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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
Democrats say health bill will pay for itself in the long run
House leaders announce $940 billion healthcare compromise bill
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 Idaho Law Would Allow AG to Sue Feds if Health Reform Passes
CMS Delays Enforcement of Physician Supervision for Critical Access Hospitals
Healthcare maneuver would spur challenges
Ranking Physicians Based on Cost May Be Misleading, Says Study
Doctors fear work caps for residents may be bad medicine
March 17, 2010
Physicians Generate $1.5M Annually for Their Hospitals, Says Survey
Hospital Monitors Infectious Diseases Using Real-Time Surveillance
Which Option Will House Democrats Use to Pass Health Reform Bill?
Massachusetts Investigating Wide Disparities in Hospital, Provider Reimbursements
Hospitals Make Employee Flu Vaccinations a Patient Safety Issue
Alpharma to Pay $42.5M to Resolve Kickback, False Claims Act Allegations
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
British hospitals: No sitting allowed
Patients bear brunt as cancer care spending hits $90 billion
Call to cap medical payments is likely in Massachusetts
House Democrats' tactic for healthcare bill is debated
March 16, 2010
New AMA Online Database Looks to Help Docs Contract with Insurers
AHA Recommends Changes to EHR Standards, Implementation
Informed Administrators Are Key to a Successful Billing Staff
Colorado Hospital Evaluates Missed Opportunities in Rapid Response Teams
Health Reform Moves Closer to Vote This Week
Physicians Believe Employers Should Coordinate with Docs to Help Chronic Care Patients
Well-Designed P4P Programs Can Improve Patient Relations, Says Physician Panel
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
Use of surgical robots on rise in South Florida operating rooms
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
Feds: Business Associate HITECH Provisions Forthcoming
Physician Groups Urge Changes, Extensions for Meaningful Use Criteria
HHS Provides Another $162 Million for State Health IT Programs
Don't Compromise on Resident Physician Termination Decisions
Physicians Step Up Protests Against Medicare Cuts
Healthcare Reform Passage Could Come Down to Three Ifs
Democratic leaders say health bill will pass
Healthcare endgame begins
Project to get transplant organs from ER patients raises ethics questions
Mass. General residents cut back to 80-hour weeks, but with mixed feelings
Patient-satisfaction surveys have drawbacks
Reinventing care for poor means relying less on ER
March 12, 2010
Seniors Often Get Inappropriate Drugs in ED, Says Study
Partnership's Aggressive Policies Prevent H1N1 Outbreak
RAC Audits Now a Potential Risk for Physicians
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
Poor Air Quality Leads to More Hospital Costs, Says RAND
Obama gets tough on healthcare fraud
AMA Wants Permanent Fix on Physician Pay Issue
Comparative Effectiveness Research is Lacking, Says Study
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
Quantcast Panel urges more choice in birth after C-section
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
Rush University Medical Center Settles $1.5M False Claims Suit
Senate Inches Closer to Delay Doc Pay Cut until September 30
One Year Later: What Have We Learned from H1N1?
Senate Committee Requests Investigation of Long-Term Care Hospitals
Thousands rally to support healthcare reform in downtown Washington, DC
New tool lets patients call the shots at end of their lives
Healthcare's obstacle: No will to cut
With warning, a hip device is withdrawn
March 9, 2010
Joint Commission Working on Breast Cancer Care Quality Measures
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
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
Cosmetic surgery fell in 2009
Group appointments give patients better access to physicians
March 8, 2010
Hospitals Debate the Pros, Cons of White Coats for Doctors
Should Feds Remove Small Practices from Red Flags Compliance?
Physicians Worried Proposed Meaningful Use Will Decrease Productivity
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
Medicare program cites Mass. General for serious problems
One hospital's simple measure to defeat infections
Massachusetts nursing home drug use puts many at risk
Lessons at Tuba City Hospital, run by Navajos, about births
March 5, 2010
Healthcare Must Expand Primary Care Models, Says Report
Health IT Design That Keeps End-Users in Mind
Avoid RAC Threat by Understanding Extrapolation Process
Physician Malpractice Payments Decreased in 2009, Says Public Citizen
Pelosi: Abortion Issue Will Not Slow Down Health Reform
Court Rules State Can Use Doc Licensing Fees to Help Bridge Budget Gap
Obama intensifies healthcare efforts
Obama takes healthcare deadline to Democrats
White House confronts insurers on premiums
Pressure mounts for/against healthcare bill
Medicare backlash: A primary care doctor lays out his costs
CT insurance commissioner, doctors trade barbs over healthcare reform
Democratic leaders working to win over abortion opponents for healthcare reform
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
DC Hospital Will Fire Four More Nurses for Missing Work Because of Blizzard
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
California cannot cut Medi-Cal payments to hospitals
Education should accompany prostate screening, new guidelines say
Possible prostate case error at University of Pennsylvania hospital
Waterbury (CT) Hospital disciplined over violations
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee expands doctor, treatment comparison tool
AMA teams with UnitedHealth, Dell to push electronic health records
Concerns over metal on metal hip implants
March 3, 2010
Obama Asks Congress to Pass Health Reform Bill Soon
Health Courts Could Become Tort Reform Option
Proposed EHR Certification Program Won't Inhibit Innovation, Says Blumenthal
Obama Incorporates GOP Ideas into Health Reform Plan
As Democrats seek to push through health bill, Obama reaches out to Republicans
Democrats chase health votes
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania sued over failure to admit patient
Plan offered to break impasse on healthcare in Minnesota
March 2, 2010
HHS Releases Proposed Rule for EHR Certification
Four Precautions to Prevent ED Violence
Physicians Plunging into EMRs, But Expect Lots of Help
President Obama to highlight cost in new health bill push
Battle brews over tactic to win passage of health bill
AMA president-elect discusses proposed physician pay cut
Indiana surgeon arrested in Italy faces U.S. judge
CT health officials say adverse report data might not tell the whole story
Congress gets breathing room before Medicare payment cuts
Cutting the risk from CT scans
March 1, 2010
MGMA's Jessee Will Retire Next Year
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
CMS Delays Physician Pay Cut in Hopes that Congress Will Resolve Issue
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
Doctors say Medicare's pay cuts are killing their practices
Collaboration links doctors in developing countries with digital colleagues