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Fort Worth, TX, gets new player in baby business
Slidell, LA, hospital board OKs contract
Outlay vs. benefit of expensive medical devices questioned
Small hospital seeks mighty task of reviving Los Angeles facility
Boston hospital cuts include managers, nurses
Industry giants push obesity surgery
Study finds many patients dissatisfied with hospitals
Small hospitals push to do heart work
CMS Web site helps patients shop for care based on quality and price
March 28, 2008
Minnesota healthcare bill passes key hurdle
For big surgery, Delhi is dealing
Clinton details premium cap in health plan
March 27, 2008
Ohio State University puts hospital stats online
Patient satisfaction pioneer dies
USF's desire for a teaching hospital reveals tensions with Tampa hospital
Study: 911 is best call to make if heart attack strikes
Houston nurses' vote on unionizing may touch Dallas
Health agency files decision on Tennessee hospital
March 26, 2008
California board delays drug-tracking system
San Francisco mayor ready to sue over cuts in Medi-Cal
Candidates go opposite ways on healthcare
Health insurers to meet with California agency on rescission probe
New leader vows help for Atlanta hospital
Healthcare cost increases dominate Massachusetts budget debate
Doctor: Primary healthcare needs fixing before universal care can work
March 25, 2008
Social Security trustees to give update
Hospitals snatch up Dallas-area land for medical systems of the future
Vanderbilt to house 16 clinics in mall
Michigan health system and hospital explore proposed merger
March 24, 2008
Alabama board OKs application for hospital
Healthcare heavyweights work system
University Hospitals in Cleveland makes aggressive refinancing move
Sutter says strike not a factor at hospitals
An exodus from Medi-Cal
Atlanta hospital set for infusion of funds
New Jersey county likes hospital’s boom of expansion
Connecticut hospital wins accreditation
March 21, 2008
Doctors' move led to lockout at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Hollywood, FL, hospital's neighbors says sale offers too low
Doctors find more opportunities for part-time work
Half of new Louisiana State University doctors will stay in state to train
New patient tower will be the face of Forth Worth, TX, hospital
North Carolina hospital put on notice
Sutter nurses plan 10-day strike
Cedars-Sinai fined for blood-thinner lapses
Woodruff Foundation may be Atlanta hospital’s big benefactor
Medical students gravitate away from specialties
Money woes beset medical school at UT-Memphis
Humana to buy OSF HealthPlans insurer
Investigation finds Massachusetts hospital misstated financials
Payers aim to rein in specialty drug spending
March 20, 2008
Kansas hospital’s antitrust lawsuit settled
Florida Hospital radiology group warns of drop in service
Nurse to head University of California-Irvine medical center
Proposed limits on doctors' hospital ownership debated in Tennessee
Illinois hospital plans $400 million expansion
Older donated blood tied to heart surgery risk
March 19, 2008
Healthcare advocates to get some help from California
Pennsylvania hospital performance data now online
Connecticut hospital opens new facility
Hospitals reuse medical devices to lower costs
For top medical students, appearance matters
March 18, 2008
University of California-Davis nurses to vote on contract
Innovation drives campaign against cancer at Kansas University
Healthcare firms continuing to grow in Pittsburgh area
On health DVDs, the doctor is always in
Florida bill would limit liability for ER doctors
Atlanta hospital may get $50 million soon
Pennsylvania House passes health-insurance bill
Study backs anti-infection tests of all hospital patients
Safety net hospitals in Massachusetts strained by reform
More hospitals using personal data to assess patients’ ability to pay
Walgreens buys firms for a wellness unit
March 17, 2008
Medical Center in Washington State will not sell
Mayo Clinic reports 2007 revenue grew 10%
Board will attempt to halt Georgia hospital system's financial slide
Healthcare switch causing headaches in Philadelphia
Illinois hospital operator eyes new partner
Tenet Healthcare may be on road to recovery
Boston-area health provider predicts big loss
Drug maker stays close to doctors and patients
