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Committee brushes aside Bush veto threat on Medicaid bill
AP/Yahoo News, April 16, 2008
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California medical center is cool to suitor Prime Healthcare
Los Angeles Times, April 17, 2008
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Cancer Treatment Centers pursuing fifth hospital
Chicago Tribune, April 17, 2008
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SSM Healthcare-St. Louis launches integrated electronic medical record system
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 16, 2008
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Los Angeles city attorney sues health insurer for canceling coverage
San Francisco Chronicle, April 17, 2008
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Spotlight:
Video: Merger Advice
Some tips on successful hospital consolidation. Plus, a model for 'urgent care light' and more. [Powered by Trinity Healthforce Learning.]
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Committee brushes aside Bush veto threat on Medicaid bill
AP/Yahoo News, April 16, 2008
White House backs appeal on San Francisco healthcare
San Francisco Chronicle, April 17, 2008
Former senators tackle health issues
AP/Yahoo News, April 17, 2008
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California medical center is cool to suitor Prime Healthcare
Los Angeles Times, April 17, 2008
Seattle Children's Hospital revises expansion plan
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 17, 2008
Manchester (CT) Memorial Hospital to get new intensive care unit
Hartford Courant, April 17, 2008
Couple gives $25 million to Washington, DC, children's hospital
Washington Post, April 17, 2008
Louisiana hospital grows
New Orleans Times-Picayune, April 16, 2008
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Cancer Treatment Centers pursuing fifth hospital
Chicago Tribune, April 17, 2008
Florida Senate passes healthcare bill
Miami Herald, April 17, 2008
Three insurers bid for Connecticut plans
Hartford Courant, April 17, 2008
Maryland county executive supports hospital bill
Washington Post, April 17, 2008
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SSM Healthcare-St. Louis launches integrated electronic medical record system
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 16, 2008
Warning on storage of health records
New York Times, April 17, 2008
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Los Angeles city attorney sues health insurer for canceling coverage
San Francisco Chronicle, April 17, 2008
Maryland aims to help children without insurance
Baltimore Sun, April 16, 2008
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YouTube surgery video investigated
AP/Yahoo News, April 17, 2008
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A looming shortage, or the wrong doctors in the wrong places?
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), April 17, 2008
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Magazine:
Pediatric ERs on the Road
A growing number of both children's and community hospitals are discovering that ER partnerships can benefit both organizations.
Lola Butcher, for HealthLeaders Magazine
April 2008
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Contributed Feature:
The Difference Between Lightning and Lightning Bugs
While most people fundamentally agree that marketing is a necessity when it comes to competing for dollars, the often unmeasurable aspects of marketing rarely fare well on the CFO's balance sheet.
Silas Deane, for HealthLeaders Media
April 16, 2008
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Commentary:
The Messy Business of Keeping Clean
Despite widespread acknowledgement of the problems that superbugs pose, agreement and compliance with basic protocols are often hard to come by.
Rick Johnson, for HealthLeadrs Media
April 15, 2008
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Audio:
Tips for Better Managed Care Contracting
Nathan Kaufman, managing director and founder of Kaufman Strategic Advisors, offers advice and discusses the biggest mistakes that community hospitals make when it comes to negotiating managed care contracts.
Carrie Vaughan, for HealthLeaders Media
April 16, 2008
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