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Chronic pain affects 116M Americans, IOM says
IL poised to certify staph infections as killers
Henry Ford Hospital CEO advocates healthcare reform
HIE Roundtable explores sustainability
Payers assist small providers to re-code for ICD-10
5 Questions to Determine Readmission Rate Effectiveness
Errors occur in 12% of e-prescriptions matching handwritten
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
Highmark to Acquire WPAHS
June 28, 2011
6 Factors Influence IL Race for Hospital Construction Rights
AHA-Led Coalition Launches Ads Against Hospital Funding Cuts
HFMA Chair Urges Teamwork, Better Patient Care
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
Indianapolis' St. Francis defends charity care after negative report
Cleveland MetroHealth hires crisis communications firm to improve image
ABCs of EHRs: New training choices for non-techies
Virginia RHIO hits medication history milestone
LA hospitals say employees won't be able to get to work during freeway closure
MD cardiologist defends himself at license hearing
Former NJ hospital building is sold
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
MA finds new system not cutting health costs
House GOP blasts healthcare law waivers
TX rule will prescribe fewer potent drugs to kids
Mystery clouds death of prominent CA surgeon
Sheehan Health (NY) seeks recovery from payroll ’glitch’
House Subcommittee Hears Testimony on Medicare SPS
Provider Groups Blast U.S. Senate CAP Act
June 22, 2011
Medicaid for the middle class?  
US Senate panel probes Medtronic
National Library of Medicine launches MedlinePlus Connect
Back to school: Courses help physicians learn health IT
CMS Clarifies IPPS Rule on Services Made 'Under Arrangement'
NJ Neurosurgeon Named AMA President
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
In Physician Recruiting, Local Needs Trump National Trends
AMA debates health insurance mandate, reports membership loss
Many hospitals overuse double CT scans, data show
Drug trials pose dilemma for some hospitals
Growing a better NIH
Obama administration to stop new waivers for healthcare overhaul
Docs face problems as they fall behind on HIPAA 5010
Pardee Hospital Affiliates with UNC Health
June 17, 2011
Obama administration prescribes prevention for nation's health
TX House tentatively approves prisoner healthcare fee
St. Louis-area SSM hospitals will no longer hire smokers
New therapeutic tool in the doctor's bag: comic strips
New therapeutic tool in the doctor's bag: comic strips
Lupron therapy for autism at center of embattled MD doctor’s case
FL school bus drivers arrested in medical insurance bogus billing scheme
MedPAC Urged to Reconsider Imaging Reimbursement Cuts
June 16, 2011
Mostashari: We need a better marketplace
UK unencrypted laptop health breach affects more than 8.6M records
Over objections, MD will lease land to Catholic hospital
Healthcare Leaders Address Class of 2011
Thoughts on Reform: When ACOs, Vectors, and Spin Collide
MGMA: 'Mixed Movement' on Physician Compensation
June 15, 2011
Grady Memorial Hospital to cut another 120 jobs
Newport Beach, Malibu docs charged in $17M workers comp fraud scheme
FL family speaks out after mom dies during plastic surgery
Trident Health lays off 35: Medicaid cuts cited
Chicago’s Prentice Women’s Hospital on ’most endangered’ list
Foreign doctors stay behind to staff Libyan hospital
3 in 4 Young Adults Go to Doctor's Office for Routine Care
Pronovost: Surveillance Bias Threatens Quality Payment Fairness
NQF Adds 4 Serious Reportable Events, Updates 25
June 14, 2011
Democrats revive Medicare as political weapon
Brits fear 'American-style' healthcare system
Doctors given exclusive deals at Kettering Medical Center
At Ramstein, America’s military aeromedical mission heats up
Jindal urges new teaching hospital board to consider alternative plan
NJ hospital urged to consider medical mall instead
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
To curb malpractice costs, NY judges jump in early
Make EHRs More Like Cars, Healthcare CIOs Say
Mystery shoppers may be used to check up on TN doctors
Patient overload, death doomed TX kidney transplant program
NY hospital will keep LPNs for at least a year
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
Heart with no beat offers hope of new lease on life
June 10, 2011
Piedmont Healthcare cutting 5% of workforce
MA health board pay ban could affect charities
New EHRs perform better, but transition pains docs
MA Eye and Ear, Schepens to merge
Perry rejects ’Obamacare,’ but TX agency pushes on
Abandon New Orleans hospital plan, 3 Republicans urge Jindal
FDA: Drugs for benign prostate tumors increase risk of cancers
Tropical disease buzzes back into US
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
BSCA Revenue Cap Draws Mixed Reactions
June 9, 2011
CMS’ Final HAC Rule Baffles Hospitals
Judges sharply challenge healthcare law
Senators request probe of surgeons
Panel endorses delay of stage 2 meaningful use to 2014
Pfizer touts first US ’virtual’ clinical study
Is social networking changing the face of medicine?
