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Tennessee doctors, hospitals fight denial of substance-use claims
The Tennessean, May 14, 2008
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Cuts in Medicaid may mean billion-dollar loss to New York for training doctors
New York Times, May 14, 2008
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Iowa governor signs $25 million healthcare package for uninsured
AP/Chicago Tribune, May 14, 2008
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Study: Quality lags at safety-net hospitals
HealthDay/Washington Post, May 14, 2008
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Disclosing drug makers' payments to docs gets boost
AP/Yahoo News, May 14, 2008
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Spotlight:
Shared Success
Crafting a true partnership—often with a perceived competitor—is a complex task. Here's how some hospitals are doing it.
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Tennessee doctors, hospitals fight denial of substance-use claims
The Tennessean, May 14, 2008
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Cuts in Medicaid may mean billion-dollar loss to New York for training doctors
New York Times, May 14, 2008
Disclosing drug makers' payments to docs gets boost
AP/Yahoo News, May 14, 2008
Doctors can help lower hospital costs
HealthDay/Washington Post, May 14, 2008
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Iowa governor signs $25 million healthcare package for uninsured
AP/Chicago Tribune, May 14, 2008
Minnesota governor vetoes healthcare bill
Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 14, 2008
Audit fuels criticism of Illinois governor on healthcare programs
Chicago Tribune, May 14, 2008
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Study: Quality lags at safety-net hospitals
HealthDay/Washington Post, May 14, 2008
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Firm to determine whether New Orleans hospital can be restored
New Orleans Times-Picayune, May 14, 2008
$887.4 million bond for San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco Chronicle, May 14, 2008
New Orleans clinic's reins shift to Charity Hospital system
New Orleans Times-Picayune, May 13, 2008
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Tennessee healthcare costs jump 10%
Nashville Business Journal, May 13, 2008
Study: Over half of Americans on chronic medicines
AP/Yahoo News, May 14, 2008
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New Hampshire doctors access patients' records electronically
AP/Boston Globe, May 13, 2008
Wireless patient devices at risk from proposed Internet use
AP/Chicago Tribune, May 14, 2008
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Commentary:
Do Oil and Healthcare Mix?
At first glance, oil prices and healthcare don't seem to have much in common. But the premise of an article on CNN.com last week got me thinking.
Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media
May 12, 2008
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Audio:
From TLT: The Performance Dashboard
CFO Kimberly Boynton and CEO Paul Kronenberg of Crouse Health Hospital in Syracuse, NY, described their hospital's performance dashboard and how it impacts quality, builds employee trust, and fosters healthy competition.
HealthLeaders Media
May 9, 2008
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Contributed Feature:
Unhappy Physicians
Contributor Edwin Leap, MD, ponders the reasons for physician discontent and argues that more emphasis on work-life balance, and less on compensation, may be the key to a happier physician work force.
Edwin Leap, MD, for HealthLeaders Media
May 8, 2008
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Audio:
Branding: The New Old Strategy
Author and consultant Chris Bevolo talks about why the time is right for branding and answers the trickiest question of all: Is it possible to prove ROI on a branding campaign? Bevolo will be a featured speaker in the upcoming HealthLeaders Media Webcast Healthcare branding: Advanced strategies to overcome common challenges.
Gienna Shaw, for HealthLeaders Media
April 28, 2008
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