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In Nursing, Accountability Fosters Quality
HHS Launches $200M APRN Training Demo
Insurance rebates seen as selling point for health law
FL appeals ruling voiding 'Docs vs. Glocks' law
Study examines link between nurse burnout, care
July 30, 2012
Doctor shortage likely to worsen with health law
2 hospitals fired man in hepatitis outbreak
UM med school's big ambitions led to big layoffs
About 80 malpractice claims at NM hospital settled for $33M
Many doctors treating LA prisoners have disciplinary records themselves
July 27, 2012
Federal officials find Exeter Hospital deficient
Former judge accuses 9 Dallas doctors of 'massive' fraud
David Blumenthal to leave Partners HealthCare to head Commonwealth Fund
1 in 3 Physicians Plans to Quit Within 10 Years
Memorial Hospital lays off 70 workers
Opinion: Women in healthcare—4% of CEOs, 73% of managers, report says
MD physicians board's duties should be more clearly delineated, review says
July 26, 2012
Healthcare M&A Activity Surges in Q2
Worries grow as healthcare firms send jobs overseas
Officials review deaths at GEO-run FL state hospital
July 25, 2012
CBO: Healthcare law now cheaper, won't cover as many people
Nearly 10% of employers to drop health benefits, survey finds
July 24, 2012
Building the Best Physician Team
Healthcare IT pros face salary gap
Staffing firm sued over hepatitis outbreak at NH hospital
July 23, 2012
Tech in NH hepatitis C case worked in multiple states
Hospitals hype robot surgery for women: study
Nurses can provide anesthesia, CO court rules
Hospitals ignoring requirements to report errors, HHS says
July 20, 2012
Former Exeter Hospital employee arrested as 'serial infector' of at least 30 patients
When medical informatics clashes with medical culture
Abington Health, Holy Redeemer call off merger
Hospital's heavy lifting lightens load on nurses
July 19, 2012
CPMC hospital development vote wins 2-week delay
Another round of OH hospital mergers?
After boy's death, hospital alters discharge procedures
KS health system brainstorming to find $100M
Opinion: Don't get sick in July
July 18, 2012
Look closer at claim global payments are improving care
A cardiac model for resuscitating healthcare
Opinion: Rational healthcare, not rationing
IL hospital stabbing draws immediate jeopardy threat from feds
Lakota man sues SD hospital over surgical scars
July 17, 2012
Primary care especially unrewarding for women doctors
NH hospitals go high tech to secure drugs
NJ hospitals go for big gambles, big risks
July 16, 2012
Parkland Reorg Designates Interim Leaders
Troubled NY hospitals forgo coverage for malpractice
More OH nurses seek 4-year degrees
July 13, 2012
Physicians Weigh In on SGR Debate
Global physician payments show promise as consumers wait for savings
Feds probe Vanderbilt's Medicare billing practices
In FL, lines are drawn over opting out of Medicaid plan
Low reimbursement rates could hinder Medi-Cal expansion
New tech could reduce intensive care mortality rates
Christ Hospital settles $1.8M whistleblower suit
July 12, 2012
Recovery Auditor Prepayment Review Demo Still Pending
Personal Tech-Wielding Docs Challenge IT Leaders
House votes (again) to repeal healthcare overhaul
Steward Health Care's power play
Capital Health laying off 175 employees at NJ hospitals
St. Luke's Hospital's future uncertain
Abington Hospital doctors oppose hospital merger
Montefiore Hospital tackles worrisome computer physician entries
July 11, 2012
Primary care doctor pay jumps past $200K as reform, market push new pay methods
More stroke patients die after weekend hospital admissions
KY care shortage prompts non-physicians to seek greater independence
July 10, 2012
PA pushes direct messaging for health data exchanges
July 9, 2012
Brawling over healthcare moves to rules on exchanges
Proposed EHB Rule Draws Few Comments
Opinion: Hospital CEO pay—The real issue is charity care
Low-income patients want closer connection to health providers
July 6, 2012
Slideshow: Solo Physician Practice Recruiting Dwindling
Solo Physician Practice Recruiting Dwindling
Thinking through healthcare reform: a compilation of diverse perspectives
IRS to tax-exempt hospitals: Go easier on medical debt collection
As US adopts healthcare fee, MA is in spotlight
Feds rank TX worst healthcare provider
July 5, 2012
Hospitals invest in moving patients
Four Exeter patients file suit against hospital
Closing CA hospital a cold business calculation?
July 3, 2012
Federal Proposals Would Limit Aggressive Hospital Collections Practices
Dignity Health buying U.S. HealthWorks
Doctors may fear being rated, but they often score high with their patients
NJ Hospitals group offers ACA penalty calculator for employers
NH center gauges exec pay at nonprofit hospitals
July 2, 2012
After healthcare ruling come doubts that some states can meet key deadlines
Slideshow: Coordination a Hurdle to Building ACOs
Healthcare leaders: Ruling no cure for spiraling costs
AMA's new president on the future of healthcare
St. Mary's Hospital one step closer in sale to Ascension (NJ)