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Fairview job cuts are latest for Minneapolis-area healthcare
Minneapolis Star Tribune, October 7, 2008
Split verdict in Providence hospital corruption case
Providence Journal, October 7, 2008
Healthcare provides shot in the arm to Florida counties
Orlando Sentinel, October 7, 2008
Cuyahoga County (OH) workers offered a cost-cutting deal at MetroHealth System
Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 7, 2008
CMS announces permanent RAC contractors
Dominic Nicastro, for The RAC Report, October 7, 2008
Phoenix facility signs agreement with Vietnamese hospital
Phoenix Business Journal, October 7, 2008
Florida hospital blamed in newborn's near-drowning
St. Petersburg Times, October 7, 2008
More Milwaukee health systems moving to electronic health records
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, October 7, 2008
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin design not kid stuff
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, October 7, 2008
Medicare expands its crackdown on fraud
USA Today, October 7, 2008
Health takes a hit as economy creates more stress
USA Today, October 7, 2008
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Contributed Feature: Margins Squeezed? Here's Where to Find Operational Efficiencies
The current economic downturn has caught many businesses, including healthcare organizations, in an unanticipated margin squeeze. So what can your organization do to ensure that it is generating the margin necessary to fund future operations and investments? A margin improvement audit may be the solution. +
Robert D. Betka Jr. and Myra J. Mengwasser, for HealthLeaders Media
October 6, 2008
Audio: Controversy Over RAC
With the controversial Recovery Audit Contractor program going nationwide by 2010, many hospitals are concerned about the high number of overpayments collected from providers. +
Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media
September 29, 2008
Contributed Feature: Will Primary Care Be Re-Empowered by an Ailing Economy?
Contributors Richard Reece, MD, and Brian Klepper, PhD, offer examples of how businesses, rather than government agencies, are leading the way in healthcare reform. The current financial crisis, they argue, might push reform forward even faster, but only after causing further damage to healthcare markets. +
Richard Reece, MD, and Brian Klepper, PhD, for HealthLeaders Media
September 25, 2008
Commentary: Another Acronym to Strike Fear in Your Heart?
JCAHO. Until the Joint Commission changed its name early last year, that acronym was enough to strike fear in the hearts of hospital employees at all levels. +
Maureen Larkin, for HealthLeaders Media
October 2, 2008
Contributed Feature: What to Say Now
The most recent comments by health finance experts are that our industry will be relatively unharmed by this financial mess. (So far, at least.) But these experts are talking about the math of "access to capital" and "triple A ratings." They are not talking about the culture of your organization or the psyche of your employees. +
David Jarrard, for HealthLeaders Media
October 3, 2008
