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Parkland's CEO to step aside in December
Madison WI healthcare executives’ pay exceeds national average
Taming high health costs takes taming high-tech
Immediate Jeopardy Deficiencies Found at Second Dallas Hospital
August 30, 2011
When power generator fails, CT hospital evacuates
Expert warns of healthcare bubble
MA’s Partners posts a $51.7M gain
MedCath to Sell AZ Hospital for $31M
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
Medical community pays tribute to Steve Jobs
Parkland Faces Second Review
Midsized Businesses Grapple with Healthcare Coverage Options
August 26, 2011
MSHA Submits Pioneer ACO Application
MMR Vaccine Does Not Cause Autism, Says IOM
August 25, 2011
Q&A: Parkland’s Medicare crisis through the eyes of its clinical engineer chief
Britain pushes ’radical’ change to high blood pressure monitoring
August 24, 2011
Liver, pancreas transplant programs suspended at UF’s Shands HealthCare
Doctor groups seek changes to CMS disclosure rule
CMS Accepts Parkland Hospital's Plan for Corrective Action
August 23, 2011
VA to build new medical campus at Atlanta's Fort McPherson
St. Joseph's Women's Hospital in Tampa Opens $75M Expansion
August 22, 2011
Nuns, a 'dying breed' fade from leadership roles at Catholic hospitals
Opinion: What’s charitable care?
New WellStar CEO to earn $975K in base pay
Sanford Unveils Designs for $360M Medical Center
August 19, 2011
Healthcare's Cottage Supply Chain Needs a Makeover
Dallas' Parkland to release patient safety report
UPMC asks for dismissal of Highmark suit
Stanford doctor in talks to be head of Beth Israel
NJ gov. lauds 'safety net' hospitals
Private Equity Interest In Nonprofit Hospitals Growing
Healthcare Cost Growth Accelerates Slightly
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
University of Louisville Hospital in talks to move tubal ligations
IL decision on hospital exemptions may be a signal
New Orlando center improves odds of brain surgery
MA health center expansion nears finish
In Joplin, St. John’s Mercy Hospital Unveils Plans to Rebuild
2011 Top Leadership Team Awards Recognize Big Moves
August 17, 2011
Hospital owner's charity may have avoided taxes through gift, experts say
Chicago gets new prescription for better health
State OKs plan to close Oak Forest (IL) hospital, switch to outpatient care
Demand Letter Responsibility to Shift from RACs to MACs
August 16, 2011
Boston hospitals paid CEOs well, but not as much, in ’09
Analysis: Two justices may decide fate of Obama healthcare law
Fate of Oak Forest (IL) Hospital up for vote
MA city candidates refuse union endorsement
OCR Unveils HIPAA Hotspots
August 15, 2011
Former Dem. chairman working for U of L on merger
Are poor suffering because of cuts at Jackson Health System?
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
OCR Identifies HIPAA Audit Goals
HHS Unveils Proposed HIX Rules
August 12, 2011
Individual Mandate Unconstitutional, 11th Circuit Appeals Court Rules
Analysis: Berwick recess appointment part of a ’fundamentally broken’ system
Anthem, SCCIPA align to create ACO in California
MA unions, hospitals face off
KY hospitals to pay nearly $9M in Medicare fraud settlement
AAFP Calls for RUC Reforms, but Won't Back Suit
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
Jackson Health gets through July
Partners to acquire MA nonprofit insurer
J&J to settle charge over drug’s marketing
Saint Thomas Health (TN) launches MissionPoint Health ACO
August 10, 2011
CA medical board fails to discipline 710 troubled docs
Church, state, and a university hospital
AMA denies conflict on pharmaceutical data mining
Executive pay, bonuses spark concern at Cleveland’s MetroHealth System
Taxpayers pay $100K of severance for COO at bankrupt NJ hospital
APRNs Provide Care Equal to Doctors, Review Concludes
PDH: Understaffing a Possible Factor in Deaths at CRMC
August 9, 2011
Democrats challenging Obama Administration on Medicaid
GA charity-care hospital regulations scrutinized
Tenet, Scripps Research to build FL hospital
Bernadine Healy, NIH and Red Cross leader, dies at 67
Book Excerpt: Complete Guide to Physician Relationships
August 8, 2011
Sanford Plans $60M Medical Center
Norton, Humana Commercial ACO Notches Cost Savings
Healthcare Sector Drives U.S. Job Growth
MA hospital reports a possible data loss
NJ union calls for state monitor over Meadowlands Hospital
'Labs on a chip' may detect diseases in the field
August 5, 2011
Opinion: Leverage HIT to Improve Care Management
How will debt-ceiling deal affect Medicare for patients, doctors?
Medicare gives MA hospitals $275M lift
HITECH Act blocking smaller IT firms
CMS counts early EHR incentive adopters
New NY hospital will drive town's economic boom
Workers say NYC's bankrupt Peninsula Hospital should get state investigation
CT's St. Francis, Johnson Memorial explore affiliation
August 4, 2011
Potential Medicare payment cuts alarm doctors, hospitals
Board named for combined hospital system includes 10 Louisvillians
Will Cigna, Healthways part ways? Too early to say
What happens after a data breach?
More Latinos insured in MA
More Latinos insured in MA
CDC: Hospitals Impede Breastfeeding
Pharma Data Mining Restriction Options Available
August 3, 2011
Debt deal raises pressure on Medicare providers
For HIEs, devil's in the details
Cogent HMG Acquires Intensivist Group
Recruitment Rising as Leadership Priority
AHA: Drop HIPAA Access Report Provision
August 2, 2011
St. Joseph Hospital (NH) to close subsidiary companies, cut jobs
CA’s highly paid prison doctor cleared to see patients
Opinion: The doctor will see you... eventually
CMS Releases SNF PPS Final Rule for 2012
August 1, 2011
Catholic healthcare mergers with hospitals have mixed track record
As St. Luke’s (MN) reaped millions, surgeon racked up complaints
Berwick: U.S. healthcare system fails to deliver
Opposing the health law, Florida refuses millions
Cook County hospitals' CEO up for task
NH hospitals say cuts will have regional impact
LA hospital CEO fired after second DWI charge
HIPAA Access Reports Could Aid Malpractice Attorneys