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Carolinas Medical Center wins approval for ER
Medicare discovers improper payments
Massachusetts hospitals win suit on Medicare
Google unveils personal medical record service
February 28, 2008
Indianapolis hospital to get $130 million expansion
Albany Med embarks on $360 million expansion plan
Lack of neurosurgeons forces Florida medical center to divert trauma victims
New Tampa Bay, FL, ER may be swan song for CEO
ER of future fights threats big and small
Perks for doctors questioned by Senate panel
Letters back Lawrenceville, GA, heart center
Spring Hill, TN, hospital approved
Naperville, IL, hospital revamp OK'd
A healthy dose of hospital chic
New Jersey braces for cuts sought by the governor
Maryland hospital's plan changes, resistance does not
February 27, 2008
eICU gives long-distance care, specialists' eyes to rural areas
Web site provides info on South Carolina hospitals
St. Charles, MO, hospitals continue construction plans
Detroit Medical Center moves to end fight with WSU
Condo owners support sale to Seattle hospital for expansion
Atlanta hospital clears 'major hurdle'
Tenet Healthcare fourth quarter loss narrows
Issuers ask SEC for break amid auction-rate woes
Arizona governor seeks ban on new Medicaid rules
February 26, 2008
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to manage hospital in Ireland
Markets and Medicare
Raleigh, NC, hospitals to expand at bases
Seattle’s Group Health Cooperative to lay off 363 in closure
Nashville-based medical center plans $3.2 million expansion
Healthcare spending surge seen in next decade
February 25, 2008
Florida threatens St. Petersburg hospital
Struggling East St. Louis hospital can't afford patients--or improvements
San Francisco's St. Luke's Hospital faces big changes
California lags in reporting of hospitals' drug-resistant infection rates
Doctor: Atlanta hospital could be 'flagship model'
Link in Massachusetts aims to keep healthcare local
Hartford Hospital picks CEO
Governors of both parties oppose Medicaid rules
New bailout proposed for Maryland county’s hospital system
Simple question defines complex health debate
February 22, 2008
Senate opens Atlanta hospital to funds, new authority
Medical officials: Iowa facing severe nursing shortage
February 21, 2008
Expert to be hired in Detroit Medical Center's pay feud with WSU
'On hope, faith' Fulton County OKs Atlanta hospital plan
Health pilot project has allure to Georgia
In-hospital stroke deaths rise on nights, weekends
February 20, 2008
Bill may force Atlanta hospital changeover
Boston hospital's accounting is under fire by a union
High costs drive online prescribing push
February 19, 2008
Hopkins, Cleveland Clinic practices take away paying patients, critics say
Counties’ vote on Atlanta hospital’s power shift nears
Indiana docs, hospitals to get payment break for malpractice fund
Insurer urges computerized prescriptions at Massachusetts hospitals
Next wave of medical tourists might include the insured
For patients, more comfort and a bigger dose of respect
Medicare won’t pay hospitals for errors
Timely cancer diagnosis linked to insurance status
February 14, 2008
Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center continuing to expand
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center net profit declines
Louisiana hospital executive selected
Los Angeles County may close most of its clinics
Proposed Bush budget cuts would hit hospitals hard, administrators say
Massachusetts to launch crackdown on hospital infection rates
Study: One in ten patients gets drug error at Mass. community hospitals
February 13, 2008
Detroit Medical Center’s state payment assertions challenged
With legal hurdles apparently remedied, Oviedo, FL, awaits first hospital
St. Louis medical center shifts the way nurses fill its shifts
A second Los Angeles hospital could close
Number of U.S. primary care doctors down
February 12, 2008
Accrediting bodies build patient trust
California doctors balk at request for data
Higher Medicaid fees can’t fix pay gaps, say Georgia doctors
Hospital safety takes page out of Top Gun manual
Chicago hospital receives full accreditation
Sleek hospital plan roils New York City
New York City hospitals reinvent role of emergency
February 11, 2008
Cincinnati-area doctors dwindle in number
Speed Alabama hospital OKs, study says
Seven surgeries done in first week as Florida hospital launches heart program
Hospital construction and renovation give Michigan a shot in the arm
ERs fail as the nation’s safety net
Business, civic leaders on Atlanta hospital board list
Arbitration a growing trend in healthcare
Hartford Hospital on probation
Maryland families may need proof of kids’ health insurance for tax forms
Inova hospital in Virginia on hold until rival firm’s case is settled
February 8, 2008
North Carolina-based systems form alliance
Cincinnati Hospital decries cut in training money
University of Iowa Hospitals proposes 10-year expansion plan
February 7, 2008
Carolinas HealthCare System gets OK to build new hospital
Oakland, CA, hospital chief shocked at defeat
Atlanta hospital power transfer stunted
February 6, 2008
Dispute may put care at risk in Indiana
Harbor-UCLA ER patients are in jeopardy, California inspectors say
February 5, 2008
Washington governor lauds nurse-hospital pact
Hospitals sock it to the California uninsured, study says
February 4, 2008
In health debate, Clinton remains vague on penalties
Healthcare collections cause swelling of bills
U.S. flu outbreak plan criticized
Massachusetts’ subsidized insurance cost to double
February 1, 2008
Bill: Atlanta hospital board member can’t be CEO
Upgrades at Washington, DC, hospital detailed
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