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Pennsylvania: No Medicaid pay for hospital errors
AP/Yahoo News, January 23, 2008
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Wal-Mart says percentage of uninsured workers down
Reuters, January 22, 2008
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House to try for another SCHIP veto override
AP/Yahoo News, January 23, 2008
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California opens Web site for hospital discounts
Los Angeles Times, January 23, 2008
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Michigan health system to post prices of common procedures
Detroit Free Press, January 22, 2008
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Spotlight:
Claiming Their Due
Many providers struggle to bill for services amid a maze of contractual allowances, but sophisticated software is helping some hospitals and physician groups better manage the time value of money.
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Pennsylvania: No Medicaid pay for hospital errors
AP/Yahoo News, January 23, 2008
Doubts over California health plan grow
Los Angeles Times, January 23, 2008
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Wal-Mart says percentage of uninsured workers down
Reuters, January 22, 2008
Dispute puts some Humana patients in a bind
Louisville Courier-Journal, January 22, 2008
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House to try for another SCHIP veto override
AP/Yahoo News, January 23, 2008
American Indian health bill draws veto threat
Washington Post, January 23, 2008
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California opens Web site for hospital discounts
Los Angeles Times, January 23, 2008
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Michigan health system to post prices of common procedures
Detroit Free Press, January 22, 2008
Kids' surgery center planned in Florida
St. Petersburg Times, January 23, 2008
Former Triad execs launch hospital company
The Tennessean, January 23, 2008
Marketing firm wants to help healthcare pros
The Tennessean, January 23, 2008
Providence Health & Services adding surgery center in Oregon
The Oregonian, January 22, 2008
East St. Louis hospital trims emergency services
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 22, 2008
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Surveys: Florida nursing shortage to intensify
South Florida Business Journal, January 22, 2008
Heart disease deaths plummet ahead of 2010 goal
USA Today, January 23, 2008
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Stryker to recall hip surgery products
AP/Boston Globe, January 23, 2008
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Commentary:
Ignoring the Skeptics
Although most people understand the importance of data sharing across competitive organizations, many are wondering if the current multitude of RHIOs will have staying power.
Gary Baldwin, for HealthLeaders Media
January 21, 2008
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Video:
Build a Better Board
A new model of governance asks trustees to monitor more than the bottom line. Also, stories on retail clinics, bedside technology, and more.
HealthLeaders Media
January 17, 2008
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Contributed Feature:
Retail Clinics--Friend or Foe of the Hospital?
In the second of this two-part series, contributor Mary Kate Scott helps hospitals assess the retail clinic opportunity in order to decide whether convenience care makes sense for them.
Mary Kate Scott, for HealthLeaders Media
January 18, 2008
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Audio:
Physician Creates, Offers Free EMRs
Shelbourne, MA-based physician Stefan Topolski MD, discusses the development of his own electronic medical record program--and why he decided to give it away to other doctors for free.
Gary Baldwin, for HealthLeaders Media
January 22, 2008
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