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Opinion: The Right Way to Reform Medicare
VIDEO: Trauma chief on impact of AL tornadoes
CHS Board Shakeup Sought by Shareholders
April 28, 2011
Medicare at heart of budget debate
Medical community works to trim hospital errors
AL hospital damaged by tornado
CA public hospital chief's retirement pay spotlights 'supplemental' pensions
OH MetroHealth consultant pulls in $7M in no-bid jobs
Physician Groups Update E-Prescribing Guidelines
Low Health Literacy Linked to Mortality in CHF Patients
CHS Defends Medicare Admissions Practices
April 27, 2011
Univ. Wisconsin to punish docs who gave sick notes to protesters
Brigham and Women’s performs another full face transplant
Oklahoma Senate approves fee on hospital revenue
Dartmouth-Hitchcock to pay $2.2M in whistleblower suit
Despite ACA, Out-of-Pocket Medical Costs Lurk
April 26, 2011
Mostashari details what's next for ONC
MA nurses set to strike as Tufts, union won't budge
CHS Says Government Consolidating Probes
April 25, 2011
GOP facing tough questions over Medicare overhaul plan
Long-staying patients hurt Jackson's finances
3 in 4 Employers to Increase Health Plan Deductibles or Copays
CA orders fixes at 2 UCSD emergency rooms
Tenet Board Rejects CHS Cash Offer
April 22, 2011
Opinion: Patients are not consumers
Huntsmans donate $41M to U. cancer center
HMA Takes Controlling Interest in Physician-owned MS Hospital
ED Management Strategies Linked to Revenue Recovery
Physician Quality Incentive Payments On the Rise
April 21, 2011
ONC to fine tune technical guides for standards in Stage 2
Caution urged as smartphone apps expand into medicine
Pay package for Jackson's CEO to be set
AMGA: Internal, Family Medicine Top Hiring Priorities
CMS Proposes IPPS Changes for 2012 and Beyond
FTC, GA Challenge 'Anticompetitive' Phoebe/Palmyra Acquisition
April 20, 2011
CHS Asks Federal Judge to Toss Tenet Suit
Congressional subcommittee to hold VA hospital hearings, again
UA Healthcare interim CEO's severance is worth $1.7M
Hospital Hosts On-Site Legal Aid Services
CMS Improperly Paid $38M for ED Outpatient Imaging, OIG Says
April 19, 2011
'DNR' patients more likely to die following surgery
Pushing limits of new knees
Rural surgeons to get community website
Surgeon resigns leadership post over editorial
HDHPs Pose No Additional Risk to Medically Vulnerable
CHIME Weighs In on ONC Federal HIT Strategic Plan
April 18, 2011
CHS, Subject of HHS Probe, Ups Tenet Cash Offer
Doctors could learn something about medical handoffs from the Navy
FL Gov. Scott releases hold on $35M for Jackson
HCA, Metro Nashville land swap gets scrutiny
Florida Doctor Convicted in $23M Medicare Fraud Scheme
April 15, 2011
Jackson CEO: We can't wait to fix problems
AZ legislators OK insurance from outside state
CA Joins Whistleblower Suit Against Sutter Health
Obama Deficit Reduction Plan Prompts Call for Repeal of IPAB
April 14, 2011
Obama lays out plan for cutting Medicare, Medicaid
Banker picked as new Jackson Health CEO
ME mulls cross-border health insurance sales
CHIME: CIOs' Hopes Sag for EHR Early Funding
AMA Identifies 'Most Burdensome' Federal Regs
April 13, 2011
Hospitalist Firms Cogent, HMG to Merge
Former Aetna CEO compensated $72M in 2010
MS health system seeks $37.5M loan for EHR
April 12, 2011
7 Ways Hospitals Can Trim Costs
EMRs poised to cut costs, improve patient care
CA residents protest high healthcare exec salaries
Jackson's next leader to be chosen Wednesday
AHA Board Chair Bluford Inducted
April 11, 2011
Hospital patient safety under a spotlight
Individual stories a new weapon in fight over healthcare law
Medicaid to offer rewards for healthy behavior
Jackson Health System crisis endangers very existence
Mostashari recent comments offer snapshot of ONC leadership
Ousted CEO's attorney returns fire on WellStar
Court backs WI docs in pay dispute
April 8, 2011
ONC Names Mostashari National Coordinator for HIT
Roundup: ACO Proposed Rules Fuel Uncertainty
AmSurg to Buy National Surgical Care for $173.5M
April 7, 2011
CBO: Seniors would pay much more for Medicare under GOP plan
Healthcare reform can't work without more docs
Why the feds plan to fine poor performing hospitals
NV opens inquiry into payments by device maker
Finishing the new $1B Johns Hopkins Hospital
Adverse Events in Hospitals Largely Undetected
Wright Memorial Readies $30M MO Hospital
April 6, 2011
Repeal of Form 1099 expansion heads to Obama
Steward bringing Lowell, MA hospital into fold
Fired WellStar exec points to financial improprieties
13 Hot ACO Buzzwords All Providers Should Know
April 5, 2011
For some docs, iPad claims key spot next to stethoscope
CT hospitals see spike in CEO turnover
Health Net Breach Grabs Top Spot on OCR List
April 4, 2011
Complex healthcare law turns into payday for consultants
More physicians say no to endless workdays
New law protects VA docs in the ER
How ICU Efforts Could Double Some Transplant Rates
ACO Rules Receive Guarded, Mixed Reviews
All Children's Hospital Joins Johns Hopkins Medicine
April 1, 2011
Asking kidney patients to forgo a free lifeline
FTC, DOJ Open ACO Antitrust Guidelines to Public Comment