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Doctors debate: Should government ’mystery shoppers’ spy on docs?
Harvard testing checklist for safer deliveries
PA beats other states in high-risk health insurance push
SSM Health Care CEO Sister Mary Jean Ryan to retire
Opinion: The hidden cost of medical student debt
Drug app comes free, ads included
Jackson Health System won’t outsource inmate healthcare
Healthcare reform inches closer to Supreme Court
Hospitals boost IT spending plans
ER sees rising hunger among children
NYC hospital worker admits stealing $1.2M in toner
July 28, 2011
Study of medical device rules is attacked, unseen
CHIME, MGMA rap proposed HIPAA regulations
JNCI: Mammo CAD offers equivocal health benefits
Some states plow ahead on HIEs
’Mass layoff’ set at Lutheran Medical Center in CO
IL autism doctor under scrutiny in MO
Hospitals don’t always plan for ’hybrid’ EMRs
Jackson Health System lowers prices to HMOs
Des Moines’ Mercy Medical Center under federal review  
Hospital scans palms to pull up medical records
Walter Reed hospital holds closing ceremony
July 27, 2011
Hospital files $9.2 million claim for treatment
Hospitals 'lien' on patients for medical bills
Hospitals take cultural sensitivity seriously
Drugs help keep seniors from emergency care, study finds
AMA, 91 groups call on CMS to alter e-prescribing penalties
Add healthcare issue to OH ballot
Cleveland’s MetroHealth pays consultant to do controller job
U of L Pres. asked to attend meeting on hospital merger
Elliot Health System (NH) Lays Off 182
Rural areas face more healthcare hurdles
Hospital CEO booked with second drunken driving charge
July 26, 2011
Hospitals make palliative care a priority
HCA’s earnings jitter markets
Drug prices will fall sharply as patents expire
Express Scripts-Medco deal could fuel other acquisitions
Probe finds CA hospital chain has high rate of ER transfers
Mesh used in pelvic surgeries under scrutiny
A light switch for bacterial infections
CCHIT: Don’t buy a new EHR just yet
LA Gov. Jindal announces firms for Medicaid privatization
Marc Benioff, CEO, makes philanthropy a priority
Vaccine mistrust spreads to the developing world
July 25, 2011
Memorial Medical Center (LA) settlement tentatively approved
Hard times at Shriners end free care for all
Walter Reed Army hospital to close in Washington after 102 years 
CDC hails success of chickenpox vaccine
Nursing teachers from Haiti study US methods at Boston’s Regis
Express Scripts: A new kind of St. Louis company
Soaring costs led to proposed partnerships for PA hospitals
Ex-employees say Prime hospitals stretch to keep patients
Small-town docs made in a small Kansas town
Health system explores affiliation with new partner
Saints Medical Center agrees to $98M acquisition by Steward
Olympic Medical Center (WA) chief urges cuts of employee benefits
FL woman begs for kidney donor on Craigslist
July 22, 2011
Express Scripts’ bid for Medco Health carries risks
CMS partners to move beyond 'pay and chase' anti-fraud efforts
Mobile apps: Proposed FDA rule will disrupt industry
WHO: Going into hospital far riskier than flying
Health plan a huge problem for Jackson Health System
PG joins forces with UMD Medical System
Tufts Medical Center taps new CEO
Former Cleveland MetroHealth CFO still receiving salary
KY AG to review CHI, U of L hospital merger
’Hospital within a hospital’ solution may ease merger concerns
July 21, 2011
Express Scripts will buy rival Medco for $29.1B
New Grady CEO faces financial, political hurdles
CO nonprofit's planned sale of share in hospitals to HCA raises doubts
Feds crack down on ambulance-chasing insurance fraud ring
Why one IOM committee member dissented on women's health report
UPMC-Highmark court battle escalates
Mayo Clinic builds next-gen HIE
Opinion: Include mental health, addiction providers in MU incentives
Bill seeks 'parity' in MU incentives
Violence at CA mental hospitals: ’This is the norm’
July 20, 2011
Northeast Health System to merge with Lahey Clinic
IOM: Women should get free birth control
Policy: Sex abuse by doctors 'profound betrayal'
FCC criticized for not spending on telemedicine
Profit rises 13% for UnitedHealth Group
FDA panel to review heart valve for those too sick for surgery
Latest figures on obesity paint an uglier picture
How hospitals save more preemie lives
TN nursing board under scrutiny over discipline case
Shuttered RHIO CareSpark’s chairman not giving up
Sharp HealthCare message, reality-TV style
July 19, 2011
Medicare doesn’t cover many expenses for low-income seniors
Beth Israel data breach may affect more than 2K patients
Texas Children’s Hospital uses laser surgery for epilepsy
Implant chip will improve care
Robotic surgery extends its reach in healthcare, hospital marketing
4 ways digital hospital signage improves hospital experience
Add patience to a leap of faith to discover cancer signatures
A heart pump without a cord
New MGMA chief brings patient safety, EHR expertise
Phoenix doctor convicted of murder, manslaughter
July 18, 2011
Accusations fly over obscure Medicare board
Franciscan Hospital leader is dismissed
FBI struggling to catch dozens of fraud fugitives hiding in Cuba
CT to pick board to oversee health insurance exchange
Radiation concerns close hospital ER
Health spending may be leveling off
With Warren Hospital on life support, St. Luke's offers shot at recovery
Marijuana for patients remains off-limits
Opinion: Will new regulators slow progress on hospital costs?