With contracts expired, nurses at New York City hospitals cite frustration
March 14, 2008
Innovation in healthcare: An interview with the CEO of the Cleveland Clinic
Healthcare group tackles specialist crisis in Florida county
Another New Orleans hospital CEO leaving for job elsewhere
How hard could it be?: Lessons I learned in the Army
Nurses' strike in Martinez, CA, averted
Pennsylvania House poised to pass health plan
Clinton role in health program disputed
Poll: More Americans trust Democrats on healthcare reform
March 13, 2008
Action delayed on Colorado bill to raise limits for malpractice suits
St. Louis hospital partners with doctors in joint venture
Line between physician assistants and nurse practitioners may be blurring
Crowded budget threatens New Orleans hospital
Critics: Lax system let Miami surgeon keep license
Hospitals leery of Pennsylvania tax scheme
Medical Mart clinics close in Chicago suburbs
Massachusetts health leaders seek to change payment system
Hospitals to get $666 million from Medicare settlement
March 12, 2008
Mayo Clinic reveals Rx for health system
Hospital leaders urge legislators not to further destabilize Florida’s healthcare landscape
Hispanics get worse medical care
Activists protest Atlanta hospital board
Study disputes need for widespread hospital MRSA testing
Hospitals file lawsuit over Medicaid
Rival unions battle in Ohio over workers at hospitals
March 11, 2008
Seattle-area hospitals go greener to improve bottom line
Nurses to strike some Sutter affiliates in California
Audits of drug programs for California healthcare providers sought
GOP Senate candidate seeks tax rebates for healthcare
New ways to manage health data
As population grows older, geriatricians grow scarce
Health views differ along ethnic lines
March 10, 2008
Hospital 'tax' proposed to help pay for care in Pennsylvania
Commissioner ousts Atlanta hospital appointee
Connecticut hospital settles probe
HCA agrees to seek trial delay in Virginia hospital suit
March 7, 2008
New Atlanta hospital CEO draws heat, doubters
Massachusetts AG urges change of course for medical center
Africa hard hit by health worker gap
March 6, 2008
Bill includes provision to crack down on doctor-owned hospitals
Pending Medicaid cuts raise concerns in Florida
Health insurers get poor marks from hospitals
Northern Illinois University, hospital spar over cancer facility
CVS applies to open first ten in-store clinics in Massachusetts
China's healthcare overhaul may prove a tonic for investors
Hospital system deal reached in Maryland
March 5, 2008
Wisconsin-based Children's Hospital and Health System chief to step down
New Des Moines, IA, hospitals expect to draw other business
Fidelity: Couple needs $225,000 to cover healthcare in retirement
Bay Area Sutter nurses OK strike
Land deal surrounding Florida hospital in hands of voters
San Francisco health agency ready to OK cuts
Medicaid cuts could shut Georgia hospitals
Nashville-area hospitals' patient data exchange may save money, lives
Judge OKs GM-UAW deal to create retiree healthcare trust
Hospitals tackle high risk drugs to reduce errors
March 4, 2008
Medicare: The $34 trillion problem
Northern Kentucky hospital merger slow going
Flu cases hit Kansas City-area hospitals hard
Greater Cincinnati hospital workers to vote on unionizing
Health groups expand as Mecklenburg County, NC, grows
Doctor-lawyer project in Pennsylvania tackles malpractice
Iowa Lt. Governor releases nursing task force recommendations
Ban on gifts to doctors sought in Massachusetts
CDC warns of safety problems at clinics
March 3, 2008
New Jersey hospital's refinancing costs plenty
Hospital bonds are latest credit casualty in Wisconsin
Maryland doctors, lawmakers argue over what to do about MRSA
Doctor-owned hospital plans to serve fast-growing southwest Fort Worth, TX
Clinics at five Oakland, CA, schools offer free healthcare
Orange, CA, hospital under investigation for operating room error
Kaiser suspends accused doctor
Hartford Hospital CEO says coordination can fix broken U.S. system
Decline is seen in use of free care in Massachusetts
Coming soon: Healthcare debate, part 2
Britons can now combine grocery shopping with doctors' appointments
About those healthcare plans by the Democrats. . .
Audits sting hospitals, physicians
States combat drug reps to cut costs