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Hospitals push age hike for Medicare
Lost TRICARE backup tapes could expose nearly 5M records
Perry condemns mandatory insurance, but TX faces coverage crisis
Some common ground for legal adversaries on healthcare
Mayo Clinic plans med school in Scottsdale
Death raises questions after IL hospital closure
Medicare tests alternative to fraud-fighting smart card
MetroHealth to shut down 144 beds at old Deaconess Hospital
Defense opens case in nurse retaliation trial
Doctor at LA clinic faces jail time for bogus cancer cures
September 29, 2011
Healthcare law fight heads to Supreme Court
Are hospital patients at greater risk during a nurses' strike?
More deaths when green doctors place neck stents
SF doctors won’t intervene in man's hunger strike
Plastic surgeon allegedly posted nude photos, names of clients
US Rep. Kucinich faults Cleveland Clinic as lagging in care for poor
10 IT initiatives your hospital should undertake in 2012
Physicians group stops taking emergency call at 2 FL hospitals
NH officials cite hospital executive salaries in call for suit's dismissal
Mexico nears universal healthcare goal
September 28, 2011
Debt panel eyes dual Medicare/Medicaid patients
Cleveland's MetroHealth to lay off 450, slash $30M from budget
'Skillful change agent' taking over Cook County Health System
Des Moines hospital settles 2 lawsuits over availability of deaf services
South Broward public hospitals prosper as Miami-Dade's struggle
CA hospital investigating death of discharged patient
FL judge's trauma ruling won't stop OPMC, CEO says
September 27, 2011
Supreme Court could rule on healthcare law early next year
Nurse in fatal error put supplement in wrong tube
Miami-Dade County fires Deloitte Consulting over healthcare benefits feud
Jackson Health expects to lose about $85M this year
CHIME rejects MU metadata standards
Bipartisan group talks Medicare smartcards
Many docs feel they’re delivering too much care
Hospitals and doctors are chasing the money
Pittsburgh has oldest Medicare population, yet Miami-area spends nearly double
20% of MA hospitals workers refuse flu shot
VT medical board weighs liability of director overseeing improper prescriptions at UVM
AK hospital frets over proposed surgical center
September 26, 2011
Growing size, wealth of children’s hospitals fueling questions about spending
Obama administration must make risky healthcare decision
Berwick on CMS: 'Best job I've ever had'
Vanderbilt partners with three suburban Nashville hospitals
Drugmaker fights Medicare pricing changes
Designing a smarter patient
Fewer insured patients put CT hospitals in a bind
Opinion: Healthcare industry: Heal thyself
Free baby formula samples at hospitals raise concern
Bartering for healthcare: Yardwork for treatment
Jersey City Medical Center offers to buy troubled Hoboken hospital
Opinion: Why primary care is undervalued
MN medical examiner raised flag about former neurosurgeon
September 23, 2011
Nurses at nearly three dozen CA hospitals strike
How one small group sets doctors' pay
Hospital drug shortages deadly, costly
IL governor pauses hospital tax decisions
Blumenthal: Electronic health records, despite flaws, make doctors better
Surgeons object to new CDC organ-screening guidelines
Work starts on $332M Maine hospital
Cleveland Clinic affiliates with NC’s Forsyth Medical Center
September 22, 2011
US firms expect healthcare costs to rise at lowest rate since 1997
If San Francisco nurses strike, hospital services to remain operational
Health industry lacks patient data safeguards: poll
Hoboken City Council rejects deal for foundering medical center, closure imminent
$42M gift aims at improving bedside manner
Las Vegas’ UMC lost $70M last year
E-prescribing threshold too low to reduce deaths: RAND
MA family sues hospital, nurse after patient death linked to ’alarm fatigue’
Health care impasse muddled by physician fees
Doctors protest CEO at Knapp Medical Center
HealthSouth CEO says Obama plan may prompt ’limited’ closings
Young adults gain health insurance under new law
Washington U. medical scholars make international impact
September 21, 2011
In cuts to health programs, experts see difficult task in protecting patients
UPMC sued over botched kidney transplant
Commercial payers to open $1T in claims data to researchers
Plan unveiled for Austin medical school, hospital, clinics
Hospitals take service cues from Disney, hotel chains
NJ medical center president defends billing practices
Co-payments or not; Affordable Care Act may confuse consumers
Whooping cough vaccine fades after 3 years
CA nurses prep for Thursday statewide strike
Data breaches affect 2M in MA
UT health insurer offering ’medicine man’ benefit
September 20, 2011
Obama takes a scalpel to health programs
Judge orders delay in civil trial over Post-Gazette news article
Doctors should learn how to help manage healthcare costs
Opinion: Using plastic to pay Anthem bill? Prepare to lose your coverage
Changes in controversial organ donation method stir fears
HIPAA pain: How to cope
Getting lab results directly to patients
Roche keeps drugs from strapped Greek hospitals
RI union slams Lifespan executives' pay
MA’s Cooley Dickinson Hospital gets serious with three suitors
September 19, 2011
Doctors avoid penalties in lawsuits against medical firms alleging kickbacks, fraud
Campaign aims to sign up Americans for health insurance
Steward CEO says low-cost insurance promotes community care
Journalism groups defy Obama administration, publish doctor database
NJ hospitals’ financial health at mercy of federal reforms
GA hospital projects boom
Clinic says ND Blues violate HIPAA law
Drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in US, data show
Opinion: The role of prices in healthcare spending
Flu shot could have prevented nearly half of children’s deaths, CDC says
NJ hospital to install expansive solar panel system
Criminal charges possible for HI cop in Facebook HIPAA scandal
