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January 31, 2012
Blue Cross moves to dismiss Aetna antitrust suit
Highest healthcare pay found in CA, AK
Opinion: Feeling strain when violent patients need care
Labor ills, budget gap slam Westchester Medical Center
55 percent of nurses overweight or obese
EMS struggles to make ends meet
Medicare clinics see surprising shortage of Anchorage patients
Portland ME mayor decries proposed DHHS cuts
UM patient data stolen
Super Bowl sanitation: "Washed up" Giants outpoint docs

January 30, 2012
Wellpoint to raise doctors' pay to increase quality of care
Settlement likely in class-action suit against Signature Hospital Corp.
Another View: Early signs show business is accepting Affordable Care Act
Mercy reorganization gives doctors more control
Romney tiptoes a fine line on healthcare
When health plans go high deductible
Report: Electronic health records still need work
GOP opponents' attacks on Romney healthcare record fail to land a blow
Religious opposition to new healthcare changes
State of the Union ducks healthcare

January 27, 2012
Jersey City Medical Center offers to buy Christ Hospital for $104M
Johns Hopkins unveils new hospital
Dangerous infections more likely in PICUs than ICUs
GE to fold Web-based EHR
Robot cleaner a 'game changer' for hospital infection epidemic
AK healthcare industry booming
Accused UT hospitals fire back at state's Medicaid sheriff
Why heart doctors are leaving practice to work for hospitals
Legislation: Docs should be able to say 'sorry'
Opinion: Park City vantage point puts tragedy of U.S. healthcare in vivid relief

January 26, 2012
CMS nominee Tavenner gets lifetime payout
Ex HealthSouth CEO Scrushy gets 70 months
MA health reform, in 3 charts
NY hospital pays $3.5M to settle charges it improperly recruited doctors
FL hospitals bracing for more Medicaid cuts
MetroHealth reports 2011 net loss, but positive on future
WellPoint's 4Q profit drops 39 percent
Community Health inks PA deal
U of MD moves ahead with county healthcare overhaul
Jurors side with Garth Brooks in hospital naming-rights lawsuit

January 25, 2012
Senate watchdog targets high-prescribing Medicaid docs
Independent Payment Advisory Board exists in law, resides in limbo
Jackson Health System, UM headed toward 'a completely new relationship'
Highmark to spend $500M on care network
Erlanger Health System facing bleak quarter
Lawmakers hear Rex Hospital complaints
HCA hospital loses $178M judgment in FL negligence case
Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy to be resentenced
US health breach tally hits 19M
4 hospital execs earn more than $1 million

January 24, 2012
Children's, Blue Cross deal curbs payments
Hospitals hiring doctors to get ready for reform
Meth fills hospitals with burn patients
In quest to grow, Catholic hospital system pares religious ties
More hospitals demand payment on the spot
Decline in patients cuts nurses' hours and jobs
Kaiser Permanente mulls deals with 3 hospitals
Cost still blocks HIE adoption, health execs say
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center plan sickens neighbors
MD hospitals shopping locally for food

January 23, 2012
Can ACOs improve healthcare while reducing costs?
Community health centers struggle to meet demand from poor and uninsured patients
UPMC says West Penn refuses to release takeover information
TX doc pushing to revamp Medicare, Medicaid payment rules
Cleveland MetroHealth System’s security operated as police without legal authority
FL tries to get tough on lawbreaking medical practitioners
CVS' 'blacklist' of some doctors sparks outcry, legal action
Hospitals hike ad spending to gain market share
Chefs, butlers, marble baths: hospitals vie for the affluent
Brooks' case has hospital in damage control mode
NC prison doctor's side job lucrative
BOZEMAN, MT: Moser takes the helm as CEO at Bozeman Deaconess Health Services
AURORA, IL: Provena Mercy Medical Center names new CEO
OCALA, FL: New CEO at Ocala Health System
MANCHESTER, NH: CEO leaves Catholic Medical Center
DALLAS: Warner named chief executive officer for UT Southwestern Hospitals
INDIANAPOLIS, IN: New CEO appointed at IU Health Morgan Hospital
ST. PETERSBURG, FL: All Children’s President and CEO Gary Carnes announces retirement
POWELL, WY: Patten to be CEO at Powell Valley Healthcare
STATESVILLE, NC: Cherry returns as CEO of Davis Regional Medical Center

January 20, 2012
Tenet Healthcare cuts deal with IL insurer as MO talks sputter
Kaiser Permanente converting to safer IV equipment
AG sues healthcare service firm for alleged patient privacy violations
Opinion: Health reform still stands. But parts of it have fallen.
UnitedHealth’s profit jumps 21 percent, 2012 forecast unchanged
MVP Health Care schedules information meetings for Kodak workers, retirees
Most small businesses fear health care law
Healthcare consumer confidence improves again in December
Healthcare individual mandate too weak to matter, Aetna CEO says
Nurse at center of furor over homophobic remarks has left Dallas VA

January 19, 2012
CBO: Medicare cost-cutting programs haven't worked
'Medical arms race' spurs massive health development on NYC's East Side
UPMC refunds Medicare charges
MS hospitals won't try to kill tax for Medicaid
U of L president speaks out for first time since merger rejected
American docs question health IT's benefits
Partners recasts deal with Tufts, limiting pay
Florida Hospital, Orlando Health create plan to treat pain patients in ERs
Ex-exec of Pasadena's Huntington Hospital sentenced for fraud
Federal oversight of CA prison healthcare to end
Appendicitis racial disparities mostly unexplained

