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5 Questions to Determine Readmission Rate Effectiveness
Breast Surgery Complications Multiply When Patients Are Obese
CHS to Sell Two OK Hospitals to Ardent Subsidiary
Federal Appeals Court OKs Individual Mandate
June 29, 2011
RWJ Launches Healthcare Quality Data Website
HFMA: Kaiser Details $4B Investment in Health Management Tools
FTC to Appeal Phoebe / Palmyra Decision
Highmark to Acquire WPAHS
June 28, 2011
6 Factors Influence IL Race for Hospital Construction Rights
Calculating the ROI on Patient Satisfaction Efforts
App Challenge: Battle Obesity with Public Health Data
AHA-Led Coalition Launches Ads Against Hospital Funding Cuts
HFMA Chair Urges Teamwork, Better Patient Care
OIG: Medicaid Drug Rebate Collections Uneven
UnitedHealth Group Draws $1M Fine in NV
MU Final Rules a 'Roadmap' Not a Checklist, Mostashari Says
June 27, 2011
Top 10 Infection Control Challenges
University of Colorado Hospital, PVHS to Merge
For Infection Prevention, Try Duct Tape
CDPH Data Breach Affects 9,000 State Workers
CHS Faces Pension Fund Shareholder Suit
June 24, 2011
Supreme Court Rejects VT Law on Prescription Data
Dartmouth Revises Medicare Spending Variation Report
Berwick Pitches ACO Candidates
Lax Rules for Medical Residents an 'Abuse of Trust'
June 23, 2011
House Subcommittee Hears Testimony on Medicare SPS
Provider Groups Blast U.S. Senate CAP Act
June 22, 2011
CMS Clarifies IPPS Rule on Services Made 'Under Arrangement'
NJ Neurosurgeon Named AMA President
Mortality Risk in STEMI Patients Linked to Slow Transfers
Tech Advances for Tonsillectomy Not Necessarily Better
CDC: Sepsis Cost $14.6B in 2008
June 21, 2011
Social Networking Researcher Studies Physicians, Influence
AMA: 1 in 5 Insurance Claims Bungled
Baptist, Emerus to Open 4 Emergency Hospitals in TX
AMA Affirms Support for Individual Mandate
June 20, 2011
CMS to Tap Tech for Medicare Fraud Fight
5 Strategies to Combat Health Reform Pressures
Pardee Hospital Affiliates with UNC Health
June 17, 2011
Ex-Lawmakers Spar at AHIP Conference
Healthcare Cost Growth Deceleration Continues
MedPAC Urged to Reconsider Imaging Reimbursement Cuts
June 16, 2011
Under HIX, Quality Ratings May Be 'Market Movers'
Healthcare Leaders Address Class of 2011
Thoughts on Reform: When ACOs, Vectors, and Spin Collide
MGMA: 'Mixed Movement' on Physician Compensation
June 15, 2011
3 in 4 Young Adults Go to Doctor's Office for Routine Care
Pronovost: Surveillance Bias Threatens Quality Payment Fairness
Healthcare Partnership Targets KY's Medically Underserved
NQF Adds 4 Serious Reportable Events, Updates 25
June 14, 2011
CABG, PCI Rates Decline in CA
Nonprofit Hospital Donations Up 8% in FY2010
DOJ Intervenes in TN Stent Fraud Lawsuit
ED Diversion Raises Heart Attack Mortality
June 13, 2011
PBGC Seeks $25M in St. Vincent’s Pension Case
FL Primary Care Docs Battle 'Gun Gag' Law
Scripps Announces ACO-like Integrated Delivery Network
Senators Urge OIG to Review PODs
June 10, 2011
ACOs: Stuck in the Wrong Conversation?
Medicare Kickback Allegations Against FL Radiology Clinic Settled for $3M
Rounds: Leaders Detail Care Coordination Strategies
1 in 2 Physician Job Openings Are in Hospitals
HHS Proposes EMR Access Disclosure Rule
Pioneer ACO Deadline Extended
BSCA Revenue Cap Draws Mixed Reactions
June 9, 2011
Top 10 Clinical Integration, ACO Physician Questions
Walgreens, Physicians Group Announce Collaboration
Healthcare 'Gold Rush' Spurs Jobs, Fortune 50
Proposed ACO Rules Attract Public Gripes
June 8, 2011
WellPoint to Buy CareMore
U.S. Senator Calls for CMS Probe of 12,400% Drug Price Hike
APIC, SHEA Seek to Block Infection Disclosure Rules in CA
Blue Shield of CA Announces $180M Refund, Cap on Income
June 7, 2011
Mayo Clinic Looks to Affiliations to Expand Brand
6 Things to Know About the HIPAA Disclosures Proposed Rule
Feds Earmark $42M for FQHC Demo Project
Dems: Keep Medicare 'Off the Table' in Deficit Talks
VA Cancer Care Rivals Private Sector Quality
June 6, 2011
PMH Trustees OK Affiliation with Duke LifePoint
AL Hospital Data Theft Affects Thousands
12 Hospitals Fined For Patient Harm, Deaths in CA
MLR Testimony Heard by House Subcommittee
Hospitals Add 4,100 Jobs in May
CMS Opens Medicare Transparency Proposal for Comment
June 3, 2011
Growing Market Share Through ASC Joint Ventures
PPC Final Rule Limits Provider Payments
IOM Calls for Medicare Reimbursement Formula Overhaul
AMA Names Madara CEO
June 2, 2011
IPPS Proposed Rule Clarifies Device Payments
Healthcare Online Job Postings Taper in May
Night Surgery Not a Factor in Transplant Mortality, JHU Study Finds
Proposed HIPAA Disclosure Rule, Explained
June 1, 2011
Lawmakers Seek SGR Alternatives, But Who Will Pay?
Mobile Phones May Pose MRSA Threat
Q&A: Methodist Health CEO on an ACO Alternative
MGH Customizes CT Radiation Doses via 'Virtual Autopsy'
White House Relaxes PCIP Requirements
Thomson Reuters Names Top 10 Health Systems