Jewish Hospital (KY) CEO abruptly resigns
September 16, 2011
Steward Health takes insurer role
Medicare premiums drop, enrollment rises in health care law
Pay for Caritas CEO rose $1M in ’09
Journalism groups object to removal of doctor database
NJ hospital defends answer to state query
Health Affairs: Real benefit will come later for meaningful use, CPOE
EHR incentive program ramps up to 90K providers
MI governor takes on health reform
SC voters urged to back Loris/McLeod hospital merger
Walked into a lamppost? Hurt while crocheting? Help is on the way
Cost of hospital stay rises in MD
September 15, 2011
West Penn health system CEO leaves
Medicare eligibility age needs to rise to 67, health CEOs say
Judge blocks FL law restricting doctor gun talk
As US poverty rates climb, so may health woes for the poor
NJ ex-hospital counsel cites fears of fraud
Hospital staffs face calls to get flu shots
Long-term care plan alarms ignored
RI, CT hospitals eye merger
Botox scandal lands MO doc on probation
Contest gets doctors, patients thinking about healthcare costs
September 14, 2011
Democrats See Perils on Path to Health Cuts
Healthcare Staffing Chain Settles With Government for $150 Million
Telemonitoring saves money when combined with traditional care
Woman pleads not guilty to chemotherapy fraud charges
Ex-Genzyme CEO gives $10M for MGH cancer center
MI to require doctors to file BMI reports on children
Mass. doctors oppose HIV privacy bill
Peninsula Hospital maps plan for recovery
Highmark softens low-income plan’s price hike
September 13, 2011
Hospital exec found guilty in NY corruption probe
Hospital workers outspend others on medical care
Fraud probe off; Ohio Valley hospitals fined $3.8M
Faster care for blood infection
Data show difficulties in controlling patient ’rebound’ at care facilities
IBM's Watson supercomputer to diagnose patients
Should ban on HIV-positive organ transplants be lifted?
Opinion: A public hospital is not just another business
Las Vegas doctor sues Medical Board over reprimand
September 12, 2011
WellPoint, IBM tie up for medical-data technology
Differences in doctors’ compensation in the spotlight
NYC 9/11 rescuers experience lingering health problems
Scientists work to understand, treat, and cure Alzheimer’s
A big risk in the healthcare handoff
Patient data posted online in major breach of privacy
Left to their own devices
Misconduct in science
New labels coming for osteoporosis drugs
Fighting to rebuild hospital destroyed by tsunami
September 9, 2011
Patient data posted online in major breach of privacy
Docs detail how feds downplayed ground zero health risks
HHS: More than 5.4M patients affected by data breaches in 2010
ACLU, newspaper, ask KY AG to declare University Hospital public
HCA/HealthONE’s deal doesn’t need top scrutiny, CO AG rules
TX healthcare system withering under Gov. Perry
Learning to speak Iowan: Corn, pigs, cyclones and Hawkeyes
Clinical decision support closes medical evidence gap
MO patients can now find out more about their doctors
Weight-loss programs might save Medicare billions
Hospital tests new patient sensor system
MO doc convicted of felony gets his medical license back early
September 8, 2011
Doctor fees major factor in health costs, study says
Dollars for docs: How drug industry money reaches doctors
Drug firm payments to MA doctors declining
Healthcare industry has contributed generously to debt panel
Healthcare costs rose while insurance coverage fell, studies show
Jackson Health System audit manager charged with payroll scam
How Medicare policy helped a stent trial recruit patients
HIE vendor market poised for shakeup
ONC launches project to query EHRs for population health data
New University Medical Center would incur no state debt in latest plan
Sale of 2 MA hospitals wins AG’s approval
September 7, 2011
Beth Israel Deaconess CEO ready for changes
Hospital ratings for kids a roll of the dice: study
Medical partnership to operate neurological clinic in NV
Medical schools teaching little about gay health
Parkland expects CMS report by Sept. 15
Jury still out on HIT workforce training programs
Hurricane Irene sparks talk of HIT disaster strategy
NYC program shows EHRs can boost preventive care
The 5 traits of a usable EMR
ERs are becoming costly destinations for mentally disturbed patients
In Practice: A Bellevue doctor remembers 9/11
September 6, 2011
Adjusting, more MDs add MBA
MA legislator seeks cuts to highest health payments
Critical (Re)thinking: How ICUs are getting a much-needed makeover
Medicaid transparency push riles state officials
IL hospitals fear loss of tax exemption
Some fear Jewish Hospital will lose its being in merger
SF experiment in improving patient healthcare
Hospital circumcision rates down; is bad publicity a factor?
New Grady CEO's old hospital settles fraud case for $1.4M
FL teen charged with impersonating physician’s assistant
September 2, 2011
Getting doctors to wash their hands
Bill to regulate CA health insurance rates is shelved
Health insurers must justify rate increases under new rules
SC to reject federal HIX funds
MA parents get $7M in death of infant
Drug makers take new tack against generics
UnitedHealth to buy CA doc group
Budget cuts will have far-reaching impact on NH hospitals
iPods, Androids could be cancer-detection tools
FL pharmacy linked to blindness in patients
When will closing Walter Reed pay off? Maybe 2018
Accused CO pill mill doctor wants his freedom
Antibiotic prescriptions for kids fall, but the news isn’t all good
September 1, 2011
Trouble at Parkland raises questions about new Grady CEO
Disease exposure via medical devices a growing concern, CDC says
NYC Medicaid near critical condition
Florida's prescription-drug database launches
HIMSS discourages proposal to report patient-level data
Mercy Health (IL) scales down plan for Crystal Lake hospital
MI hospital workers' choice: Flu shots or ax
CT hospitals exploring merger
Longer CPR may be no better than shorter for cardiac arrest patients