January 18, 2012
Teaching hospitals fight Medicare cuts
Health enterprise zones to target disparities in MD
Confusion about tiered health plans
Opinion: The role of the CMIO
TX doctors lead open-notes movement
HMA responds to fraud allegations
Erlanger Health System cuts six executive positions
ME hospitals say DHHS budget ignores debt owed them
Judge will review state panel’s rejection of plans for 2 IL hospitals
Doctors' money mistakes
Hospital CEOs looking to circumvent Cuomo’s non-profit pay cap
Layoffs begin at seven LSU hospitals

January 17, 2012
U.S. to force drug firms to report money paid to doctors
Medicare shortchanges hospitals on stroke therapy
CO high-risk health insurance pool runs up claims twice U.S. average
Opinion: MD’s Cohen saved billions, showed health regulation can work
Opinion: Cutting heathcare spending the old-fashioned way
EHRs linked to errors, harm, AMA says
The sleep apnea business is booming, and insurers aren’t happy
Cost-cutting reaches Children’s Hospital
Highmark officials struggle with filling hospital beds, integrating care
Should guns be banned in hospitals?

January 13, 2012
Are Americans getting healthier?
CDC: Prescription painkiller overdoses constitute 'U.S. epidemic'
Hospital errors could become public under proposed new MO rules
Is 2012 the year of online patients?
The race to build more federally funded health centers in NJ
Medical billing a target of fraud investigations
New health insurers add Western PA clients with caution
Report: IL hospitals' charity care growing
CVS Caremark settles Medicare investigation
NY-based health clinic for 9/11 survivors expands

January 12, 2012
States oppose Obama healthcare Medicaid law
Raising Medicare age would save $148B, CBO says
CIGNA, NY physician group launch accountable care initiative
WY officials search for options to Affordable Care Act
Erlanger Health System begins executive shake-up
Nurses take steps to battle compassion fatigue
Google helps ER docs to predict flu trends
Hospital fountain linked to Legionnaires' outbreak in WI

January 11, 2012
NH: A state at war with its hospitals
Hospitals cutting costs by not treating gunshot victims right away
NJ single-room surgeries to operate under same rules as hospitals, ASCs
Doctors win suit against hospital over abuse by boss
TX asks feds to delay health insurance rebate plan
Court ruling won't kill ACA, hospital chief predicts
Gateway Society to reverse decline in black men entering medical school
A 'Star Trek'- inspired $10M X Prize for revolutionizing healthcare
Happy birthday, New England Journal of Medicine!
Battle over San Leandro Hospital not yet over
Opinion: Mostashari on a year of HIT progress

January 10, 2012
Recession-hit U.S. health spending barely rose in 2010
The history of healthcare spending in seven graphs
Medical City (FL) to fill out this year
Drug reps soften their sales pitches
Justice files SCOTUS brief on individual mandate
University Hospital merger again rejected by Gov. Steve Beshear
More patient data risks, lawsuits predicted in 2012
FBI interviews patient in Prime Healthcare inquiry
Capella to shutter AL hospital
The challenges of a rural physician

January 9, 2012
Jewish Hospital, CHI to merge without University Hospital
Ohio begins value-based measure for Medicaid
Obama lawyers defend healthcare law in Supreme Court
The virtual anatomy, ready for dissection
Growing losses at Aurora Sinai raise questions about its future
Seven health data privacy and security trends to track in 2012
AseraCare Hospice accused of Medicare fraud
CT law nixing legitimate malpractice lawsuits
Outgoing Erlanger CEO Jim Brexler’s severance pay on tap
TX Methodist Hospital chief will still see patients
Market pressures hit UMass Memorial
Acadia Healthcare to pay $91M for hospitals
St. Joseph, Jewish hospitals merge without U of L

January 6, 2012
Insurers profit from health law they spent millions to fight
MA court orders state to cover legal immigrants
Opinion: How doctors die
Complaint lodged against Steward over fired nurse
Most errors at hospitals go unreported
A second set of eyes cuts errors at HCMC
Judge delays release of Highmark-West PA affiliation
$2M in reimbursements awarded for EHRs to MD hospitals
The Medicaid cancer gap
IA to move to health information exchange
130 Doctors Without Borders staff disappear in Sudan

January 5, 2012
State commission recommends major changes in FL public hospitals
Lawsuit accuses company of fraudulently cycling patients through hospice care
New year, new deals? Breaking down health plan, doctor alliances
Moses Taylor sale finalized, CMC still waiting on approval for Geisinger deal
US Senator targets drug shortages, "gray market" hoarding
KY Gov. Beshear plans merger talks with hospital officials
Ohio not part of federal database on EMS runs
In tight times, medical schools market themselves
LSU hospitals hit with a $29M budget cut
Opinion: Hospital CEO paid $60,000 bribe to senator to keep hospital open

January 4, 2012
GOP front-runners see market solutions for healthcare
WI scales back Medicaid shortfall by $300M
Study: Drug research routinely suppressed
TN firm acquires 2 northeast PA hospitals
Opinion: Darlene Courtois' case shows why healthcare privacy laws exist
St. John's in Joplin prepares for new hospital construction
Governor Scott panel cannot compare FL hospitals
Drug companies reduce payments to doctors as scrutiny mounts
Quadriplegic immigrant dies after US hospital returned him to Mexico

January 3, 2012
Nowhere to go, patients linger in hospitals, at a high cost
When nurses catch compassion fatigue, patients suffer
2011 saw surge in HIPAA compliance issues
WI's decision to halt health exchanges worries insurers
Less than 1 percent of hospitals fully use tablets
CA adds patients to health insurance rolls
Leadership shift at Reading (PA) Hospital gives doctors more say
Down economy puts burden on IL hospitals
Hundreds of employees at nonprofits make six-figure salaries
Erlanger at Hutcheson continues to bleed money
Cincinnati’s Christ Hospital covets national stage