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CT scans can help reduce lung cancer deaths, study finds
HIE Roundtable explores sustainability
5 reasons why Google Health failed
Freeze sought on MA health insurance rates
5 Questions to Determine Readmission Rate Effectiveness
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
Highmark to Acquire WPAHS
June 28, 2011
App Challenge: Battle Obesity with Public Health Data
OIG: Medicaid Drug Rebate Collections Uneven
UnitedHealth Group Draws $1M Fine in NV
June 27, 2011
Top 10 Infection Control Challenges
June 24, 2011
IL regulators sue heart scan company, alleging deceptive practices
Express Scripts continues on long path to growth, analysts say
Supreme Court Rejects VT Law on Prescription Data
Dartmouth Revises Medicare Spending Variation Report
Berwick Pitches ACO Candidates
June 23, 2011
The Challenges of Patient Engagement
MA finds new system not cutting health costs
Obama administration narrows rules for patient healthcare appeals
House GOP blasts healthcare law waivers
House Subcommittee Hears Testimony on Medicare SPS
Provider Groups Blast U.S. Senate CAP Act
June 22, 2011
Medicaid for the middle class?  
UnitedHealth sues DOD over Tricare fight
MI tax on health claims would raise rates
CMS Clarifies IPPS Rule on Services Made 'Under Arrangement'
CDC: Sepsis Cost $14.6B in 2008
June 21, 2011
Social Networking Researcher Studies Physicians, Influence
AMA Affirms Support for Individual Mandate
June 20, 2011
In Physician Recruiting, Local Needs Trump National Trends
Many hospitals overuse double CT scans, data show
Obama administration to stop new waivers for healthcare overhaul
5 Strategies to Combat Health Reform Pressures
June 17, 2011
Obama administration prescribes prevention for nation's health
TX House tentatively approves prisoner healthcare fee
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'
As Medicaid population rises, their benefits are about to drop
TX house gives early nod to Medicare/Medicaid bill
'Life, death, and politics' treating Chicago's uninsured
Thoughts on Reform: When ACOs, Vectors, and Spin Collide
MGMA: 'Mixed Movement' on Physician Compensation
June 15, 2011
Trident Health lays off 35: Medicaid cuts cited
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
Democrats revive Medicare as political weapon
Brits fear 'American-style' healthcare system
Toll of caring for elderly increases
At Ramstein, America’s military aeromedical mission heats up
CABG, PCI Rates Decline in CA
Nonprofit Hospital Donations Up 8% in FY2010
DOJ Intervenes in TN Stent Fraud Lawsuit
June 13, 2011
When the treatment makes patients sick
Rush to robotic surgery raising flags
Mystery shoppers may be used to check up on TN doctors
PBGC Seeks $25M in St. Vincent’s Pension Case
FL Primary Care Docs Battle 'Gun Gag' Law
Scripps Announces ACO-like Integrated Delivery Network
June 10, 2011
ACOs: Stuck in the Wrong Conversation?
New EHRs perform better, but transition pains docs
Perry rejects ’Obamacare,’ but TX agency pushes on
FDA: Drugs for benign prostate tumors increase risk of cancers
BSCA Revenue Cap Draws Mixed Reactions
June 9, 2011
Judges sharply challenge healthcare law
Proposed ACO Rules Attract Public Gripes
June 8, 2011
WellPoint to Buy CareMore
Study sees cuts to health plans
Visits to ER rise despite MA health law
For veterans in rural areas, healthcare can be a battle
U.S. Senator Calls for CMS Probe of 12,400% Drug Price Hike
Blue Shield of CA Announces $180M Refund, Cap on Income
June 7, 2011
Hospitals push to reduce 4.4M preventable re-admissions each year
US military has new threat: Healthcare costs
End-of-life economics
SC to cut Medicaid payments to docs
Healthcare shopping proves stressful for consumers
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
June 6, 2011
States slow to adopt healthcare transition
NH hospitals say tax may cost jobs, services
VA trauma center treats most grievously wounded troops
PMH Trustees OK Affiliation with Duke LifePoint
12 Hospitals Fined For Patient Harm, Deaths in CA
Hospitals Add 4,100 Jobs in May
CMS Opens Medicare Transparency Proposal for Comment
June 3, 2011
ACO initiative draws fire
OR hospitals report 136 preventable errors in 2010
Growing Market Share Through ASC Joint Ventures
PPC Final Rule Limits Provider Payments
IOM Calls for Medicare Reimbursement Formula Overhaul
June 2, 2011
Appellate judges hear arguments on healthcare law
HHS to review same-day surgery notification rule for ASCs
Proposed HIPAA Disclosure Rule, Explained
June 1, 2011
Hospitals hunt for substitutes as drug shortages rise
A long-awaited advance in the war on high blood pressure
Q&A: Methodist Health CEO on an ACO Alternative
Why Medicaid managed care is spreading
White House Relaxes PCIP Requirements