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Henry Ford Hospital CEO advocates healthcare reform
Freeze sought on MA health insurance rates
5 Questions to Determine Readmission Rate Effectiveness
Breast Surgery Complications Multiply When Patients Are Obese
CHS to Sell Two OK Hospitals to Ardent Subsidiary
June 29, 2011
FTC to Appeal Phoebe / Palmyra Decision
Highmark to Acquire WPAHS
June 28, 2011
6 Factors Influence IL Race for Hospital Construction Rights
Calculating the ROI on Patient Satisfaction Efforts
AHA-Led Coalition Launches Ads Against Hospital Funding Cuts
HFMA Chair Urges Teamwork, Better Patient Care
OIG: Medicaid Drug Rebate Collections Uneven
UnitedHealth Group Draws $1M Fine in NV
June 27, 2011
University of Colorado Hospital, PVHS to Merge
June 24, 2011
Indianapolis' St. Francis defends charity care after negative report
Express Scripts continues on long path to growth, analysts say
Dartmouth Revises Medicare Spending Variation Report
June 23, 2011
MA finds new system not cutting health costs
TX rule will prescribe fewer potent drugs to kids
Healthcare spending waste: The international edition
RI nonprofit health system won’t divulge new CEO’s compensation
Sheehan Health (NY) seeks recovery from payroll ’glitch’
House Subcommittee Hears Testimony on Medicare SPS
Provider Groups Blast U.S. Senate CAP Act
June 22, 2011
Medicaid for the middle class?  
US Senate panel probes Medtronic
Walgreens, Express Scripts at a contract impasse
Vanguard Health gets $450M in public offer, 22% less than sought
Connors, Partners Healthcare System chair, to step down
MI tax on health claims would raise rates
CMS Clarifies IPPS Rule on Services Made 'Under Arrangement'
June 21, 2011
Baptist, Emerus to Open 4 Emergency Hospitals in TX
AMA Affirms Support for Individual Mandate
June 20, 2011
In Physician Recruiting, Local Needs Trump National Trends
Pardee Hospital Affiliates with UNC Health
June 17, 2011
TX House tentatively approves prisoner healthcare fee
Ex-Lawmakers Spar at AHIP Conference
Healthcare Cost Growth Deceleration Continues
MedPAC Urged to Reconsider Imaging Reimbursement Cuts
June 16, 2011
MGMA: 'Mixed Movement' on Physician Compensation
June 15, 2011
Time to focus on medical errors outside the hospital
Grady Memorial Hospital to cut another 120 jobs
Lifespan ordered to pay $14.2M to Tufts Medical Center
Newport Beach, Malibu docs charged in $17M workers comp fraud scheme
NQF Adds 4 Serious Reportable Events, Updates 25
June 14, 2011
Doctors given exclusive deals at Kettering Medical Center
Jindal urges new teaching hospital board to consider alternative plan
NJ hospital urged to consider medical mall instead
Five parties vie for stake in Bakersfield Heart Hospital
North Adams (MA) Regional Hospital files for Chapter 11
Nonprofit Hospital Donations Up 8% in FY2010
June 13, 2011
To curb malpractice costs, NY judges jump in early
Keck Foundation gives $150M to USC med school
Tufts hospital seeking $11.2M from Lifespan
East Cleveland’s Huron Hospital closing
FL Primary Care Docs Battle 'Gun Gag' Law
June 10, 2011
IN safety net hospital ends bariatric surgery program
BSCA Revenue Cap Draws Mixed Reactions
June 9, 2011
Judges sharply challenge healthcare law
Senators request probe of surgeons
New CA med school plans in limbo amid funding concerns
CT House OKs $864M UConn Health Center expansion
Salem (OR) Hospital switches to inmate labor
HUMC North applies to reopen NJ hospital
Healthcare 'Gold Rush' Spurs Jobs, Fortune 50
June 8, 2011
WellPoint to Buy CareMore
Study sees cuts to health plans
Lahey Clinic explores merger with Beth Israel
Visits to ER rise despite MA health law
Nashville Medical Trade Center nabs anchor tenant
Only East St. Louis hospital with emergency room closes
U.S. Senator Calls for CMS Probe of 12,400% Drug Price Hike
Blue Shield of CA Announces $180M Refund, Cap on Income
June 7, 2011
Hospitals push to reduce 4.4M preventable re-admissions each year
US military has new threat: Healthcare costs
End-of-life economics
SC to cut Medicaid payments to docs
Cleveland Clinic closing Huron Hospital
Mayo Clinic Looks to Affiliations to Expand Brand
June 6, 2011
States slow to adopt healthcare transition
NH hospitals say tax may cost jobs, services
Indictment against former UMC chief dismissed by judge
UT man pay’s disputed doc’s bill with 2.5K pennies
PMH Trustees OK Affiliation with Duke LifePoint
AL Hospital Data Theft Affects Thousands
12 Hospitals Fined For Patient Harm, Deaths in CA
Hospitals Add 4,100 Jobs in May
CMS Opens Medicare Transparency Proposal for Comment
June 3, 2011
ACO initiative draws fire
Despite incentives, cost is a barrier to small provider EHR use
Kaiser Permanente expanding metro Atlanta presence
FL doc gets 4 year prison term for public corruption
Growing Market Share Through ASC Joint Ventures
PPC Final Rule Limits Provider Payments
June 2, 2011
The $30B healthcare tech gamble
IPPS Proposed Rule Clarifies Device Payments
Proposed HIPAA Disclosure Rule, Explained
June 1, 2011
Jackson Health seeks $200M from unions to balance 2012 budget
For-profit hospital execs in TN score huge payday
RI judge clears sale of hospital to Steward
White House Relaxes PCIP Requirements