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Study: One in ten patients gets drug error at Mass. community hospitals
Boston Globe, February 14, 2008
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Inquiry set on healthcare billing
New York Times, February 14, 2008
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St. Louis medical center shifts the way nurses fill its shifts
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 13, 2008
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Proposed Bush budget cuts would hit hospitals hard, administrators say
Philadelphia Inquirer, February 14, 2008
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Los Angeles County may close most of its clinics
Los Angeles Times, February 14, 2008
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Study: One in ten patients gets drug error at Mass. community hospitals
Boston Globe, February 14, 2008
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Inquiry set on healthcare billing
New York Times, February 14, 2008
California legislation would crack down on insurers
San Francisco Chronicle, February 14, 2008
Massachusetts health plans sold via state likely to cost 5 percent more
Boston Globe, February 14, 2008
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St. Louis medical center shifts the way nurses fill its shifts
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 13, 2008
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Massachusetts to launch crackdown on hospital infection rates
Boston Globe, February 14, 2008
Detroit Medical Center's state payment assertions challenged
Detroit Free Press, February 13, 2008
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Los Angeles County may close most of its clinics
Los Angeles Times, February 14, 2008
With legal hurdles apparently remedied, Oviedo, FL, awaits first hospital
Orlando Sentinel, February 13, 2008
SSM Health Care-St. Louis announces $59 million investment in local hospitals
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 13, 2008
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Proposed Bush budget cuts would hit hospitals hard, administrators say
Philadelphia Inquirer, February 14, 2008
Healthways questions Medicare finding
The Tennessean, February 14, 2008
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Medicine meets a culture gap
USA Today, February 14, 2008
North Carolina hospitals bill rape victims
Raleigh News & Observer, February 13, 2008
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Study of medical information online urges skepticism
Philadelphia Inquirer, February 14, 2008
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Commentary:
Better Get Your Tetanus Shot
The latest news out of Missouri is that another state-led initiative to expand coverage for uninsured residents is about to fall by the wayside--an increasingly common trend on the healthcare reform front.
Brad Cain, for HealthLeaders Media
February 13, 2008
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News:
Kathleen Hoeft to lead AHA's Small or Rural Governing Council
Kathleen Hoeft, administrator and CEO of Ashley (ND) Medical Center, has been tapped to lead the American Hospital Association's Section for Small or Rural Hospitals in 2008.
Ben Cole, for HealthLeaders Media
February 13, 2008
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Commentary:
What Works For You?
Competition for market share among hospitals and other healthcare organizations has become cutthroat in some areas. So how do you stand out in the crowd?
Gienna Shaw, for HealthLeaders Media
February 13, 2008
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Video:
Alternative Means
Integrative medicine may boost patient satisfaction, but will it boost income? Plus, reports on ED overcrowding and paying for propofol. [Powered by Trinity Healthforce Learning.]
HealthLeaders Media
February 7, 2008
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