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Grady Memorial Hospital CEO to resign
Cleveland Clinic's Marymount Hospital to stop delivering babies
Map Ranks States' Health County-by-County
March 30, 2011
4 'Value-Driving Elements' of ACOs Identified
DOJ, Inova Settle ADA Lawsuit
Feds to release dialysis clinic data
Mayo to make wellness a deliberate part of care
Hospital CEOs draw top salaries among CA's public workers
Jackson Health board loses key member
Tainted IV packs suspected in 9 AL hospital deaths
Hospital Drug Shortages Reach 10-Year High
March 29, 2011
Understanding the details of the 'individual mandate'
Speeding Patient Discharges Safely
March 28, 2011
DOJ widens Blue Cross probe across several states
Health law safety net gets little attention
MedCare exec looks overseas to help build healthcare systems
The consequences of a donor kidney market
Nursing a conundrum
March 25, 2011
The ACO model: a three-year financial loss?
Hospital urgent care centers may charge big, like ERs
Medicare rule sparks concerns about access to home healthcare
Database tracks state healthcare reform initiatives
Deaf woman says MD hospital did not provide interpreter, sues
Docs-to-Hospital Shuttle Service OK, Says OIG
1 in 3 Female Vets Dissatisfied with VA Healthcare
March 24, 2011
A year later, still no cure for politics in healthcare
Suit against Tenet in Memorial Medical Center's Katrina deaths is settled
Fed advisors tackle Stage 2 recs and timing
CA emergency surgery groups to merge
Office-based Physicians Support 4M Jobs, Says AMA
March 23, 2011
Carilion Clinic Announces Leadership Changes
Adding up health reform after the first year
Getting HIT ready for ACOs
RI's Landmark Medical Center sues Blue Cross over payments
PHA Backs Repeal of Ban on Physician-Owned Hospitals
March 22, 2011
Boston hospital completes first US face transplant surgery
Class action suit over hospital deaths to begin
LI's Southampton Hospital eyes move to Stony Brook campus
Prospects for meaningful use Stage 2 progress questioned
HHS Unveils National Quality Strategy
March 21, 2011
Healthcare Philanthropy Faces Triple Threat
CA hospitals wary of state budget plan to shift emergency funds
TX health officials question NICU overuse
Woonsocket, RI's Landmark Medical Center at crossroads
March 18, 2011
White House seeks to boost public support for health bill
Blue Shield CA relents on proposed rate increase
Hospital agrees to $340K settlement in latex suit
What makes a hospital great
Medicaid Enrollment to Outpace Primary Care Providers
March 17, 2011
Medicine's rising costs put Hippocratic Oath at risk
Blue Shield of CA cancels insurance rate hike
Inpatient Mortality Linked to Nurse Understaffing
March 16, 2011
Immune to cuts: Lofty salaries at hospitals
Dems to GOP: Show us your health insurance
CT gov. tells hospital executives, 'It could be worse'
Hospital designs a development platform for medical web apps
10 Healthcare Reform Market Changes Affecting Physicians
March 15, 2011
Houston's hospital district to screen for green first
Some hospitals open ERs just for graying patients
New efforts to simplify end-of-life care
TN's Saint Thomas to partner with 8 imaging centers
MA medical teams sidelined in Japanese disaster aid
Chávez tries to rouse Venezuela against a new enemy: breast lifts
FL Physician Sentenced 3.5 Years for Medicare Fraud
3 Readmissions to Reduce Now
45% of States Unprepared for Nuclear Disaster, Poll Shows
March 14, 2011
How buyout firm eyeing Miami’s Jackson Health operates
Healthcare waivers are a big deal for some states
U of UT Health Care gives patients easy access to medical records
Japan will face extraordinary health challenges after tsunami
NYC Health Execs Named in Federal Bribery Case
Emory Healthcare, Saint Joseph's Hospital Form Partnership
March 11, 2011
Aetna, Carilion Clinic Building ACO in VA
Dramatic Increase Seen in Patients Leaving Hospitals AMA
March 10, 2011
HCA Raises $3.79B in IPO
Adventist won't appeal Bert Fish Medical Center ruling
Health Plans' $1.5M Funds PCMH in Hudson Valley
March 9, 2011
Following health law, patients request OTC prescriptions
Will healthcare law raise states' Medicaid costs?
Georgia health plan in $250M hole
ME's individual insurers get reprieve
March 8, 2011
TN Legislature rejects health law mandate
Hospital stays cost more in Northern California than Southern California
March 7, 2011
Medicare rule affects voice box patients
Cleveland's MetroHealth pressed to run jail medical services
March 4, 2011
5 former WellCare execs indicted for fraud
Atlanta's Grady Hospital to shut 2 clinics
Review: 141 patients got unnecessary heart stents
Studies shows misuse of drugs crowds ERs
Plastic surgery bouncing back with the economy
March 3, 2011
Feds: 92% of Nursing Homes Staffed By Criminals
Senators want access to Medicare claims database
SJCHS, Gundersen Lutheran Partner in WI
'Oxy Express' - Florida's drug abuse epidemic
Healthcare Job Postings Stall in February
Sepsis Survival Rates, Costs Vary Greatly by Hospital
March 2, 2011
Debate heats up about hospitals' charity
Chicago-area hospital mulls merger
WV hospitals merge
Prescription Instructions Confuse Even Educated Patients
March 1, 2011
Central Line Infections Plummet 58% in ICU
Doctor-owned imaging centers spark criticism, scrutiny
World Economic Forum drives health data initiative
Ventas to Acquire Nationwide Health Properties in $7.4B Deal
DOJ Deal Ends Monopoly for Texas Health System
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