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PwC: Pace of Rising Medical Costs Slowing
Patients Shoulder Nearly 25% of Medical Bills
Opinion: Sharing EMRs still too hard
NC physicians group coordinate to improve care and avoid penalties
June 17, 2013
HFMA: Patient Financial Interaction Guidelines Sharpened
CMS Issues Health Insurance Exchange Proposed Rules
Healthcare Leaders Seek Strategic Sweet Spot
FBI: Chicago hospital kept patients too sedated to breathe on their own
For timely access to care, patients may seek a new path
Cellphone photos of surgery prompt inquiry
Walk-in clinics gaining popularity
June 14, 2013
After patent ruling, availability of gene tests could broaden
MGMA: Physician Compensation Increasingly Based on Quality Measures
AHIP: Kaiser CEO Advocates for Quality of Care
FDA, facing cybersecurity threats, tightens medical-device standards
Healthcare providers speak up for immigrants
NY hospitals shelve rivalries for proton beam project
This is what 'Instagram for doctors' looks like
June 13, 2013
Aggressive End-of-Life Care Easing in Hospitals
Data Collaborative Taps Predictive Analytics to Coordinate Care
Doctor pay rises to $221K for primary care
Obamacare shows hospital savings as patients make gains
Accenture forecasts fast retail clinic growth
Did mismanagement or charity care cause Roseland Hospital's financial emergency?
Kaiser's Obamacare rates surprise analysts
FL pill mill database leaked patient info, says ACLU
L.A. leads US in Medicare spending on end-of-life care
Healing the overwhelmed physician
June 12, 2013
SCOTUS: Class Arbitration Upheld in Physician-Insurer Case
Physicians Shut Out of ACOs Seek to Merge Practices
University of Maryland Medical Center to begin layoffs
NY bill would mandate hospital nurse staffing
Monopoly on hospital surgical services called into question
Mostashari: Slow but steady interoperability progress
A Bitcoin first: Digital currency buys a baby
Fewer CT scans for kids, but some still unnecessary
June 11, 2013
SGR Ripe for Repeal
Why Putting Capital Into EMR is a Smart Move
Cash-only doctors abandon the insurance system
Opinion: NEJM sheds light on payments to doctors
Brand name drugs drive up Medicare spending
A tax fight in Pittsburgh and the future of non-profit hospitals nationwide
Civil Service clears layoffs of LSU hospital employees
More mobile EHRs add speech recognition
IBM's Watson helping ME doctors in cancer research
Corrupt lab boss: Hundreds of doctors took bribes to help steal millions from Medicare
June 10, 2013
How Loyola Makes Flu Shot Compliance Soar
Immigration Bill Lowers Hurdles for Foreign-Born Docs
Kaiser Permanente research method has potential to transform US healthcare system
MA hospitals pulling back on salaries and benefits
7 states with the highest healthcare costs
Dr. ZDoggMD goes viral to change healthcare system
June 7, 2013
CA Fines 10 Hospitals $625,000 for Medical Errors
Physician Practices Pressured to Review Revenue Cycle Management
New healthcare model cut even more costs in year two
HHS looks to close healthcare data infrastructure gaps
Uncertainty is hard for doctors
June 6, 2013
Hospitals Lagging on PSO Contracts
ACO Shared Savings is Top Payer Partnership
Embattled CA medical board mulls prescription abuse solutions
Officials from L.A. urge delay in transferring some to managed care
Suburban NY hospital struggles to open after Sandy
Civil Service panel rejects LSU hospital layoff plans
EHR makers answer doctors' calls for mobile apps
KY doctor admits healthcare fraud for unnecessary heart stents
June 5, 2013
RWJF Launches Hospital Pricing App Challenge
Kidney Care Advocates Fight Medicare Cuts
AHA Defends Hospital Consolidations
Lawmaker blasts GOP's permanent 'doc fix' bill
Hospital's prototype mobile app delivers medical info directly to patients
IL doctors block bids to expand nurse, dentist roles
Patients warm to nurse practitioners, physician assistants
HIE participation doesn't create test savings
June 4, 2013
Datapalooza: HHS Unveils Medicare Outpatient Costs
Court challenges could tear down major pieces of Obamacare
Most doctors don't meet US push for EHRs
Kaiser API opens healthcare data to mobile apps
Pressure grows to create drugs for 'Superbugs'
June 3, 2013
Montefiore to Acquire Another Bankrupt Hospital
Medicare Fund Future Still Grim
The $2.7 trillion medical bill
Midlevel healthcare providers seen as part of the solution
Home healthcare firms foresee boom, challenges
Trapped in the hospital bed
New facilities, collaboration changing way NY region receives healthcare