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HealthPartners, Park Nicollet plan to merge
Dispute between Aetna, CMA heats up
Surgeon, officials review OH transplant error
St. John, OSU medical Center ending management agreement
ME health system plan to take over hospital draws opposition
MA doctor's rule: No new patients above 200 pounds
August 30, 2012
At halfway mark in Parkland Hospital's overhaul, crises remain
Damage from Healthcare Data Breaches Spreading
New Orleans hospitals better prepared for Isaac after Katrina
Health system patients see increased services, less friendly atmosphere
Doctor shortage may swell with med school cap
Doctors urged to be more mindful of costs of procedures they order
FL health system, hospitalists sign a patient care deal
Groups join alliance to monitor CA benefits exchange
BayCare moves to acquire hospital outside Tampa area
August 29, 2012
Healthcare Business Models Clash with Reforms
WellPoint CEO Braly resigns
Colorado Springs hospital to join UCH, Poudre Valley Health System
Zero out of 512 employers plan to drop health insurance
Opinion: Former LSU hospital chief knew and said too much
August 28, 2012
Aurora, IASIS Healthcare announce partnership
NY health network files for bankruptcy protection
Opinion: Healthcare is all Keynesian now
Health plan chief to head MLK Jr. hospital
Dynacq Healthcare puts CFO on leave pending investigation
Opinion: The root of physician burnout
August 27, 2012
Affordable Care Act driving healthcare mergers
Hospital pays out in scam involving work done on homeless
Kidney for OH patient's transplant put in trash
August 24, 2012
Proposed Medicaid fraud rules worry providers
TX Medical Board Rapped for Poor Oversight
2 leading surgeons leave FL hospital for competitor, take staff
August 23, 2012
Opinion: MedWest hospital affiliation may be best chance for survival
Northwestern hospital confirms 230 layoffs
August 22, 2012
Jackson Health System explores outsourcing ER docs, billing and collections
August 21, 2012
Studies question medical rewards for physicians
Developing High-Quality Patient-Centered Care
Physician Burnout Pervasive
Health law gives Medicare fraud fighters new weapons
Steward Health Care System moves to buy Mercy Hospital in ME
August 20, 2012
Medical Reasons for 'Weekend Effect' Elusive
Q&A: Parkland's Incoming Interim CEO on Problem Solving
CA suing doctor over billing tactics
Backus to join Hartford HealthCare System, expand services
August 17, 2012
The night the ER staff can never forget
Boston-area hospital bosses earn up to $3M
Mount Sinai Hospital sued for sex discrimination
Nurses branching out beyond clinical settings
Opinion: Healthcare reform and the 'doctor shortage'
August 16, 2012
Parkland Names Ex-Tenet Exec Interim CEO
Hepatitis C outbreak may boost regulation bill
August 15, 2012
New MA law changes malpractice procedures
Having a resident in on surgery is safe, study says
August 14, 2012
Opinion: Systemic change to breed the doctors we need
August 13, 2012
Changes ahead for Montana's Benefis Health Systems' ER
Highmark working to reverse flight of doctors
Hospital union votes in St. Louis set stage for tense talks
August 10, 2012
The bullying culture of medical school
DOJ looks for ways to recruit forensic pathologists
Exeter Hospital Tech Had 'Open Lesions'
August 9, 2012
Whistleblower lawsuit alleges Florida Hospital filed millions in false claims
OPM seeks more competition for employee health plans
August 8, 2012
Healthcare costs to increase 7% for large employers
Health professionals look inward to tackle obesity
August 7, 2012
Rounds Preview: Innovations in Women's Health
MA health cost law bans mandatory overtime for nurses
Big Med: Can hospital chains improve the medical industry?
PA senator says Highmark trying to lure patients from Excela
August 6, 2012
Doctors, hospitals concerned about hefty malpractice awards in MD
Highmark chief builds staff with former UPMC colleagues
August 3, 2012
BCBS Restricts Competition, Suit Charges
CA patient data outage exposes risks of electronic medical records
NY hospital, low on cash, says it may need state bailout
Health insurers owe nearly $74M in rebates to Californians
Scalpel-throwing surgeons stun anger management pioneer
August 2, 2012
Hospital Infections Linked to Burned Out Nurses
First-year audit finds fault in for-profit hospital's finances
Physicians want out of NC MedWest affiliation
Blue Cross responds to Steward's attacks
Concierge medicine in CA buys more time with doctors
August 1, 2012
3 Ways to Address Nursing Underperformance
Unencrypted computer with patient information stolen from CT hospital
UM surgeon to lead transplants at Cleveland Clinic
Private-sector physicians run clinical trials mostly for the money, study finds