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Study backs anti-infection tests of all hospital patients
Chicago Tribune, March 18, 2008
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Safety net hospitals in Massachusetts strained by reform
Boston Globe, March 18, 2008
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Florida bill would limit liability for ER doctors
St. Petersburg Times, March 18, 2008
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To build a better hospital, Washington hospital takes lessons from Toyota
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 17, 2008
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More hospitals using personal data to assess patients' ability to pay
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), March 18, 2008
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Spotlight:
Video: Get Paid Faster
Tools to tackle bad debt. Plus news about disruption in the ranks. [Powered by Trinity Healthforce Learning.]
Watch the Video
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Florida bill would limit liability for ER doctors
St. Petersburg Times, March 18, 2008
Pennsylvania House passes health-insurance bill
Philadelphia Inquirer, March 18, 2008
New Jersey to consider health plan to cover all
New York Times, March 18, 2008
Businesses and health systems lobby for hospital tax in Wisconsin
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, March 17, 2008
States' budget crises will hurt millions
AP/The Baltimore Sun, March 17, 2008
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To build a better hospital, Washington hospital takes lessons from Toyota
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 17, 2008
More hospitals using personal data to assess patients' ability to pay
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), March 18, 2008
Atlanta hospital may get $50 million soon
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 18, 2008
Walgreens buys firms for a wellness unit
AP/Yahoo News, March 18, 2008
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Safety net hospitals in Massachusetts strained by reform
Boston Globe, March 18, 2008
Coventry Health cuts 2008 profit outlook
AP/Yahoo News, March 18, 2008
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Study backs anti-infection tests of all hospital patients
Chicago Tribune, March 18, 2008
On health DVDs, the doctor is always in
St. Petersburg Times, March 18, 2008
UCLA hospital bans cellphones, laptops
Los Angeles Times, March 18, 2008
Health facility fees ambush patients
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, March 17, 2008
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Virginia doctors' shift to boutique care leaves patients weighing options
Washington Post, March 18, 2008
Insurers, doctors at odds over 'concierge' care
Houston Chronicle, March 17, 2008
Med school sprouts from tobacco fields
Charlotte Observer, March 17, 2008
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Magazine:
Rankings Under Fire
Amid calls for greater transparency in payers' physician ranking programs, many health plans have agreed to a new national model
Kathryn Mackenzie, for HealthLeaders Magazine
March 2008
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Audio:
The Lifemasters Lesson
Chris Selecky, CEO of Lifemasters, speaks about the company's Florida demonstration project and what Lifemasters learned from the demo.
Les Masterson, for HealthLeaders Media
March 12, 2008
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Contributed Feature:
Improving Denial Management
Contributor Christy Whetsell, RN, describes how West Virginia University Hospitals expedited the discharge process by eliminating operational inefficiencies.
Christy Whetsell, RN, for HealthLeaders Media
March 11, 2008
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Commentary:
Boards Gone Wild
Whenever I hear about a board-CEO battle that ends in a CEO's dismissal, I can't help but wonder how it went so wrong. After all, in theory, CEOs and their boards have the same goal: the organization's success.
Molly Rowe, for HealthLeaders Media
March 14, 2008
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