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Opinion: Hospital Cuts Demand Sharp Instruments
Doctors debate: Should government ’mystery shoppers’ spy on docs?
Jackson Health System won’t outsource inmate healthcare
Healthcare reform inches closer to Supreme Court
HHS Officials Explain $47.9B in Improper Medicare Payments
CHS to Buy Tomball Regional Medical Center
MGMA: Proposed HIPAA Disclosures Rule 'Unworkable'
July 28, 2011
JNCI: Mammo CAD offers equivocal health benefits
Some states plow ahead on HIEs
Jackson Health System lowers prices to HMOs
MD Cardiologist Convicted in Cardiac Stent Scam
Nearly 20% of GDP to be Spent on Healthcare By 2020
July 27, 2011
Hospitals 'lien' on patients for medical bills
Drugs help keep seniors from emergency care, study finds
Add healthcare issue to OH ballot
Elliot Health System (NH) Lays Off 182
Rural areas face more healthcare hurdles
Scripps Receives Record $45 Million For Heart Center
July 26, 2011
Drug prices will fall sharply as patents expire
Probe finds CA hospital chain has high rate of ER transfers
LA Gov. Jindal announces firms for Medicaid privatization
Vaccine mistrust spreads to the developing world
Oncologist Sentenced in Medicare Drug Scam
MGMA: Compensation for Medical Practice Administrators 'Static'
Duke LifePoint, MPMC Ink Operating Agreement
July 25, 2011
CDC hails success of chickenpox vaccine
Ex-employees say Prime hospitals stretch to keep patients
FL woman begs for kidney donor on Craigslist
Low Health Literacy Links to Healthcare Spending Confirmed
AAFP Calls For Revisions to RVU Formula
July 22, 2011
CMS partners to move beyond 'pay and chase' anti-fraud efforts
Health plan a huge problem for Jackson Health System
Healthcare Cost Growth Up Slightly
CHIME Weighs in on Proposed HIPAA Disclosure Rules
July 21, 2011
Express Scripts will buy rival Medco for $29.1B
Feds crack down on ambulance-chasing insurance fraud ring
Why one IOM committee member dissented on women's health report
Mayo Clinic builds next-gen HIE
CMS to Perform Rate Reviews in 10 States
July 20, 2011
IOM: Women should get free birth control
Profit rises 13% for UnitedHealth Group
CHS, Geisinger Announce Scranton Acquisitions
U.S. News Releases 'Best Hospitals' Rankings
July 19, 2011
Medicare doesn’t cover many expenses for low-income seniors
A heart pump without a cord
Phoenix doctor convicted of murder, manslaughter
CO-OPs a Health Plan Alternative
July 18, 2011
AHA: Brokaw Calls for Unity Among Healthcare Leaders
3 Hidden Hospital Cost-saving Strategies
Accusations fly over obscure Medicare board
FBI struggling to catch dozens of fraud fugitives hiding in Cuba
CT to pick board to oversee health insurance exchange
Health spending may be leveling off
Marijuana for patients remains off-limits
Opinion: Will new regulators slow progress on hospital costs?
Push to detect Alzheimer’s earlier
Hospital System, Citing Costs, Hones In On Employees' Health
Healthcare M&A Activity Hits Record Pace
July 15, 2011
Pre-term elective births to end at 20 LA hospitals
WA Oncologist Indicted in $1.7M Medicare Fraud Scheme
Sebelius: IPAB Will Not Shift Costs or Ration Care
July 14, 2011
3 more plead guilty in $200M Medicare scam in Miami-Dade
Stakeholders React to Proposed HIX Rules
Senators Batter CMS Over Anti-Fraud Efforts
July 13, 2011
Agreement on debt talks: Health groups dislike proposals
Cuts would only shift healthcare costs
JAMA op-ed piece supports state custody for extremely obese kids
MI Blue Cross holding small group rate increase to 7.4%
Deficit plan would reduce aid to teaching hospitals
OIG tells CMS to take immediate action on SNFs
U.S. Job Growth Dismal, Despite June Healthcare Gains
Fake Doctor Admits Real Medicare Scam
Revascularization of AMI Patients Persists Despite No Demonstrated Benefit
July 12, 2011
Triple kidney transplants: ’We think it is the future’
Opinion: Sunlight really works!
Americans choose 'hospital' over 'medical center' in survey 
City vs. country: Who is healthier?
HHS Releases Proposed Rules for HIX
July 11, 2011
First VA colonoscopy case goes to trial after Miami vet contracted hepatitis C
Knoxville's Mercy hospitals eye future under for-profit HMA
MA hospitals feel fiscal squeeze
CMS to conduct insurance rate reviews for 10 states beginning Sept. 1
GAO Finds Gaps in Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance by CDC
3 HHS Programs Aim to Reduce States’ Dual Eligible Costs
July 8, 2011
Opinion: How much does Medicaid improve well-being?
OIG Slams Medicare for Wheelchair Reimbursements, Again
Federal Appeals Court to Review Phoebe / Palmyra Merger
July 7, 2011
UCLAHS Settles Potential HIPAA Violations for $865,500
MA Blue Cross to refund CEO’s exit pay to clients
Medicaid makes ’big difference’ in lives, study finds
Inadvertent experiment measures impact of health coverage
Some pediatricians take stand for vaccine program
Hey, doc, are you listening?
Health Data Recovery: 5 Places to Search for Lost Data
5 Must-Have Provisions in a Data Recovery Contract
AHA Details Hospitals' $2.2T Economic Activity
July 6, 2011
OH hospitals redesigning patient care to reduce readmissions
Heart treatment overused, report says
Less paper, better ER? One rural hospital’s bid
CMS Discloses DRG Coding Vulnerabilities for Inpatient Hospitals
Sanford Health, WCH Merger Complete
UnitedHealth Group False Claims Suit Back on Track
CMS Releases 2012 OPPS Proposed Rule
July 5, 2011
Hospital CEO pay has some ill at ease
Insurance exchange puts MO Republicans in tough spot
Medicare paving way to healthcare accountability
Las Vegas Doc to Pay $5.7M to Resolve False Claims Allegations
Joint Commission Unveils Wrong Site Surgery Prevention Tool
OH Hospitals Launch Non-profit Collaborative
HMA to Buy Mercy Health for $525M
July 1, 2011
CMS rule to streamline data for insurance eligibility, claim status inquiries
Teen's move sidesteps TX futile-care controversy
Humana won't hire smokers in AZ
Bert Fish Medical Center ends merger with Florida Hospital today
ACO Concerns Top Challenges for Medical Practice Managers
HHS Issues Final Interim 'Red Tape' Rule