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Family of girl who needed amputations after ER delay is awarded $10M
Healthcare: The next economic crisis
Repeal Obamacare? Good luck
Recession takes toll on healthcare industry
Hospitals stand on shaky future
How Tele-Navigation Reduces Admissions, Cuts ED Costs
October 28, 2011
Democrats drive drop in support for healthcare law in new poll
Rivals' partnership improves patient satisfaction, lowers costs
Pills cheaper for hospitals than intravenous drugs
October 27, 2011
Democrats on ’super committee’ propose a ’grand bargain’
Community at odds on how to save Brooklyn’s hospitals
October 26, 2011
EMR may increase malpractice lawsuit risk
Brooklyn hospital sells off HMO
6 Steps to Creating a Connected Health Program
Healthcare Workforce Planning Techniques Lagging
October 25, 2011
ACO Final Rule: 10 Healthcare Leaders Sound Off
More states limiting Medicaid hospital stays
Medicare safety data criticized as flawed
Long-term care can bankrupt, yet few carry insurance
Survey reveals reasons doctors avoid online error-reporting tools
October 24, 2011
Nonprofit hospitals’ huge tax breaks under increasing scrutiny
Central Health board eyes new teaching hospital
HIT Barriers to Patient Engagement Persist
ACOs Seen As Tough Sell, Despite Concessions
October 21, 2011
TN eye surgeons aim to block optometrists’ use of lasers
Medicare ACOs Move Closer to Commercial Model Under Final Rule
MD Anderson campaign takes in $1.2B
New pressure on CT hospital’s insurers to settle sex abuse cases
October 20, 2011
ACO Final Rules Released
Officials field questions on hospital merger
Methodist Hospital redevelopment board seeks private partners
NC prison to open $155 million medical complex
Employers Score Savings When Patients Shop By Price
October 19, 2011
Hospitals work to lower 30-day readmission rates
Cleveland Clinic employees get healthier, lower insurance costs
Hospital safety practices unrelated to outcomes
US healthcare system lags other countries on quality, access
HHS Floats $5B Package to Cut 'Burdensome' Hospital Regs
October 18, 2011
IL hospitals fight for tax breaks while state wrestles with rules
MD's St. Joseph hospital seeks strategic partnership
SC hospital wars: Battle moves to Berkeley County
October 17, 2011
Sen. Grassley questions soaring salaries for CEOs of nonprofits
Questioning of Cleveland MetroHealth intensifies
Likely buyer of NJ's Christ hospital requested expedited approval
October 14, 2011
More Deficiencies Found at Methodist Health
University Hospitals to trim $100M by end of 2012, renews CEO contract
Nemours patient data tapes missing
14 rural hospitals join NE health data exchange
Former TN Gov. Bredesen joins board of hospital chain Vanguard
Pill mill operator’s Rx: ’Keep the patients happy’
Demand is high in DC for pretend patients
October 13, 2011
States shift medical costs to VA by identifying overlooked vets
Guideline experts have conflicts of interest, study finds
AMA Ads Push for SGR Elimination
Wells Fargo gives staff tough healthcare choices
Hospital workers on 24-hour strike at USC’s Keck Medical Center
CA’s Eisenhower Medical Center gets teaching approval for primary care
Apple FaceTime may be HIPAA secure
October 12, 2011
Grassley questions HRSA public database shutdown decision
Mercy Health plans new MO facilities
HHS to Seek Public Input on Essential Health Benefits
October 11, 2011
GA GOP leads healthcare repeal effort
EHR helps boost elders' preventive care
OH's Kucinich fights to save MetroHealth jobs
NJ hospital wants a public hearing on reopening rival
FL daughter's complaint puts focus on Medicare payment to for-profit hospice
Is Romney right on 'Obamacare?' Depends how you count
AMA Asks Medicare to Start Paying Doctors for Care Coordination
AHA Lobbies Congress for 'Shared Sacrifice'
October 10, 2011
GA's independent hospitals hurting
Battle over proposed suburban Chicago hospitals roars
Hospital wars: The battle for patients in Asheville, NC
How patients think, and how they should think
October 7, 2011
TX docs experiment with care, payment models
Jackson Health employees will see health insurance switched next year
MedPAC Votes to Kill SGR
October 6, 2011
NY hospitals object as Sloan-Kettering plans suburban expansion
ONC Takes on Patient Engagement in HIT
October 5, 2011
Opinion: Healthy paychecks for Sutter Health bosses, nurses
Patient Motivation a Must for Accountable Care
October 4, 2011
Operation Safety Net a model for medical care for the homeless
NH hospital CEO salaries not an answer to Medicaid challenges, analysts say
October 3, 2011
Supreme Court to hear case on Medicaid rates
Shortages lead docs to ration critical drugs
CA nurses union, Alta Bates divide widens
Stuck in bed, at hospital’s expense
When the nurse wants to be called ’doctor’
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