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Dispute between Aetna, CMA heats up
St. John, OSU medical Center ending management agreement
August 30, 2012
How One Hospital Works to Win Over Patients
At halfway mark in Parkland Hospital's overhaul, crises remain
Doctors urged to be more mindful of costs of procedures they order
Groups join alliance to monitor CA benefits exchange
August 29, 2012
MN Physician Groups Rated by Consumer Reports
Colorado Springs hospital to join UCH, Poudre Valley Health System
August 28, 2012
Aurora, IASIS Healthcare announce partnership
5 trends will reshape health IT in 2013
August 27, 2012
Affordable Care Act driving healthcare mergers
HCA Probe Reignites Questions Over Interventional Appropriateness
WI hospitals treating low-income patients aim to cut readmissions
Opinion: NIH should have told public of superbug
August 23, 2012
VT healthcare exchange options to vary widely
BlueCross TN to partner with Methodist Healthcare
August 22, 2012
Healthcare Mobile Marketing Strategies
Patient Experience Journey Lacks Defined Direction
Cardiologist warns about safety of St. Jude heart device component
Health IT's next big challenge: Comparative effectiveness research
South FL hospitals to add organ transplant programs
UK government wants hospitals to expand overseas
August 21, 2012
Developing High-Quality Patient-Centered Care
Little is clear-cut on HCA's high rates of lucrative heart procedures
Steward Health Care System moves to buy Mercy Hospital in ME
Hospital's bioterrorism isolation unit in use for TB patients
August 20, 2012
Major pharmacies to tout benefits of health reform law for seniors
Medical Moneyball: Informatics takes pulse of medicine
Backus to join Hartford HealthCare System, expand services
August 16, 2012
Parkland Names Ex-Tenet Exec Interim CEO
WellPoint viewed worst by hospitals as UnitedHealth improves, survey says
Medical device integration software surges in hospitals
Chronic crowding at Memphis VA hospital
Hoag, St. Joseph form hospital partnership in CA
OH hospital successfully battles C. diff
August 15, 2012
Humana, FL Physicians Group Bundle Radiation Services
LSU seeks partnerships to keep university hospitals open
Horizon, Optimus join forces on NJ accountable-care organization
August 14, 2012
Hospital chain HCA defends ER practices in second week of scrutiny
MA moves forward with statewide health information exchange
WV hospital becomes nonprofit, eyes renovation
August 13, 2012
Governors aside, feds begin building healthcare markets
Highmark working to reverse flight of doctors
TX urgent care centers scrutinized over ER-style billing
ME hospitals dueling in wake of merger proposal
Doctors target gun violence as a social disease
OR Health plan CEO touts reform
More Trauma Care Spending Doesn't Raise Survival Rates
August 10, 2012
Ascension Health signs new deal with embattled debt collector
FBI investigates two threats made to Exeter Hospital
MI hospitals curb use of costly, risky heart test
August 9, 2012
Crowdfunded searches for medical miracles
NY hospital's visitor policy improves quality of care
August 8, 2012
Sebelius lauds women's care in OH
Health professionals look inward to tackle obesity
August 7, 2012
Rounds Preview: Innovations in Women's Health
Surveillance may help doctors decide to prescribe
Slideshow: 3 Hospital Rankings Compared
Open-door healthcare in Charlotte
August 6, 2012
How safe are NY hospitals? Health commissioner challenges Consumer Reports
Tweeting medical bills for student healthcare coverage
August 3, 2012
Quality improvement program cuts medically unnecessary scheduled births
FL heart patient too sick for Medicare
August 2, 2012
Medicare fraud busters unveil command center
SC hospital warns patients of potential exposure to fatal brain disease
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
Humana reduces 2012 forecast as Medicare costs increase
UM surgeon to lead transplants at Cleveland Clinic
VA hospital costs in Orlando are on track, officials say
RFID tags help MD medical center track emergency drugs