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For hospitals and insurers, new fervor to cut costs
Putting patients first, hospital making care more personal
Docs win most malpractice suits, but study says road is long
After decade, UMC Princeton's $522M Plainsboro hospital debuts
Death rate drops among Americans with diabetes
Katie Beckett, whose case led to coverage of children’s home care, dies in Iowa
May 23, 2012
Hospice being marketed as a cost-cutter for hospitals
E-prescribing reaches tipping point
Doctor sues patient over Web comments
Poll: What it's like to be sick in America
May 22, 2012
Dialysis chain DaVita acquires HealthCare Partners
WA program to limit emergency room over-use through data sharing
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
Hospitals prepare for a plus-size future
May 21, 2012
ICD-10 Coding Uncovers Higher Rate of Fatal Falls Among Seniors
MO Hospitals Review Highlights Value of Disaster Preparedness
Medicare quality ratings for private plans questioned by critics
FL trauma center network still gaining traction
Round Rock, TX medical school expands, keeps eye on UT
Community health clinics challenged as poor increase
May 18, 2012
Parkland Hospital Improving, but ED Deficiencies Persist
Medical Boards Step Up Disciplinary Actions
Doctors often unfamiliar with long-term chemo risks
May 17, 2012
More than a third of prescriptions now electronic
Accretive 'money-hungry' tactics raised alarms
Opinion: When competitive bidding hurts patients
Twin Cities hospital strike approved by healthcare workers
May 16, 2012
Data-mining in doctor's office helps solve medical mysteries
Patient died at New York VA hospital after alarm ignored
Study says hospitals discharging patients early to increase profits
43 percent of CA nursing grads can’t find work
May 15, 2012
Feeding Tube Use in Dementia Patients Linked to Pressure Ulcers
Nurse practitioners say TX should cut unneeded limits on their Rx powers
Opinion: Health insurance expansion looming, primary care turf battle heats up
The making of a cancer doctor
Workers at 8 Twin Cities hospitals take strike vote
Aging population leads MN nurses back to school
Tracing the path of Jewish medical pioneers
May 14, 2012
Emphasis on Support in Decision Support
Employers shift more health costs to workers
As U.S. argues over healthcare, nations embrace global coverage
CA healthcare providers reach out for EHR help
St. Joseph's faced layoffs or cuts, says Mercy CEO
MN hospital visited by investigators in wake of Accretive furor
Healthcare jobs fuel revival in Pittsburgh
'Habitual excellence': The workplace according to Paul O'Neill
May 11, 2012
Unintended consequence for dialysis patients as drug rule changes
Opinion: Is this patient privacy crusader doing more harm than good?
Bill that would help curb drug shortages headed for vote
CMS Cuts Red Tape, Providers to Save $5B
May 10, 2012
18 hospital execs in CT earn more than $1M
Hospital's first workforce housing about building community, too
Senators launch investigation of prescription narcotics
May 9, 2012
CMS Grants Providers $122M to Improve Care, Cut Costs
Jackson Health System: Quality of care is good
May 8, 2012
Patient-Centered Care Redistributes Responsibility
Healthways Puts Focus on Providers
Healthcare access to erode if law struck down, study says
Opinion: Why nurses need more authority
Memorial Hermann to 'Twittercast' brain surgery
Doctors with bad social media etiquette
May 7, 2012
Hospital ED Wait Times Reveal Huge Variations
Healthcare Job Growth Slows in April
Medical billing: Error-prone system is headache for insurers, providers, patients
Patient's fear of being 'difficult' may hurt care
Hospital violated patient confidentiality, state says (CA)
Blue Cross MA plan targets abuse of painkillers
West Penn Allegheny doesn't control destiny in wake of Highmark-UPMC contract
Opinion: Hospital association "declares war" on patient empowerment
Maine's hospitals double free care over 5 years
May 4, 2012
Med Schools Boost Enrollment, But Residency Slots Threatened
U.S. healthcare costs the most but isn’t the best: report
Disruptions seen for Medicare provider payments if Supreme Court strikes down healthcare law
U.S. excels at saving preemies but ranks poorly globally
More doctors adding cosmetic treatments to repertoire
Florida Hospital's first work-force housing about building community, too
May 3, 2012
Medicare's 'No-Pay' HAI Policy Reshifts Hospital Priorities
8 Social Media Tips for Physicians
Physicians Leveraging Social Media to Educate Patients
108 charged with Medicare fraud; bogus claims hit $455M
Debate over who should be allowed to administer anesthesia moves to courts
Big changes coming at Ohio Medicaid
Medicare to cover Edwards Sapien heart valve
May 2, 2012
CMS Plan Would Tie Efficiency Scores to Hospital Payments
ARH hospital chain seeks emergency injunction against Medicaid contractor
Hospitals could face rate freeze in MD
Nurses staging walkouts at Sutter Hospitals
Letting families stay in the trauma ward
Idaho case shows midwife tension with hospitals
May 1, 2012
Johns Hopkins patients move into new $1.1B facility
ER doctors face dilemma on painkillers
VA nurses scrutinized after patient deaths in 2 states