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Minnesota hospitals strive for safety, but errors still increasing
Minneapolis Star Tribune, January 16, 2009
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Executive: Combining University of Alabama hospitals would help efficiency and economy
Birmingham News, January 15, 2009
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Dallas-Fort Worth senator files bill to tackle Texas nursing shortage
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, January 15, 2009
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UnitedHealth Settlements Will Improve Cost Transparency
Les Masterson and Elyas Bakhtiari, for HealthLeaders Media, January 16, 2009
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HHS announces final timeline for transition to ICD-10-CM
Bryn Evans, CPC-A, January 16, 2009
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Spotlight:
Medicine at the Mall
Transforming dated shopping centers into satellite campuses can help hospitals save money and expand their reach in the community.
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Minnesota hospitals strive for safety, but errors still increasing
Minneapolis Star Tribune, January 16, 2009
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Executive: Combining University of Alabama hospitals would help efficiency and economy
Birmingham News, January 15, 2009
Philadelphia-based cancer center cutting jobs
Philadelphia Inquirer/Philadelphia Daily News, January 16, 2009
Iowa Health Cardiology opens site in Ankeny
Des Moines Register, January 15, 2009
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Dallas-Fort Worth senator files bill to tackle Texas nursing shortage
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, January 15, 2009
Georgia lawmakers promise fight on hospital fee
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 16, 2009
Nashville hospital budget creates rift
The Tennessean, January 16, 2009
Illinois' All Kids health program not reaching everyone eligible
Chicago Tribune, January 16, 2009
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UnitedHealth Settlements Will Improve Cost Transparency
Les Masterson and Elyas Bakhtiari, for HealthLeaders Media, January 16, 2009
UnitedHealth to pay $350 million for settlement
New York Times, January 15, 2009
Aetna to pay $20 million settlement
Hartford Courant, January 16, 2009
Medtronic paid researcher millions
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), January 16, 2009
Lawsuits filed over rule that lets health workers deny care
Washington Post, January 16, 2009
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HHS announces final timeline for transition to ICD-10-CM
Bryn Evans, CPC-A, January 16, 2009
House offers $825 billion stimulus
Washington Post, January 16, 2009
High risk medical devices escaped close review
AP/Yahoo News, January 16, 2009
Public wary of health reform trade-offs
AP/Yahoo News, January 16, 2009
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Study: Americans Can Learn from Swiss, Dutch Systems
Les Masterson, for HealthLeaders Media, January 16, 2009
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Genetic testing boosts efficacy in cancer care
USA Today, January 16, 2009
Anthem, University of Louisville OK contract
Louisville Courier-Journal, January 16, 2009
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Philips Pro Plus: Equipment, service, and financing in one. Click to learn more.
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Commentary:
Obama Will Be a Boon for Rural Health
Judging by his comments on the campaign trail, and by the people he's picked for key Cabinet posts, I believe that the Obama presidency will be a boon for rural health.
John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media
January 14, 2009
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Commentary:
Three Takeaways from the MHS Project—So Far
CMS' second interim report on the Medicare Health Support project provided reasons why CMS ended the project last year, but what can the disease management industry learn from the pilot?
Les Masterson, for HealthLeaders Media
January 14, 2009
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Commentary:
Self Help: Set Your Marketing Priorities
I'm reading three—that's right, three—self-improvement books because I want to learn how to get more done in less time. These days, doesn't everybody?
Gienna Shaw, for HealthLeaders Media
January 14, 2009
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Magazine:
Convenient Opportunities
As retail clinic growth slows, hospitals are seeking new ways to better compete.
Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Magazine
January 2009
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