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New Joint Commission's Medical Staff Bylaws Standard Strikes Balance
Detroit Medical Center Sale Raises Concerns About Charity Care
Both Sides of Health Reform Debate Preparing for Sunday Vote
10 Major Changes to Health Reform in House's Reconciliation Bill
Hospitals' Sustainability Managers Look for Savings through Better Environmental Practices
House leaders announce $940 billion healthcare compromise bill
Democrats say health bill will pay for itself in the long run
CBO: Package would save money with new taxes and curbs on Medicare spending
Public hospitals in Miami tackle deficit with pain
Burden higher for nonprofit hospitals, Illinois Supreme Court says
Texas company giving its ERs support to run more efficiently
Connecticut children's hospital to build new outpatient cancer center
Massachusetts hospital executive says network trying to become less pricey
GOP plots strategies to nullify health bill
Health insurers toughen stance in disputes over hospital rates
Arizona drops children's health program
March 18, 2010
CBO: Latest Health Reform Bill Would Cost $940 Billion
Democrats inch toward securing votes for health bill
Obama persuades Kucinich to back healthcare bill
GOP lawmakers, candidates pledge to repeal healthcare legislation
Virginia set to challenge federal healthcare reform legislation
Senate Dems in Georgia block proposed constitutional amendment to opt out of federal healthcare
Report says California fails to monitor hospitals
3 Lessons U.S. Healthcare Can Learn from France to Cut Infections
New board urged for Nashville General Hospital
New Idaho Law Would Allow AG to Sue Feds if Health Reform Passes
CMS Delays Enforcement of Physician Supervision for Critical Access Hospitals
Putting a dollar figure on a doctor's worth to a hospital
VA is fined over errors in radiation at hospital
March 17, 2010
Which Option Will House Democrats Use to Pass Health Reform Bill?
Massachusetts Investigating Wide Disparities in Hospital, Provider Reimbursements
House Democrats scramble to ensure adequate deficit reduction in health bill
Democrats consider new moves for health bill
Obama's base joins the fray over health vote
Health overhaul splits party faithful
$352 million UConn Health Center plan gets early yes vote
Call to cap medical payments is likely in Massachusetts
Big insurance rate increase for Pennsylvania poor
Obama's healthcare reform speech in Ohio convinces a few skeptics
House Democrats' tactic for healthcare bill is debated
Maine's Mercy Hospital cutting 58 positions
March 16, 2010
Protest targets UPMC hospital closing
Health Reform Moves Closer to Vote This Week
Obama tries to personalize the healthcare bill
House may try to pass Senate healthcare bill without voting on it
Massachusetts insurer details its unequal payments
Georgia Supreme Court upholds ER statute
Hospitals warming up to new plan for UConn Health Center
California health agency works with hospitals to reduce errors
About 1 in 4 in California lack health insurance, a UCLA study finds
New focus on averting errors: Hospital culture
With Medicaid cuts, doctors and patients drop out
March 15, 2010
Baptist Health System Plans New Hospital
Healthcare Reform Passage Could Come Down to Three Ifs
Democratic leaders say health bill will pass
Healthcare endgame begins
Millions spent to sway Democrats on healthcare
Project to get transplant organs from ER patients raises ethics questions
St. Bernard Parish hospital board finalizes location for construction of hospital
Insurer and New York City hospital system reach accord
Patient-satisfaction surveys have drawbacks
Reinventing care for poor means relying less on ER
TN withholds federal funding for Nashville General Hospital, backers say
March 12, 2010
AHA: Labor is Biggest Factor in Hospital Cost Growth
Partnership's Aggressive Policies Prevent H1N1 Outbreak
Democrats move toward grouping health reform with student-aid bill
Hospitals big loser in Georgia governor's budget
Democrats struggle to finish health bill
Houston-based Memorial Hermann wins antitrust case
Senate Jobs Bill Expands EHR Incentive Eligibility
UC Irvine Medical Center ordered to improve medication management
Massachusetts seeks fair shake in health bill
Republicans warn House Democrats they may lose their jobs by backing health bill
March 11, 2010
New Orleans coroner says Memorial death will not be reclassified as a homicide
Caring for a Child's Unique Needs: PA Health Network Plans Pediatric ED
Poor Air Quality Leads to More Hospital Costs, Says RAND
Obama gets tough on healthcare fraud
Hospitals Could Save Millions By Eliminating Five Hospital-Acquired Conditions
Report Questions Patient Safety Training, Recommends Improvements
In St. Louis area, Obama pounds drum for healthcare initiative
Grand jury is probing Jackson Health System
Pricey imaging pushes up health costs in Massachusetts
Heart test may be overused
March 10, 2010
Senate Approves Delaying Physician Pay Cut Until October 1
More Children Hospitalized With Severe Clostridium Difficile, Says Study
Senate Committee Requests Investigation of Long-Term Care Hospitals
Business buys ads vs. health overhaul
Thousands rally to support healthcare reform in downtown Washington, DC
Parliamentary hurdle could thwart latest healthcare overhaul strategy
State pitches new $352 million UConn Health Center plan as partnership
University of Kansas Hospital plans $12 million addition to medical office building
Healthcare's obstacle: No will to cut
March 9, 2010
Study Links High Hospital Occupancy to Higher Death Risk
Foreign Health Courts Could Serve as Model for U.S.
