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Individual health policies fall short, study finds
Putting patients first, hospital making care more personal
Docs win most malpractice suits, but study says road is long
University Hospital viability "questionable at best" without partner (KY)
After decade, UMC Princeton's $522M Plainsboro hospital debuts
Healthcare merger will affect 700,000 patients, new company will have $3.8B debt
Heartland Health Joins Mayo Clinic Network
May 23, 2012
Tired surgical residents may up error risk
May 22, 2012
PA medical malpractice reform credited for lower caseload
Initiative aims to limit pay for CA hospital's executives
Physician to pay in Medicare settlement
Patients aren't great at figuring out if they got excellent medical care
Not all ICUs need a specialist at night
Hospitals struggle to provide translators for patients who don't speak English
May 21, 2012
ALLENTOWN, PA: Lehigh Valley Health Network names new CFO
SAN ANTONIO: Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital gets new leader
Healthcare's top executive salaries increase with complexity of system
Removing doctors in settlements can deflect oversight
Implementing health reform: The premium tax credit final rule
FL trauma center network still gaining traction
Pain doctor's troubles prompt new policy at USF
May 18, 2012
Medical Boards Step Up Disciplinary Actions
'Uninsurable' patients could lose coverage if the healthcare law is overturned
Accretive taps politicians for defense
D.C. Archdiocese, Georgetown spar over Sebelius speech
Patient charged with using mercury as chemical weapon against hospital
May 17, 2012
Accretive 'money-hungry' tactics raised alarms
Twin Cities hospital strike approved by healthcare workers
NY hospital execs oppose state's merger and shutdown advice
May 16, 2012
MA Gov defends near-universal healthcare
Utah hiring crisis team to manage health data breach
Patient died at New York VA hospital after alarm ignored
Wake Forest Baptist CEO salary nearly $2.5M
43 percent of CA nursing grads can’t find work
Too few doctors for a growing TX population
May 15, 2012
4 in 10 Healthcare Organizations Seek Locum Tenens
Ochsner CEO Patrick Quinlan to step down, head new venture
Nurse practitioners say TX should cut unneeded limits on their Rx powers
Opinion: Health insurance expansion looming, primary care turf battle heats up
Not retiring at 65: Physician goes from anti-EHR to pro-ACO
The making of a cancer doctor
Workers at 8 Twin Cities hospitals take strike vote
Pill mill doctor: I was driven by greed
May 14, 2012
Ochsner CEO Patrick Quinlan stepping down
Highmark seeks rate hikes
Employers shift more health costs to workers
As U.S. argues over healthcare, nations embrace global coverage
St. Joseph's faced layoffs or cuts, says Mercy CEO
Healthcare jobs fuel revival in Pittsburgh
'Habitual excellence': The workplace according to Paul O'Neill
May 11, 2012
PA Hospital CEO Breached Fiduciary Duty, Suit Alleges
May 10, 2012
18 hospital execs in CT earn more than $1M
Hospital's first workforce housing about building community, too
May 9, 2012
University of Miami med school laying off 800
In NC, hospital suitors have many partners
Healthcare for Congress examined
Doctor, UPMC to part ways over his deals with Highmark
Jackson Health System: Quality of care is good
Hospital exec gets 3 years for bribery
May 8, 2012
Opinion: Why nurses need more authority
Highmark-UPMC deal could carry higher costs
Doctors with bad social media etiquette
May 7, 2012
SAN DIEGO: UC San Diego Health System names CEO
CLEVELAND: Cleveland Clinic appoints Children's Hospital Chairman
CHICAGO: Emergency Nurses Association announces CNO
LEAVENWORTH, KS: Cushing names interim CEO
MODESTO, CA: CEO appointed for Memorial Medical Center
HOUSTON: West Oaks Hospital names CEO
MARATHON, FL: Marathon hospital's CFO resigns
DAYTON: Children's hires President and CEO
EUGENE, OR: PeaceHealth chooses CEO
GENEVA, IL: Cadence Health appoints CEO
SEATTLE: Children's Hospital appoints SVP of Hospital Operations
Healthcare Job Growth Slows in April
West Penn Allegheny doesn't control destiny in wake of Highmark-UPMC contract
Hospital sale takes on deeper meaning
Maine's hospitals double free care over 5 years
University Medical Center of Princeton shows off new hospital
May 4, 2012
Med Schools Boost Enrollment, But Residency Slots Threatened
Disruptions seen for Medicare provider payments if Supreme Court strikes down healthcare law
Regulators eye insurance maneuver to cut healthcare costs
Florida Hospital's first work-force housing about building community, too
May 3, 2012
Highmark, UPMC reach agreement until 2015
108 charged with Medicare fraud; bogus claims hit $455M
Doctors fear underdog status in MedWest venture
Debate over who should be allowed to administer anesthesia moves to courts
City Council to Memorial Health board: Resign or be fired
Big changes coming at Ohio Medicaid
May 2, 2012
MA payment-reform bill would overhaul how healthcare providers are paid
Humana says US Attorney asked about FL claims
ARH hospital chain seeks emergency injunction against Medicaid contractor
Hospitals could face rate freeze in MD
Memorial Health CEO defends $1M severance pay package
Law professor: Medical apology programs might manipulate patients
Nurses staging walkouts at Sutter Hospitals
May 1, 2012
Racial, Gender Disparities Seen in Surgery Board Certification
Physicians, Hospital Executives Get Collaborative
Johns Hopkins patients move into new $1.1B facility
VA nurses scrutinized after patient deaths in 2 states
Obesity adds $190B in health costs