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Study faults quality of healthcare amid increased spending
New York Times, September 19, 2008
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L.A. County allays USC’s fears about staffing new hospital
Los Angeles Times, September 19, 2008
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Aetna assesses risk in AIG, Lehman relationships
Hartford Courant, September 19, 2008
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BlueCross of TN launches online physician database
The Tennessean Blog, September 19, 2008
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Hospitals cautious in helping doctors buy EMRs
Center for Studying Health System Change, September 18, 2008
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L.A. County allays USC’s fears about staffing new hospital
Los Angeles Times, September 19, 2008
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Aetna assesses risk in AIG, Lehman relationships
Hartford Courant, September 19, 2008
Health insurer reenters R.I. market
Providence Journal, September 19, 2008
Report: Healthcare premiums cut into workers’ raises
Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 19, 2008
Sales rules added for Medicare plans
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, September 19, 2008
Meeting details Florida’s healthcare plan
Florida Times-Union, September 19, 2008
Commentary: Healthcare reform must start with a plan to simplify
San Francisco Chronicle, September 19, 2008
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Study faults quality of healthcare amid increased spending
New York Times, September 19, 2008
UC Davis study aims at healthier preemies
Sacramento Bee, September 19, 2008
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BlueCross of TN launches online physician database
The Tennessean Blog, September 19, 2008
UT Southwestern plans biotech park to capitalize on research
Dallas Morning News, September 19, 2008
Bacteria-fighting film models shark scale pattern
Denver Post, September 19, 2008
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Hospitals cautious in helping doctors buy EMRs
Center for Studying Health System Change, September 18, 2008
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18 arrested in alleged $33-million Medicare fraud schemes
Los Angeles Times, September 19, 2008
Physician’s aide admits role in Medicare fraud
Miami Herald, September 19, 2008
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Commentary:
The Polarized Hospital-Physician Relationship
The traditional voluntary medical staff model that characterized hospital-physician relations for decades is now fading.
Elyas Bakhtiari, for HealthLeaders Media
September 18, 2008
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Commentary:
Medical Travel: The Empire Strikes Back
One case study hardly makes a trend; nonetheless this is a development worth following. There are plenty of healthcare entrepreneurs in America who are more than happy to take half the pie over nothing at all.
Rick Johnson, for HealthLeaders Media
September 16, 2008
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Magazine:
Growing Pains
Where in the nation would organizations vie for the chance to build a hospital that will likely lose money? Only in New Orleans.
John Commins, for HealthLeaders Magazine
September 10, 2008
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Audio:
Marketing with Limited Resources
Deborah Chiaravalloti, vice president of public relations and marketing for Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, MA, discusses how she increased top-of-mind awareness at her hospital from 17% to 68% in just two years.
John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media
August 20, 2008
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