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Parkland's CEO to step aside in December
NYC hospital staff stayed with patients too ill to move during Irene
Madison WI healthcare executives’ pay exceeds national average
Taming high health costs takes taming high-tech
WI clinic warns patients of possible blood-borne disease exposure
How one HIX cut testing costs
Healthcare fraud prosecutions on pace to rise 85%
NE Ohio Medical U., Cleveland State, collaborate to train medical students
Suit alleges state wrongly denied Medicaid benefits to VA pensioners
August 30, 2011
Drug prices soar as hospital suppliers are forced into ’gray market’
EDs struggle with growing drug shortages
When power generator fails, CT hospital evacuates
Expert warns of healthcare bubble
MA’s Partners posts a $51.7M gain
Natural language processing IDs medical complications
For WI clinic, EHRs + quality reporting = shared savings
Opinion: ICUs grow more friendly to patients’ families at some hospitals
WY hospital sets electronic health records milestone
Hurricane Irene spawns baby boom in some hospitals
August 29, 2011
For some medical evacuees in NYC, safety brought its own difficulties
Mid-Hudson Valley hospitals battle with flooding from Tropical Storm Irene
Doctor shortage threatens U.S.
More companies invest in wellness programs
Ruling may broaden insurance plans' coverage for mental illness
Medical community pays tribute to Steve Jobs
Is UPMC Health Plan for sale or here to stay?
Cleveland MetroHealth System misses budget projections, on track to lose $1.1M
SC's rural hospitals in critical condition
AK clinics focused on Medicare patients making a difference
Taiwan hospital transplants 5 HIV-infected organs
August 26, 2011
Staten Island University Hospital begins hurricane evacuation
St. Louis’ Barnes-Jewish faces cut in pay
Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, MA to be sold to bigger healthcare organization
IL targets more health workers convicted of sex crimes or violence
Parkland Hospital extends health benefits to employees’ gay, lesbian domestic partners
Thorough study likely won’t put vaccine worries to rest
Rate of teen vaccination for HPV lagging
Obesity rates rising worldwide, half of US could be obese by 2030
Doctors face insurance maze
Former cancer patient helps oncologist with ALS who once treated her
Opinion: CA needs to be able to regulate health insurance premiums
August 25, 2011
Shortage of cancer drugs hits Atlanta
Doctors played key role in South Florida pill mills
Q&A: Parkland’s Medicare crisis through the eyes of its clinical engineer chief
Rural emergency departments lag in E-prescribing
Britain pushes ’radical’ change to high blood pressure monitoring
Healthways makes acquisition to expand services to hospital systems
Doctors hone message on kidney disease
California $382.5K prison doc shows budget gaps don’t bar big salaries
Jury rules in favor of doctor who cut off part of Kentucky man’s penis
August 24, 2011
Liver, pancreas transplant programs suspended at UF’s Shands HealthCare
Doctor groups seek changes to CMS disclosure rule
Feds charge 13 FL doctors in pill mill crimes -- and one with murder
Medicaid privatization firm selection challenged again
New NIH conflict-of-interest rules: Better than the old rules?
’Explosive’ growth in foreign drug testing raises ethical questions
Hacked medical device sparks Congressional inquiry
Medicare may pay for STD screenings for seniors
Cleveland Clinic studying iPad app to screen for concussions
NJ doc accused of jabbing 13-year-old with screwdriver 100 times
RI suspends physician’s license
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
Price List Could Be A Radical Medical Tool
11 healthcare workers lose licenses as IL anti-predator law takes effect
HAIs drop under CA initiative
Hip implant complaints surge, even as dangers are studied
NY woman, university fight against medical errors
More heart-attack patients are getting treated quickly
Proportion of OB-GYNs offering abortions may be lower than thought
RI police, hospitals at odds in medical privacy debate
Opinion: Blurred boundaries between doctor and patient
VA to build new medical campus at Atlanta's Fort McPherson
August 22, 2011
Nuns, a 'dying breed' fade from leadership roles at Catholic hospitals
Natural defense against ’super bug’ C. diff uncovered
Data spill in California shows risk of online health files
State health officials can’t track hospital-related infections
Medical-pot probe flags 8 doctors
US scrambling to ease shortage of vital medicine
Opinion: What’s charitable care?
