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Perry condemns mandatory insurance, but TX faces coverage crisis
Some common ground for legal adversaries on healthcare
Mayo Clinic plans med school in Scottsdale
Death raises questions after IL hospital closure
MetroHealth to shut down 144 beds at old Deaconess Hospital
September 29, 2011
Healthcare law fight heads to Supreme Court
Parkland Signs Improvement Agreement, Remains Open
US Rep. Kucinich faults Cleveland Clinic as lagging in care for poor
Physicians group stops taking emergency call at 2 FL hospitals
Mexico nears universal healthcare goal
September 28, 2011
Debt panel eyes dual Medicare/Medicaid patients
Cleveland's MetroHealth to lay off 450, slash $30M from budget
'Skillful change agent' taking over Cook County Health System
Des Moines hospital settles 2 lawsuits over availability of deaf services
South Broward public hospitals prosper as Miami-Dade's struggle
FL judge's trauma ruling won't stop OPMC, CEO says
Council Connection: Physicians as Co-managers
Hospital Focus Misdirected Toward Parents, Survey Suggests
Dartmouth Atlas: Readmission Rates Show 'Not Much Progress'
September 27, 2011
Supreme Court could rule on healthcare law early next year
Nurse in fatal error put supplement in wrong tube
Miami-Dade County fires Deloitte Consulting over healthcare benefits feud
Jackson Health expects to lose about $85M this year
Hospitals and doctors are chasing the money
Some fear Piedmont will be last choice
VT medical board weighs liability of director overseeing improper prescriptions at UVM
AK hospital frets over proposed surgical center
September 26, 2011
Growing size, wealth of children’s hospitals fueling questions about spending
Obama administration must make risky healthcare decision
Berwick on CMS: 'Best job I've ever had'
Vanderbilt partners with three suburban Nashville hospitals
Fewer insured patients put CT hospitals in a bind
Jersey City Medical Center offers to buy troubled Hoboken hospital
September 23, 2011
Nurses at nearly three dozen CA hospitals strike
IL governor pauses hospital tax decisions
Work starts on $332M Maine hospital
Cleveland Clinic affiliates with NC’s Forsyth Medical Center
SHSMD: CEOs Discuss Cultural Change Leadership
September 22, 2011
If San Francisco nurses strike, hospital services to remain operational
Hoboken City Council rejects deal for foundering medical center, closure imminent
Las Vegas’ UMC lost $70M last year
Doctors protest CEO at Knapp Medical Center
HealthSouth CEO says Obama plan may prompt ’limited’ closings
MGMA: Docs Trim Practice Expenses, But Operating Costs Soar
HHS Gives States $109M to Bolster Premium Hike Oversight
September 21, 2011
UPMC sued over botched kidney transplant
Plan unveiled for Austin medical school, hospital, clinics
NJ medical center president defends billing practices
CA nurses prep for Thursday statewide strike
September 20, 2011
Doctors should learn how to help manage healthcare costs
Changes in controversial organ donation method stir fears
HIPAA pain: How to cope
Roche keeps drugs from strapped Greek hospitals
RI union slams Lifespan executives' pay
September 19, 2011
GA hospital projects boom
Criminal charges possible for HI cop in Facebook HIPAA scandal
Jewish Hospital (KY) CEO abruptly resigns
September 16, 2011
Steward Health takes insurer role
Pay for Caritas CEO rose $1M in ’09
NJ hospital defends answer to state query
MI governor takes on health reform
SC voters urged to back Loris/McLeod hospital merger
CFO Exchange: Weighing Expenses Against Quality Mandates
SHSMD: 10 Tips for Strategic Planning
Improving Quality of Care Through Executive Incentive Plans
September 15, 2011
West Penn health system CEO leaves
Medicare eligibility age needs to rise to 67, health CEOs say
NJ ex-hospital counsel cites fears of fraud
RI, CT hospitals eye merger
Joint Commission Top Hospitals List Shuns Academic Medical Centers
September 14, 2011
Ex-Genzyme CEO gives $10M for MGH cancer center
Peninsula Hospital maps plan for recovery
Seeking Solutions for Brain Tumors
September 13, 2011
Hospital exec found guilty in NY corruption probe
Fraud probe off; Ohio Valley hospitals fined $3.8M
Opinion: A public hospital is not just another business
Group Practice Innovators: Investing in Success
September 12, 2011
A big risk in the healthcare handoff
Patient data posted online in major breach of privacy
September 9, 2011
ACLU, newspaper, ask KY AG to declare University Hospital public
HCA/HealthONE’s deal doesn’t need top scrutiny, CO AG rules
TX healthcare system withering under Gov. Perry
Appeals Court Tosses VA Challenges to Health Reform Law
September 7, 2011
Beth Israel Deaconess CEO ready for changes
Jury still out on HIT workforce training programs
NYC program shows EHRs can boost preventive care
Half of Internal Medicine Residents Report Burnout
September 6, 2011
Adjusting, more MDs add MBA
Some fear Jewish Hospital will lose its being in merger
September 2, 2011
Bill to regulate CA health insurance rates is shelved
Health insurers must justify rate increases under new rules
SC to reject federal HIX funds
UnitedHealth to buy CA doc group
Budget cuts will have far-reaching impact on NH hospitals
When will closing Walter Reed pay off? Maybe 2018
September 1, 2011
Trouble at Parkland raises questions about new Grady CEO
Mercy Health (IL) scales down plan for Crystal Lake hospital
MI hospital workers' choice: Flu shots or ax
Parkland: Leadership Change Unrelated to Report of Deficiencies