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St. Louis health system settles lawsuit for uninsured patients
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 19, 2008
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Proposed limits on doctors' hospital ownership debated in Tennessee
The Tennessean, March 20, 2008
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Blue Cross to push wellness in plans
Chicago Tribune, March 20, 2008
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Republicans and Democrats diverge on healthcare
Reuters/Yahoo News, March 20, 2008
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Nurse to head University of California-Irvine medical center
Los Angeles Times, March 20, 2008
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Spotlight:
Top Leadership Teams Secrets Revealed
About this time of year, as the March 27 deadline looms for the annual Top Leadership Teams in Healthcare program, I start to get questions from prospective entrants on what the secret is to winning a Top Leadership Teams in Healthcare designation.
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St. Louis health system settles lawsuit for uninsured patients
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 19, 2008
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Canada: Guidelines aim to cut medical errors
The Toronto Star, March 19, 2008
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Republicans and Democrats diverge on healthcare
Reuters/Yahoo News, March 20, 2008
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Blue Cross to push wellness in plans
Chicago Tribune, March 20, 2008
750 uninsured Ohioans died unnecessarily in 2006, Families USA says
Cleveland Plain Dealer, March 19, 2008
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Proposed limits on doctors' hospital ownership debated in Tennessee
The Tennessean, March 20, 2008
Nurse to head University of California-Irvine medical center
Los Angeles Times, March 20, 2008
Illinois hospital plans $400 million expansion
Chicago Tribune, March 20, 2008
Louisville hospital to add new care center
Louisville Courier-Journal, March 19, 2008
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Debate continues over Michigan health insurance proposals
AP/Chicago Tribune, March 20, 2008
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Wrong kidney removed from Minnesota hospital cancer patient
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, March 19, 2008
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'Smart' pillbox helps patients remember
USA Today, March 20, 2008
FDA notes Medtronic device deaths
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), March 20, 2008
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Physicians put price tags on healthcare
Detroit Free Press, March 19, 2008
Cost savings, patient preferences propel home-based services
The Cleveland Plain Dealer, March 19, 2008
Older donated blood tied to heart surgery risk
Boston Globe, March 20, 2008
Heparin ingredient linked to 21 deaths was modified
The Baltimore Sun, March 19, 2008
Hyperbaric centers spreading
The Charlotte Observer, March 19, 2008
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Magazine:
I Have to Learn This, Too?
Why healthcare executives major in leadership and minor in everything else.
Molly Rowe, for HealthLeaders Magazine
March 13, 2008
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Video:
Get Paid Faster
Tools to tackle bad debt. Plus news about disruption in the ranks. [Powered by Trinity Healthforce Learning.]
HealthLeaders Media
March 13, 2008
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Audio:
The Gains in Venture Capital
Matthew Hermann, president of Ascension Health Ventures, speaks about how some hospitals are investing in venture capital not only for the potential financial gains, but also to take advantage of the innovative solutions.
Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media
March 14, 2008
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Contributed Feature:
What Hospital Systems Can Do to Ride Out the Financial Market Turbulence
In the second half of 2007, there were 31 failed auctions for auction-rate debt, and the situation has further deteriorated with many more failed auctions and soaring rates. What can hospitals do to get out of this mess?
Peter Bruton, Scott B. Clay and Deborah Kolb-Collier, for HealthLeaders Media
March 17, 2008
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