CMS to expand bid process for Medicare medical supplies
Medical licenses targeted in pill mill crackdown
Opinion: An e-ripoff of the U.S.
New WellStar CEO to earn $975K in base pay
August 19, 2011
Dallas' Parkland to release patient safety report
UPMC asks for dismissal of Highmark suit
VA to test cloud collaboration for docs
Single vocabulary standard for EHR reporting seen as 'momentous'
Is Google eying healthcare once again?
Stanford doctor in talks to be head of Beth Israel
NJ gov. lauds 'safety net' hospitals
Lost USB causes 500 breach notifications in DE
VA hospital employees, patients charged with selling pills
CA midwife convicted of practicing medicine without a license
August 18, 2011
Cuts in healthcare may undermine role in labor market
Parkland records part of criminal probe
Over career, most doctors in US will face lawsuit
When EHRs meet malpractice suits: New concerns
University of Louisville Hospital in talks to move tubal ligations
Pittsburgh hospitals to join in information sharing
Troupers take dramatic turns at the hospital
IL decision on hospital exemptions may be a signal
New Orlando center improves odds of brain surgery
MA health center expansion nears finish
Training helps doctors talk to dying patients
August 17, 2011
'Comparative effectiveness research' tackles medicine's unanswered questions
Health plan buyers get a look under the hood
Hospital owner's charity may have avoided taxes through gift, experts say
Hospitals lag in CPOE
Chicago gets new prescription for better health
Scrambling for cancer drugs
CT medical board denies consent agreement in botched procedure
State OKs plan to close Oak Forest (IL) hospital, switch to outpatient care
More drug companies close Facebook pages as walls open
MI tells Blue Cross to extend deadline for residency rule
August 16, 2011
Boston hospitals paid CEOs well, but not as much, in ’09
Medicaid pays less than Medicare for many prescription drugs, report finds
When a doctor isn’t enough
Analysis: Two justices may decide fate of Obama healthcare law
Home health aides in demand as hospitals try to trim rolls
CT scans for lung cancer trigger debate
GAO tells CMS to make quality reporting more reliable
3D mammograms: A breast cancer breakthrough?
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
August 15, 2011
Former Dem. chairman working for U of L on merger
Hackers hijack websites in online pharmacy scam
Are poor suffering because of cuts at Jackson Health System?
’Medigap’ policies may be on the table in Congressional debate
Analysis: Nurses seek voice in staffing levels, citing patient safety
Hudson County (NJ) hospitals unlikely to consolidate
WY Med. Center ’community provider’ status may not work
Florida hospitals stuck with long-term, costly ventilator care
Physician suspected of 'horrific' slayings of partner, toddler son
IU Health policy: You can’t smoke at work or on off-campus break
August 12, 2011
Analysis: Berwick recess appointment part of a ’fundamentally broken’ system
Will WI's GOP governor implement healthcare reform?
Anthem, SCCIPA align to create ACO in California
MA unions, hospitals face off
Thin electronic patches on skin could monitor hearts comfortably
Outbreak C. difficile strain endemic in Chicago hospitals
Superbug more common in kids who’ve used antibiotics
ER crowding may not slow heart attack care
KY hospitals to pay nearly $9M in Medicare fraud settlement
Nonprofit helps uninsured stay healthy -- and avoid using ERs
Hope, doubts over hot chemotherapy baths
Prominent South LA doctor preyed on female patients, DA says
August 11, 2011
KY gov. wants University Hospital to keep public mission
New leukemia treatment exceeds 'wildest expectations'
AZ judge OKs Medicaid cuts for 135k people
Jackson Health gets through July
Back to McAllen, TX, this time to look at private insurance spending
Partners to acquire MA nonprofit insurer
J&J to settle charge over drug’s marketing
For stroke prevention, a new alternative to warfarin
Saint Thomas Health (TN) launches MissionPoint Health ACO
Will Metatags improve EHR?
