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Backing Sustainable Health Communities
House Republican leader says Obama’s Medicare nominee ’eminently qualified’
Radiologists highlight adverse events disclosure at RSNA 2011
Panel urges sharp change for hospitals in Brooklyn
Why can't patients see their EHR data?
Prison doctors, barred from seeing patients, collect full pay
CEO bonuses at NY nonprofit hospitals unhealthy?
India eye care center finds middle way to capitalism
Startup looks to cash in on health software ’gold rush’
No more free infant formula at RI hospitals
Opinion: Donald Berwick bows out
Tavenner, the Anti-Berwick?
November 29, 2011
Congress again faces 'doc fix' for Medicare
Drug shortages force Cleveland hospitals to carefully manage supplies
Docs: Highmark, UPMC should smooth transition
One in 10 stent patients readmitted within a month
CA hospital’s heart diagnoses surge after pay changed
MA ’alarm fatigue’ suit settled
Tavenner Gains Early Support
November 28, 2011
Doctors, hospitals go into business as equals
IL doctor profiles prove popular online
Push for hospitals to buy new defibrillators criticized
ICD-10: Mandate and Opportunity
November 23, 2011
Healthcare Leaders React to Super Committee's Failure
How Sequestration Will Reduce Health Care Spending
Emergency docs warn of challenges in new payment models
November 22, 2011
Supercommittee announces failure in effort to tame debt
For Deficit Panel, Failure Cuts Two Ways
November 21, 2011
Health-care groups laying groundwork for post-election debate over cost cuts
Opinion: The conservative case for healthcare reform's individual mandate
The Walmart opportunity: Can retailers revamp primary care?
MGH to begin replacing hands
MT healthcare workers defend payments from drug companies
'The Betty Ford Clinic of Cincinnati'
Hospitals try to find savings, cut unnecessary care
Ability to Pay Drives Hospital Length of Stay
Top 12 Uncertainties Hovering Over Healthcare
November 18, 2011
Theft of data on 4M patients part of wider problem
A conversation many doctors won’t have
Medicare unveils $1B healthcare innovation challenge
One third of nation's PCPs enrolled in health IT extension centers
UK design thinking aims to reduce violence in ER
CMS Delays HIPAA 5010 Enforcement
Parkland Health Inks Contract with Management Consultant
November 17, 2011
UPMC wants to air Highmark pact
Smokers' surcharge on health insurance gains momentum
Sutter Health says patient data was stolen
MA gov. sees healthcare consuming 40% of next state budget
Mercy preserves jobs of Joplin employees
ER closures hit minorities, poor hardest
How secure are your clinicians' mobile devices?
Miami VA hospital chief out in colonoscopy scandal
A little electronic help for docs helps hospitals, study shows
Opinion: Don't regulate EHRs like cars
CMS Pushing to Reduce Improper Payments
ICD-10 Cost, Timing Concerns Explain AMA Vote
Grady Memorial Deficiencies Persist After Second CMS Survey
November 16, 2011
AMA hammers out positions in changing market
Don’t stop implementation plans because AMA opposes ICD-10
Feds place UPMC transplant program on probation
More surgeries, costs after CT angiography
Consumer Group Wants Full Access to Data on Problem Docs
Call Yourself an ACO? Prove It
November 15, 2011
Doctors paid for heart tests order more
Surgeons to try deep-chilling trauma patients to save them
Cancer doctors score low on pain management: study
HHS Earmarks $1B for Healthcare Jobs, Innovation
November 14, 2011
Supreme Court takes up challenge to health care reform law
Veterans to create world's largest medical database
Problems persist with Medicare fraud contractors
MD state health program promotes care for whole patient
ERs tend to be gunfire-free zones
Stolen mummy to return home to UM medical school
November 11, 2011
Journalism groups, Obama administration clash over restrictions on doctor data
MD stent doctor sentenced to federal prison
Steward lures 150 doctors tied to Beth Israel
Med schools neglect gay and gender issues
IL mammogram providers to be paid more if they submit quality data
Gunman wounds nurse, guard at Bronx Hospital
November 10, 2011
Federal database on doctors is available again
Wal-Mart considers expanding healthcare services at its clinics
Radiologist tells FDA to change mammography rules
Commission: MA should be able to reject above-norm health prices
IOM Issues 10 HIT Recommendations for Patient Safety
Stop Letting Poor Scheduling Bleed Hospital Payrolls
November 9, 2011
Health law survives test in appeals court
MD to increase primary care health workforce by 25%
Tying hospital payments to patient satisfaction
Jury Awards $52M to MRI Group in Suit with ID Medical Center
'Observation' Status Prompts Federal Class Action Suit
November 8, 2011
Study raises questions about 'bundling' to pay docs
Poor economy may be coloring views of nation's health
Intern gap frustrates clinicians in training
Test for hospital budgets: Are the patients pleased?
Opinion: After ER care in Canada, differences from US approach evident
Docs' manners can affect patient outcomes
November 7, 2011
Business rationale developed to meet medical need
Nationwide geriatrician shortage to worsen as boomers age
Doctors Await Decision on SGR, Pay Cuts
Healthcare Job Growth Slows in October
November 4, 2011
Will the Supreme Court carve up Obamacare?
RI hospital CEO discusses apology to actor for brother's ER death
Haven't Started ICD-10? It May Already Be Too Late
Highmark Says Quality Blue Program Saves Lives, Dollars
November 3, 2011
Health guideline panels struggle with conflicts of interest
VA psychiatrist faces federal charges in HIPAA case
Chicago physician works nutrition into patients’ checkups
HealthGrades merges with monitoring firm CPM
CMS Releases OPPS Final Rule
Commenters Knock HHS Rules on Health Insurance Exchanges
Universal Healthcare Would Slow VT Cost Growth
November 2, 2011
Docs use Google for health information
Penn surgeons describe double hand transplant
Essay: Finding inspiration in a doctor's legacy
When Medical Errors Happen, Executives Shouldn't Hide
CMS Pushed to Improve Reporting on Adverse Events
GPOs Back Obama Order on Drug Shortages
November 1, 2011
Obama orders FDA to zero in on drug shortage crisis
Miami diabetics 'ground zero' for troubled Jackson Health
Supreme Court to weigh case of false testimony
Healthcare Online Job Postings Plummet in October