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Henry Ford Hospital CEO advocates healthcare reform
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
AHA-Led Coalition Launches Ads Against Hospital Funding Cuts
HFMA Chair Urges Teamwork, Better Patient Care
UnitedHealth Group Draws $1M Fine in NV
June 27, 2011
Top 10 Infection Control Challenges
University of Colorado Hospital, PVHS to Merge
CDPH Data Breach Affects 9,000 State Workers
CHS Faces Pension Fund Shareholder Suit
June 24, 2011
IL regulators sue heart scan company, alleging deceptive practices
Indianapolis' St. Francis defends charity care after negative report
Express Scripts continues on long path to growth, analysts say
Action by ER staff leads to charges
MD cardiologist defends himself at license hearing
Former NJ hospital building is sold
June 23, 2011
MA finds new system not cutting health costs
Money woes, infighting plague UW nursing school
RI nonprofit health system won’t divulge new CEO’s compensation
Sheehan Health (NY) seeks recovery from payroll ’glitch’
June 22, 2011
Medicaid for the middle class?  
Connors, Partners Healthcare System chair, to step down
CMS Clarifies IPPS Rule on Services Made 'Under Arrangement'
NJ Neurosurgeon Named AMA President
June 21, 2011
Social Networking Researcher Studies Physicians, Influence
June 20, 2011
In Physician Recruiting, Local Needs Trump National Trends
AMA debates health insurance mandate, reports membership loss
Growing a better NIH
5 Strategies to Combat Health Reform Pressures
Pardee Hospital Affiliates with UNC Health
June 17, 2011
Ex-Lawmakers Spar at AHIP Conference
Lupron therapy for autism at center of embattled MD doctor’s case
June 16, 2011
Mostashari: We need a better marketplace
HCA acquiring HealthOne
UK unencrypted laptop health breach affects more than 8.6M records
'Life, death, and politics' treating Chicago's uninsured
Over objections, MD will lease land to Catholic hospital
9 charged in FL hospital bribery scheme
Healthcare Leaders Address Class of 2011
June 15, 2011
GOP governors push back on federal Medicaid rules
Grady Memorial Hospital to cut another 120 jobs
Lifespan ordered to pay $14.2M to Tufts Medical Center
Trident Health lays off 35: Medicaid cuts cited
Hospital violence reportedly rising
Chicago’s Prentice Women’s Hospital on ’most endangered’ list
June 14, 2011
Democrats revive Medicare as political weapon
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
June 13, 2011
When the treatment makes patients sick
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
Patient overload, death doomed TX kidney transplant program
Senators Urge OIG to Review PODs
June 10, 2011
Piedmont Healthcare cutting 5% of workforce
MA health board pay ban could affect charities
MA Eye and Ear, Schepens to merge
Perry rejects ’Obamacare,’ but TX agency pushes on
Abandon New Orleans hospital plan, 3 Republicans urge Jindal
IN safety net hospital ends bariatric surgery program
Pioneer ACO Deadline Extended
June 9, 2011
Judges sharply challenge healthcare law
Senators request probe of surgeons
TX to open tropical disease research center
New CA med school plans in limbo amid funding concerns
CT House OKs $864M UConn Health Center expansion
HUMC North applies to reopen NJ hospital
Walgreens, Physicians Group Announce Collaboration
Proposed ACO Rules Attract Public Gripes
June 8, 2011
Study sees cuts to health plans
Lahey Clinic explores merger with Beth Israel
Nashville Medical Trade Center nabs anchor tenant
Only East St. Louis hospital with emergency room closes
June 7, 2011
Cleveland Clinic closing Huron Hospital
6 Things to Know About the HIPAA Disclosures Proposed Rule
Feds Earmark $42M for FQHC Demo Project
Dems: Keep Medicare 'Off the Table' in Deficit Talks
June 6, 2011
Prison terms sought for 4 over deadly medical tests
Central FL hospitals among worst in state for infections
Indictment against former UMC chief dismissed by judge
Convicted sex offender OK’d to practice medicine in FL
AL Hospital Data Theft Affects Thousands
MLR Testimony Heard by House Subcommittee
Hospitals Add 4,100 Jobs in May
June 3, 2011
ACO initiative draws fire
OR hospitals report 136 preventable errors in 2010
MD hospitals report more problems to state
Kaiser Permanente expanding metro Atlanta presence
Opinion: FL primary care docs threaten lawsuit over gun-gag bill
AMA Names Madara CEO
June 2, 2011
The $30B healthcare tech gamble
Appellate judges hear arguments on healthcare law
A look inside Joplin MO’s mobile hospital
Hackensack asks NJ for permission to reopen Pascack Valley Hospital
IPPS Proposed Rule Clarifies Device Payments
Healthcare Online Job Postings Taper in May
June 1, 2011
Rising violence shows hospitals should boost security, experts warn
Jackson Health seeks $200M from unions to balance 2012 budget
Hospitals hunt for substitutes as drug shortages rise
For-profit hospital execs in TN score huge payday
RI judge clears sale of hospital to Steward
Mobile Phones May Pose MRSA Threat
Q&A: Methodist Health CEO on an ACO Alternative
Thomson Reuters Names Top 10 Health Systems