TX to open tropical disease research center
New CA med school plans in limbo amid funding concerns
Proposed ACO Rules Attract Public Gripes
June 8, 2011
Study sees cuts to health plans
Lahey Clinic explores merger with Beth Israel
Visits to ER rise despite MA health law
For veterans in rural areas, healthcare can be a battle
How to survive a privacy breach audit
Patient involvement is critical to success of Meaningful Use program
APIC, SHEA Seek to Block Infection Disclosure Rules in CA
June 7, 2011
Doctor must navigate contentious divide
Shifting hospital risks at night
End-of-life economics
Docs sue FL Gov. Scott over gun gag law
SC to cut Medicaid payments to docs
Cleveland Clinic closing Huron Hospital
Body imaging business pushes health scans many don’t need
Mayo Clinic Looks to Affiliations to Expand Brand
6 Things to Know About the HIPAA Disclosures Proposed Rule
Dems: Keep Medicare 'Off the Table' in Deficit Talks
VA Cancer Care Rivals Private Sector Quality
June 6, 2011
States slow to adopt healthcare transition
'Major breakthrough' for deadly skin cancer treatment
Prison terms sought for 4 over deadly medical tests
NV hospital safety bills eyed in session
VA trauma center treats most grievously wounded troops
Central FL hospitals among worst in state for infections
Indictment against former UMC chief dismissed by judge
Convicted sex offender OK’d to practice medicine in FL
UT man pay’s disputed doc’s bill with 2.5K pennies
PMH Trustees OK Affiliation with Duke LifePoint
12 Hospitals Fined For Patient Harm, Deaths in CA
MLR Testimony Heard by House Subcommittee
June 3, 2011
ACO initiative draws fire
Lost medical records complicate Joplin hospital’s tornado recovery
Despite incentives, cost is a barrier to small provider EHR use
OR hospitals report 136 preventable errors in 2010
MD hospitals report more problems to state
Kaiser Permanente expanding metro Atlanta presence
FL doc gets 4 year prison term for public corruption
Opinion: FL primary care docs threaten lawsuit over gun-gag bill
PPC Final Rule Limits Provider Payments
AMA Names Madara CEO
June 2, 2011
The $30B healthcare tech gamble
Appellate judges hear arguments on healthcare law
A look inside Joplin MO’s mobile hospital
209K docs at risk for e-prescribing penalties
Hospitals compete for IT talent with funding at stake
HHS to review same-day surgery notification rule for ASCs
Brain injuries are seen in new scans of vets
Hackensack asks NJ for permission to reopen Pascack Valley Hospital
’Octomom’ doc’s license to be revoked, CA medical board rules
Night Surgery Not a Factor in Transplant Mortality, JHU Study Finds
Proposed HIPAA Disclosure Rule, Explained
June 1, 2011
Rising violence shows hospitals should boost security, experts warn
Jackson Health seeks $200M from unions to balance 2012 budget
Hospitals hunt for substitutes as drug shortages rise
MN hospitals teaming up against drug theft
For-profit hospital execs in TN score huge payday
A long-awaited advance in the war on high blood pressure
Telecom providers see opportunities in telemedicine
Q&A: Methodist Health CEO on an ACO Alternative
MGH Customizes CT Radiation Doses via 'Virtual Autopsy'
Thomson Reuters Names Top 10 Health Systems