Concierge medicine offers hands-on care at a price
Push to detect Alzheimer’s earlier
Opinion: Madness, Exhibit A -- prison doctor’s pay
July 15, 2011
Raising Medicare costs may be gaining traction
Pre-term elective births to end at 20 LA hospitals
Aurora pulling medical staff from 10 Milwaukee schools
OIG blasts international marketing program at Miami’s Jackson Health
Patient alleges Tufts breached privacy
UCLA Medical Center prepared for 'Carmageddon'
Federal budget battle won't threaten MU dollars
Specialty Hospital wins back $1.8M from DC
Opinion: When hospital overcrowding becomes personal
It’s not complicated doctor -- Don’t be Facebook friends with patients
July 14, 2011
Rationing care or controlling costs? Medicare board takes heat on the Hill
FDA reevaluating vaginal mesh implants
NJ Supreme Court denies hospital appeal
MO law targets incompetent doctors
MD board revokes cardiologist’s medical license over stent flap
Most violent job in Washington State? Nurse’s aide
WellStar hospital to create 300 new jobs in GA
Tacoma-based MultiCare to lay off up to 350 employees
3 more plead guilty in $200M Medicare scam in Miami-Dade
Hutcheson (GA) Medical Center sees improvement, but still losing money
July 13, 2011
Agreement on debt talks: Health groups dislike proposals
Cuts would only shift healthcare costs
JAMA op-ed piece supports state custody for extremely obese kids
CA prison doc paid $777K for doing little or nothing
MI Blue Cross holding small group rate increase to 7.4%
Lyme doctor with troubled past offers controversial treatment
Super-resistant gonorrhea strain found in Japan
Deficit plan would reduce aid to teaching hospitals
OIG tells CMS to take immediate action on SNFs
NYC's legal victory leaves 144 municipal hospital workers without jobs
Violence in the ER
Hearing set for Quincy hospital buy
July 12, 2011
The ’July Effect’ is alive and well: Study
Pills morph as patients try to cope
J&J may face up to $1B in lawsuits, analysts say
Telemedicine improves stroke care at hospitals
Physician advocates key for achieving MU
How to redesign the EMR user experience
Triple kidney transplants: ’We think it is the future’
Doctors in Spain perform first double-leg transplant
Doctors in Spain perform first double-leg transplant
Opinion: Sunlight really works!
Americans choose 'hospital' over 'medical center' in survey 
City vs. country: Who is healthier?
Monkey business in Indian hospital
July 11, 2011
New for aspiring docs, the people skills test
First VA colonoscopy case goes to trial after Miami vet contracted hepatitis C
Patch may replace IV drug infusions
Knoxville's Mercy hospitals eye future under for-profit HMA
MA hospitals feel fiscal squeeze
Critics file complaint over CO hospital-buyout deal
Bristol (CT) Hospital stages turnaround but future remains unclear
Groups fight to build Fort Mill, SC's first hospital
CMS to conduct insurance rate reviews for 10 states beginning Sept. 1
Nocturnists enhance patient care at night, on weekends
Oversight of DE doctors improves
July 8, 2011
Lab-made trachea saves man
Deadly and spreading, superbug on the loose in Ontario hospitals
Opinion: How much does Medicaid improve well-being?
MA hospitals may lose $322m
Lacking support, UMC abandons effort for federal debt insurance
Hospital merger touted as a "game-changer" for Upstate Medical University
Should hospitals be run by doctors?
R.I. charter school to teach nursing
SD hospital makes do with 'antiquated' equipment
Mayo Clinic launches social network
July 7, 2011
MA Blue Cross to refund CEO’s exit pay to clients
Data show CA prison doctors at top of state pay scale
Medicaid makes ’big difference’ in lives, study finds
Inadvertent experiment measures impact of health coverage
Some pediatricians take stand for vaccine program
St. Louis-area hospitals look east for expansion
FL dermatologist shortage can delay diagnosing skin cancer
Hey, doc, are you listening?
Rural health centers seek to participate in EHR incentive programs
Delays force feds to propose EHR reporting changes
Chicago-area hospital to start non-emergency ambulance service
Opinion: When Nurses Make Mistakes
July 6, 2011
CMS chief in race against time
FL hospital shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 injured
Houston hospital focuses on rebuilding after failed sale
OH hospitals redesigning patient care to reduce readmissions
Michigan tries to increase number of organ donors
Heart treatment overused, report says
CA stem cell agency’s top salaries stand out on state roster
Less paper, better ER? One rural hospital’s bid
HIPAA 5010 backup plan chant grows louder
FL’s Halifax Health CEO gets raise
State HIE leaders face uphill journey to health data interoperability
Home birth on the rise by a dramatic 20%
July 5, 2011
Hospital CEO pay has some ill at ease
Preventive care or a waste of time for docs, patients?
Diagnosing a patient as a faker
Device price secrecy may drive up costs at Miami's Jackson Health
When 'take as directed' poses a challenge
More employers are offering on-site medical clinics
Corporate fitness programs survive hard times
Banner Health provides ICU care remotely
Insurance exchange puts MO Republicans in tough spot
Medicare paving way to healthcare accountability
July 1, 2011
New rules on medical residents' hours spur debate
EMR safety in spotlight after baby’s death
CMS rule to streamline data for insurance eligibility, claim status inquiries
Denver Hospital sets the bar for patient safety
Teen's move sidesteps TX futile-care controversy
Local laws fighting fat under siege
Elders not told of risks in hip study, U.S. alleges
Humana won't hire smokers in AZ
Bert Fish Medical Center ends merger with Florida Hospital today
South Florida psychiatrist pleads guilty to massive Medicare fraud