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Uncompensated Care Faces a Double Hit in Some States
House Lawmakers Grill CMS Over Health Exchange Navigators
Henry Ford, Beaumont $6.6-billion mega merger is called off
Tornado struck hospital but patients, staff unharmed
Hospital 'code black' before flood of tornado patients
Loophole in healthcare law could stick doctors with tab
End of health price secrecy may be starting in Miami
WI hospitals reduce central-line infections
18 CT hospital execs' paychecks top $1M
May 21, 2013
ED Physicians Key to Half of Hospital Admissions
How Chargemaster Data May Affect Hospital Revenue
A hospital CEO promises more pricing transparency—and makes rivals squirm
MN healthcare program cuts costs for the poor
WA hospitals fight to limit reports on infections
Here's why hospitals set high prices
L.A. poised to go after Las Vegas hospital in patient-dumping cases
May 20, 2013
Owners of for-profit North Jersey hospitals cash in on land beneath
Primary Care Docs Average More Hospital Revenue Than Specialists
Surgeons-in-training dislike new work hours
UC hospital strikers' numbers to be decided by court
When it comes to healthcare, it pays to shop around
New Jersey hospital has highest billing rates in the nation
May 17, 2013
CMS Seeks to 'Rapidly Reduce' Medicare Spending with $1B in Grants
Case Study: Advance Care Conversations
NC state officials pitch Medicaid managed care to doctors
Hospital charges and the need for a maximum price obligation rule
Pills tracked from doctor to patient to aid drug marketing
Medical robot lets off-site doctors work quickly to diagnose patients
Seeking calm on the cancer ward
May 16, 2013
Quiet ORs Better for Patient Safety
Tavenner Confirmed as CMS Administrator
Top pay went to former West Penn Allegheny Health System execs
Docs, nurses disagree over expanded nurse roles
Temporary restraining order issued in FTC/Phoebe case
Sutter deal transfers East Bay hospital
May 15, 2013
Healthcare Leaders Sound Off on Organized Labor
How Medical Debt Forgiveness Benefits Hospitals
Senate Finance Committee Hears More 'Doc Fix' Testimony
Hospitals prepare to cut care in Medicaid opt-out states
Bills seek to open ME hospital board meetings to public
Cincinnati hospital deepens links to China
How a FL med school cares for communities in need
Liberty Hospital lays off workers, shuts down wound clinic
May 14, 2013
Access to EHR Notes Lauded by Patients, Providers
CMS Proposes Reduced Hospital DSH Cuts
Medicare drug program fails to monitor prescribers
Senators Want Provider Feedback on Medicare Payments
VT end-of-life bill heads to governor
Hospitals promote screenings that experts say many people do not need
LSU hospitals could need to pay about $42 million as employees are laid off
A vegan office: How one workplace has moved to get healthier together
May 13, 2013
Value-Based Healthcare Needs New Bond Rating Metrics
Building a Better Healthcare Board
May 10, 2013
Surgeon-Driven Quality Effort Slashes Complications, Costs
Whistleblower Fines Against Tuomey, Adventist Health
Obama administration moves to get more enrolled in health insurance
Largest US hospice company sued for Medicare fraud
KY Medicaid eligibility to be expanded
NC hospitals fight bill that would benefit free-standing surgery centers
May 9, 2013
CMS Releases Hospital Pricing Data
Leapfrog Hospital Safety Scores 'Depressing'
An end to medical-billing secrecy?
One hospital charges $8,000 — another, $38,000
Medicaid expansion top of mind for Cleveland Clinic
U of TX regents expected to OK $334.5M plan for med school
Info packets don't help people take ER meds
Orlando children's hospitals come together
May 8, 2013
Telemedicine is Retail Health Clinics' Newest Tool
Hospital EDs Seeing Sicker Medicare Patients
New Parkland hospital running $16M over budget
VA says it learned from mistakes building Orlando hospital
May 7, 2013
AMA Raises Reimbursement Concerns Over EHR Workarounds
St. Joseph Medical Center Settles Stent Cases
Hudson (NJ) hospital company to form new health system, eyes statewide insurance market
MD hospitals oppose state plan to link to medical spending and economy
Advanced nurses lower costs, improve care
Redesigning ER flow with lessons from The Gap
Every disease on earth: Elmhurst Hospital's medical melting pot
MN liability insurer helps high-risk doctors stay in business
May 6, 2013
Medical School Enrollment Forecast Tempered by Residency Concerns
4 Strategies for Managing Hospitalists
Botched brain surgery prompts extensive review at SSM Health Care
May 3, 2013
Medical Director Compensation Increasingly Tied to Value, Quality
Hospitals Find ROI in Recycling Efforts
Carolinas HealthCare adds virtual component to intensive care
May 2, 2013
ED Cost of Care Greatly Underreported, Researcher Says
NC hospital mergers accelerating, raising concerns
Catholic Health East, Trinity Health merger completed
DOJ: 2 MT hospitals to pay $3.95M over referrals
MT hospital says woman posed as nurse
Stephen Colbert takes on IA hospital
May 1, 2013
Bond Ratings Pressure Smaller Hospitals as NFP Sector Falters
Slideshow: Path to Collaborative Care Paved with Risk, Revenue
Boston victims face lifetime of medical bills
Payment to ME hospitals slowed?
Scripps purchases former San Diego Hospice hospital
Highmark, WPHS System affiliation timeline
Kansas City agrees to limits on possible sale of NKC hospital
Baptist Hospital Miami launches $90M expansion
MetroHealth to stop hiring smokers