AMA, 81 groups call on CMS to let docs review data
St. Francis Hospital (CT) to pay $516K for Medicare overbilling
August 10, 2011
Health spending more complex than Medicare shows
CA medical board fails to discipline 710 troubled docs
Kansas returns health insurance exchange grant
Church, state, and a university hospital
AMA denies conflict on pharmaceutical data mining
PGP project pays million in incentives, saves Medicare millions
Executive pay, bonuses spark concern at Cleveland’s MetroHealth System
Taxpayers pay $100K of severance for COO at bankrupt NJ hospital
Hospitals adding R&R to treatment plan
CO docs indicted in drug fraud that allegedly led to 4 deaths
Tweeting health woes could help fight disease
August 9, 2011
Democrats challenging Obama Administration on Medicaid
Hospital blood tests tied to anemia in heart-attack patients
GA charity-care hospital regulations scrutinized
Tenet, Scripps Research to build FL hospital
CA clinic system embraces online consultations
Survey reveals docs' perceptions of EHRs as potential buyers, users
ONC seeks input on EHR metadata
Bernadine Healy, NIH and Red Cross leader, dies at 67
Demand for safety-net care remains high in Massachusetts
Successful remote hacking reported of insulin pump
August 8, 2011
Medicare costs for hospice up 70%
St. Louis hospitals thriving in rough economy
The phantom menace of sleep deprived docs
New docs have shorter hours, better work-life balance
MA hospital reports a possible data loss
Nurses picket Sanford FL hospital over staffing issues
NJ union calls for state monitor over Meadowlands Hospital
Big jumps in insurance premiums will get new scrutiny
Driscoll Children's Hospital dodges deep funding cuts
NH hospitals don't regret growth, even in the face of cuts
'Labs on a chip' may detect diseases in the field
Medical mishap turns golfer's FL vacation into tragedy
August 5, 2011
How will debt-ceiling deal affect Medicare for patients, doctors?
Cost of Medicare's Part D drug plan is dropping
Medicare gives MA hospitals $275M lift
HITECH Act blocking smaller IT firms
6 secrets to a successful HIE
CMS counts early EHR incentive adopters
New NY hospital will drive town's economic boom
RI attorney general gives hospital a checkup
Workers say NYC's bankrupt Peninsula Hospital should get state investigation
Aetna latest out of IN individual health market
CT's St. Francis, Johnson Memorial explore affiliation
August 4, 2011
Potential Medicare payment cuts alarm doctors, hospitals
Insulin pumps, medical monitors vulnerable to hacking
Board named for combined hospital system includes 10 Louisvillians
Mature HIEs build trust to share data, IT
Don't shortchange nursing informatics
Will Cigna, Healthways part ways? Too early to say
What happens after a data breach?
Judge penalizes CT hospital for hiding documents
More U.S. kids in hospital for mental illness
More Latinos insured in MA
More Latinos insured in MA
Through book, doctor heals himself
August 3, 2011
Medicare, Medicaid advocates cast wary eye on budget deal
Debt deal raises pressure on Medicare providers
UT's health insurance experiment built around small businesses
For HIEs, devil's in the details
Medicaid millionaires reap big profits in nonprofit care for disabled
MA wins judgment on discount health plans
Healthcare partnership pays big dividends
Geisinger pays $1.3M to settle questioned Medicare claims
FL submits Medicaid managed care plan to feds for approval
Rural AZ hospital prepares for future cuts
August 2, 2011
Are hospital-based doctors fueling health spending?
Budget fight on healthcare cuts just beginning
Debt commission might cut Medicare, Medicaid
St. Joseph Hospital (NH) to close subsidiary companies, cut jobs
CA’s highly paid prison doctor cleared to see patients
HIEs struggle with sustainability
Opinion: The doctor will see you... eventually
Stigma hinders treatment for postpartum depression
August 1, 2011
Catholic healthcare mergers with hospitals have mixed track record
As St. Luke’s (MN) reaped millions, surgeon racked up complaints
MO copes with shortage of primary-care physicians
Berwick: U.S. healthcare system fails to deliver
Opposing the health law, Florida refuses millions
Surveys find widespread violence against hospital caregivers
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Cook County hospitals' CEO up for task
NH hospitals say cuts will have regional impact
LA hospital CEO fired after second DWI charge