Nonprofit Group Will Lead $3 Billion Meaningful Use Initiative in California
VHA, Tidewater GPO Sign Strategic Sourcing Agreement
Obama turns up the volume in healthcare bid
Obama launches attack on health insurance companies
State insurance experts see flaw in Obama's plan to curb health premiums
Senate panel to investigate deaths at long-term care facilities
Healthcare costs open $1.7 billion hole in Texas budget
Connecticut AG reports Anthem's anti-competitive contracts to top Obama health official
March 8, 2010
Hospitals Should Review Joint Commission Standards in Light of DC Nurse Firings
Hospitals Debate the Pros, Cons of White Coats for Doctors
AHA: New IRS Method Doesn't Show True Costs of Charity Care
Congress Will Have Trouble Meeting President's Latest Health Reform Deadline
Blumenthal: ONC Shifting From HIT Policy to Implementation
Democrats voice health-bill doubts
Obama wields analysis of insurers in health battle
Virginia health bill could foil Obama proposal
One hospital's simple measure to defeat infections
Lessons at Tuba City Hospital, run by Navajos, about births
March 5, 2010
Avoid RAC Threat by Understanding Extrapolation Process
Healthcare Adds 12,000 New Jobs in February
Obama intensifies healthcare efforts
Obama takes healthcare deadline to Democrats
Pressure mounts for/against healthcare bill
March 4, 2010
Get Moving to Catch Early EHR Meaningful Use Incentives
AHRQ: Hospital Patients Less Likely To Get Necessary Care on Weekends
Harmful Event Detection Misses Problems, Results in Medicare Overpayments, Says OIG
Obama Backs Reconciliation Without Actually Saying the Word
HIT Leaders React to Proposed EHR Testing and Compliance Rule
In final push, Obama urges up or down vote on health
Obama calls for reconciliation to prevent filibuster on healthcare reform
More Washington, DC, hospital workers fired for being blizzard no-shows
California cannot cut Medi-Cal payments to hospitals
Waterbury (CT) Hospital disciplined over violations
March 3, 2010
Obama Asks Congress to Pass Health Reform Bill Soon
Proposed EHR Certification Program Won't Inhibit Innovation, Says Blumenthal
Obama Incorporates GOP Ideas into Health Reform Plan
Nonprofit Providers' Financial Status Improving, Says S&P
Consider Human Factors Engineering When Designing Patient Safety Projects
As Democrats seek to push through health bill, Obama reaches out to Republicans
Obama offers to use some GOP health proposals
Democrats chase health votes
New Jersey hospital breaks new ground in luxury
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania sued over failure to admit patient
Nurse shot inside Danbury (CT) Hospital
Plan offered to break impasse on healthcare in Minnesota
Localities urged to switch to Massachusetts' healthcare plan
March 2, 2010
HHS Releases Proposed Rule for EHR Certification
Review RAC Demo Project Issues to Understand, Avoid Fraud
Four Precautions to Prevent ED Violence
MedPAC Recommends Small Inpatient Pay Increase for Hospitals
President Obama to highlight cost in new health bill push
Battle brews over tactic to win passage of health bill
Palm Beach County (FL) OKs Sale of Glades Hospital
AMA president-elect discusses proposed physician pay cut
Massachusetts seeks federal money to aid hospitals
CT health officials say adverse report data might not tell the whole story
Emory, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta to build $90 million pediatric center
March 1, 2010
Is There a Realistic Approach to Meaningful Use?
Trained Interpreters Improve Patient and Provider Satisfaction, Says Study
HIMSS Survey: Meaningful Use is Driver of Health IT Spending
Healthcare Online Job Ads Dip in February
Experts Call for Better Oversight of Radiological Procedures
Meaningful Use Approach Too Ambitious, Says Group
Democrats Debate Whether to Use Reconciliation to Pass Health Reform Provisions
Democrats will have votes for health bill, Obama aide says
Pelosi says she will get votes needed for health bill
Democrats push ahead with healthcare
Rising threat of infections unfazed by antibiotics
Author: Hospitals must learn from errors, prevent infections
Minnesota-based Park Nicollet Health Services opens a window on doctor payments
Battle over how to curb rising healthcare costs in Connecticut