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NE Ohio Medical U., Cleveland State, collaborate to train medical students
Immediate Jeopardy Deficiencies Found at Second Dallas Hospital
August 30, 2011
Drug prices soar as hospital suppliers are forced into ’gray market’
When power generator fails, CT hospital evacuates
WY hospital sets electronic health records milestone
August 29, 2011
SC's rural hospitals in critical condition
August 26, 2011
Staten Island University Hospital begins hurricane evacuation
Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, MA to be sold to bigger healthcare organization
Hurricane Irene Sets Hospitals Scrambling to Prepare
August 25, 2011
Henry Medical Center to Affiliate with Piedmont Healthcare
Medication Lapses Put Discharged Patients at Risk
August 24, 2011
Hospitals to merge, join with for-profit group in Waterbury, CT
August 23, 2011
Hospitals seek more ER patients even as Medicaid tries to lessen demand
RI police, hospitals at odds in medical privacy debate
VA to build new medical campus at Atlanta's Fort McPherson
August 22, 2011
State health officials can’t track hospital-related infections
US scrambling to ease shortage of vital medicine
Opinion: What’s charitable care?
Parkland Hospital Submits Plan to Remedy Deficiencies, Protect Funding
August 19, 2011
Healthcare's Cottage Supply Chain Needs a Makeover
NJ gov. lauds 'safety net' hospitals
Healthcare Cost Growth Accelerates Slightly
August 18, 2011
Cuts in healthcare may undermine role in labor market
IL decision on hospital exemptions may be a signal
MA health center expansion nears finish
In Joplin, St. John’s Mercy Hospital Unveils Plans to Rebuild
August 17, 2011
Chicago gets new prescription for better health
State OKs plan to close Oak Forest (IL) hospital, switch to outpatient care
August 16, 2011
Fate of Oak Forest (IL) Hospital up for vote
Parcel tax proposed to fund CA’s Doctors Medical Center
MA city candidates refuse union endorsement
OCR Unveils HIPAA Hotspots
August 15, 2011
Are poor suffering because of cuts at Jackson Health System?
WY Med. Center ’community provider’ status may not work
August 12, 2011
Individual Mandate Unconstitutional, 11th Circuit Appeals Court Rules
ER crowding may not slow heart attack care
Nonprofit helps uninsured stay healthy -- and avoid using ERs
DOJ: Stents Fraud Case to Settle for $1.8M
August 11, 2011
KY gov. wants University Hospital to keep public mission
AZ judge OKs Medicaid cuts for 135k people
Partners to acquire MA nonprofit insurer
August 10, 2011
APRNs Provide Care Equal to Doctors, Review Concludes
PDH: Understaffing a Possible Factor in Deaths at CRMC
August 9, 2011
Hospital blood tests tied to anemia in heart-attack patients
Demand for safety-net care remains high in Massachusetts
Book Excerpt: Complete Guide to Physician Relationships
August 8, 2011
Sanford Plans $60M Medical Center
St. Louis hospitals thriving in rough economy
The phantom menace of sleep deprived docs
August 5, 2011
RI attorney general gives hospital a checkup
CT's St. Francis, Johnson Memorial explore affiliation
Surgeon Cuts Out Third-Party Payers
August 4, 2011
Judge penalizes CT hospital for hiding documents
August 3, 2011
UT's health insurance experiment built around small businesses
Rural AZ hospital prepares for future cuts
August 2, 2011
CMS Releases SNF PPS Final Rule for 2012
August 1, 2011
MO copes with shortage of primary-care physicians
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NH hospitals say cuts will have regional impact