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Don't call it a mandate—it's a tax
States face a challenge to meet health law's deadline
Relief, uncertainty at county hospital after ruling
A sick rally, so to speak, for hospital stocks
Gawande: Something wicked this way comes
June 28, 2012
Supreme Court Upholds Key Provisions of PPACA
AHA: Leapfrog 'Manipulated' Data
Healthcare Reform Unstoppable, Regardless of Court's Decision
Healthcare countdown: Who wins, loses—pays?
Lehigh Valley Health Network to settle nurses' lawsuit for $4.5M
Opinion: Limits on residents' work hours may adversely affect patient care
Jury awards family $55M in Hopkins malpractice case, largest in state history
Culture of medicine runs on people power, not tech
June 27, 2012
Seeking ROI Via Population Health Management
New Accretive allegations: Debt collector told new mom to pay or baby would stay
Overhaul of healthcare in VT arrives for cancer patients
Study: Hospital costs drop when infants treated better
Doctor shortage raises rural C-section rate
June 26, 2012
Indiana Hospital Files for Chapter 11
E-records linked to fewer malpractice claims
UPMC's electronic health information exchange begins
Why don't more hospitals use electronic health records?
Program lets doctors 'prescribe' mHealth apps
University of Washington program tries to give rural medicine a boost
June 25, 2012
AHIP: Gawande, Gladwell on Healthcare's Chauffeur Problem
Opinion: Berwick on how 'Obamacare' has put nation on right track
US healthcare reform efforts through history
Hep C suits might not tap hospital's 'deep pockets'
June 22, 2012
Care Coordination Advancing Slowly
US attorney, FBI join probe into hospital hepatitis C outbreak as lawsuits emerge
Rare drug-resistant bacteria spotted in US hospital
Layoffs hit Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Reno
Opinion: Getting doctors to practice what they preach
June 21, 2012
HHS: 3.1M Young Adults Covered Under PPACA
Medicaid's future tied to court decision on healthcare reform
Even if healthcare law dies, many of its changes won't, industry says
June 20, 2012
10 Tips and 32 Strategies for Healthcare CEOs
Wendell Potter: Health Insurance Industry Lacks Unified Opinion on Reform
Health reform with a mandate: the MA story
Does Medicaid actually help people?
Fix health care after Supreme Court ruling, poll says
Geisinger, Merck team up to make sure patients follow doctors’ orders
More hospitals protect gay patients, report says
Healthcare sees emerging future in frugal innovation
June 19, 2012
Rounds Preview: Excelling in Cardiac Care
CEO expresses concern over future of NH's Exeter Hospital
Fast access to medical records helps fight epidemics
CA court allows unsupervised nurses to give anesthetics
When smart mobile technology meets good science
June 18, 2012
Democrats in the dark on post-SCOTUS planning
Hep. C outbreak at Exeter Hospital raises questions
Hospital systems at odds over 'poaching' physicians
Fairview's new goal: Less repeat business
Parkland Hospital getting ready-made bathrooms
Detroit Medical Center to test new job seekers for tobacco
June 15, 2012
Hospitalists ID Unprofessional Physician Behaviors
For hospital CIOs, mergers complicate move to electronic records
Hep C outbreak at NH hospital likely caused by employee drug abuse
Hospital units for elderly could cut nation's healthcare costs
Assuming the doctor's a 'he'
Parents could skip doctor's office with this device
Employers' 'plan B' if health reform is axed
Many doctors use limited Spanish skills with patients
June 14, 2012
Safety Net Hospitals Raise Concerns on DSH Cuts
Dems, GOP battle over healthcare law as 2013 spending bill advances
Commentary: What we learned from cutting colon surgery infections
Infographic: States’ progress on health insurance exchanges
Oakland, UCSF children's hospitals may merge
Reinventing healthcare in one of America's poorest cities
Woman physician, negotiate thyself or lose $350,000
June 13, 2012
Art of patient satisfaction meets the science of medicine
CT children's hospital, insurer settle lengthy contract dispute
Opinion: Doctors, practice what you preach
June 12, 2012
6 Ways to Get Physicians on Board with Decision Support
Lab's Non-Coverage Notice Deters Medicare Patients
Can hospital execs walk the tightrope over the cost-quality chasm?
Sick (and poor) in MA: Longer waits, less satisfied patients
Insurer's 30-day prescription limit aims to cut painkiller abuse
Wireless sensors reduce ICU days
OU, Cleveland Clinic announce new medical school campus
High-risk pregnancies increasing, hospitals specializing
Noisy hospitals need Rx for quiet as patients rest
June 11, 2012
Best EDs Focus on Flow
Healthcare law's fate aside, hospitals evolve
MD's hospital rating system in danger of failing
Healthcare alliance creates massive virtual care community
Nationwide Children's Hospital expands
June 8, 2012
4 Keys to a Better Emergency Department
iPad Solves Healthcare Providers' Clipboard Conundrum
NH public health director: Viral outbreak 'clearly tied' to hospital lab
Geo-medicine new frontier in medical informatics
Should nurses be practicing alone?
June 7, 2012
Group Medical Appointments Get Another Look
Deal reached on online prescription reporting
Top 10 medical data breaches include public health departments
Are computers getting between patients and doctors?
The real stakes in the healthcare case
June 6, 2012
Leapfrog Issues Hospital Safety Report Cards
Hospital billing shifting the cost to Medicare patients
Healthcare court ruling could paralyze Medicare
Cancer doctors push Congress to help end drug shortages
Behind one hospital's fight against deadly infection
Opinion: The trouble with 'doctor knows best'
Opinion: Health professionals will respond to incentives, if we only let them
Squeezing out the doctor
June 5, 2012
Hospitals add palliative teams at feverish pace
Health reform gets messy in MA
Poll: Only 36 percent of Americans support the ACA
ER doctor bets on urgent care chain
Do doctor-payment sunshine laws work?
Dangerous Injection Practices Still a Threat
'Body Area Networks' should free hospital bandwidth, untether patients
Can patient photos help cut medical errors?
Doctors swap pagers for smartphones
Gawande on failure and rescue
June 4, 2012
13 Hospitals Fined for Immediate Jeopardy Violations in CA
Reshaping Medicaid care to affect many
Looming court ruling worries some with health woes
IN considering statewide trauma network
June 1, 2012
WI healthcare systems revamping payment methods
Hospitals fight drug scarcity, fear patients harmed
Medicare mandates to reduce chemical restraints
Consumer Reports begins rating MA doctors
Sen. Franken: Encrypt laptops with medical info
Opinion: We should be in a race for prevention, not cures
Touchless technology put to test by surgeons