $3.95M over referrals
MT hospital says woman posed as nurse
Stephen Colbert takes on IA hospital
May 1, 2013
Slideshow: Path to Collaborative Care Paved with Risk, Revenue
Boston victims face lifetime of medical bills