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Hospital observation units could save billions in health costs
For ACOs, IT startup costs top $1M
Medical devices vulnerable to hacking need oversight
1 in 3 Providers Avoid Flu Shots as Stakes Rise
Health Insurers Betting on Urgent Care Centers
September 27, 2012
Personalized Cancer Treatments Approach Tipping Point
Rounds: Will Health Systems Do Anything About Health?
Health law will be implemented, most say in poll
Patient-generated mobile data improves clinical care
Patients may suffer as doctors switch practices, health systems
HIMSS asks Congress for patient identity system—again
Opinion: MD healthcare reform—caring about costs, too
Comparing training for physician assistants, nurse practitioners, doctors
Minnesotans burdened by healthcare cost more than nation
September 26, 2012
6 in 10 Physicians Would Quit Today
Hospitals: Feds share billing blame
Antibiotic Use, Costs Show Wide Regional Variations
Parkland hospital's board formally OKs $1M settlement
September 25, 2012
Drug Shortages: 10 Ethics Rules for Hospitals
Health insurers begin to provide user-friendly plan guides
Consumer Reports Names Top-Ranked Health Plans
Accountable care: IT gets us only halfway there
When surgeons leave objects behind
Trauma centers springing up as profits rise
September 24, 2012
New system for patients to report medical mistakes
Class-action lawsuit eyed in hepatitis C cases against Exeter Hospital
Prices soar as NC nonprofit hospitals dominate cancer market
Family Physicians Rap 'Stopgap' Use of Nurse Practitioners
NCQA Offers ACO Accreditation Review
Primary care is next frontier for elite med schools
Doctors found to lack trust in drug company studies
September 21, 2012
MLR Bill Passes House Committee
Hospitals grab at least $1B in extra fees for ER visits
MD Anderson center launches all-out push against 8 cancers
September 20, 2012
DOJ: HCA settles feds' complaint for $16.5M
Patients at teaching hospitals don't fare worse when residents come on board
Contra Costa County doctors air complaints about new $45M computer system
September 19, 2012
Joint Commission 'Top Performers' List Adds 200 Hospitals
House panel readies bill to alter health law's medical loss ratio
Peter Orszag: Ryan's proposal would shrink Medicare's doctor pool
Health information exchanges struggle to prove ROI
September 18, 2012
Physician Alignment Strategies to Counter Uncertainty
Urgent care centers are booming, which worries some doctors
Doctors use EHRs to do 'chart biopsies'
UMMC will become a teaching hospital in bid to recruit primary care doctors
3 in 10 Surgery Residents Need Remediation
September 17, 2012
CO gets closer to essential health benefit benchmark
Nurses union challenges NJ hospital's staffing strategy
NIH superbug claims 7th victim
September 14, 2012
OR governor seeks to expand coordinated care organizations
Medicaid reform effort in CO shows promising savings
Slideshow: How to Open an Urgent Care Center
September 13, 2012
Uninsured Rate Shrinking, Census Data Shows
Millions more eligible under Medicaid, but state rates vary
NJ hospitals spent less to treat uninsured last year, but reported amounts vary
U of Miami hospital confirms second patient info breach this year
Prosecution of doctor in overdose cases worries physicians
University Hospitals ER's online service lets patients wait in line at home
When doc's office is open longer, patient costs dip
Medicaid payments to doctors going up next month
September 12, 2012
Leaders Speak Out on Value of VBP
New medical care networks show savings
Whistle-blower lawsuit alleges All Children's overpaid doctors
IT critical to new health learning system
Community paramedics, one solution to growing rural doctor shortage
Opinon: The Cheesecake Factory isn't healthcare's answer
September 11, 2012
'Dirty bomb' threat at hospitals remains
Blood Infections Plunge 40% Under Safety Protocol
Wendell Potter: Maine's healthcare fantasy
Fumbled DNA tests, adverse events for breast-cancer patients
IL physician group still feuding with Anthem, WellPoint
CT healthcare bundled payment model was tough sell
Consumers drive past rural TN hospitals for care
September 10, 2012
Romney health plan to keep pre-existing condition coverage
NH attorney says med tech spread hepatitis C as early as 2008
Northwestern Memorial expands into Chicago suburbs
NY doctors, insurer try to change primary care
MedFlight records show malfunctions
Christ Hospital using iPods to help in knee replacement
September 7, 2012
Solid HCAHPS Scores Only a Start
IOM Urges 10 Major Healthcare Fixes
Medication alert fatigue is curable
SC's view: Medicaid expansion is the wrong approach
CA primary care direct model: 'Neither insurance nor health plan'
The fraying hospital safety net
Blue Hill hospital buyout plan announced to avoid layoffs
More than 300 patients sue KY hospital, allege needless procedures
September 6, 2012
Stop Ignoring Low Quality Ratings
Docs, nurses may overestimate quality of their care
Opinion: Orszag on healthcare goal
Infection control, staffing shortfalls found at Manatee Memorial
September 5, 2012
Halt Interventional Radiology Turf Wars
Informed Decision Tools Largely Reduce Ortho Joint Surgeries
Medicare reimbursement incentive less than effective
Lawmakers allow two CA hospitals to expand cardiac procedures to outpatient buildings
Duke, LifePoint to pump $350M in Marquette General
Tax breaks for organ donors aren't boosting transplant supply
For physicians and patients, time is the best medicine
Not all doctors want hand-washing reminders
BIMC shook down heiress Huguette Clark for $13M, relatives say
September 4, 2012
HHS awards new grants for healthcare co-ops
Retirees may find fewer doctors in rural areas
CEOs say health merger means lower cost, better care
MA hospitals and doctor group to create state's only member-owned health plan
Parkland, Department of State Health reach $1M settlement
Oregon's largest CCO ready for launch
Some late-day surgeries as safe as earlier ones
Hospitals weigh pros, cons of altering visiting hours