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Medicare paid billions in suspect claims
AP/Washington Post, September 24, 2008
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Regulator says hospitals need strict heparin rules
Denver Post, September 24, 2008
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Obama: Wall St. bailout may delay healthcare overhaul
Reuters/New York Times, September 24, 2008
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Company offers video surveillance of employee hand washing
Wall Street Journal Health Blog, September 24, 2008
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The burgeoning business of medical offices
Charlotte Observer, September 24, 2008
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Obama: Wall St. bailout may delay healthcare overhaul
Reuters/New York Times, September 24, 2008
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Frustration over healthcare system erupts in medical journal
Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 24, 2008
Survey: Connecticut doctors dissatisfied with practice environment
Hartford Courant, September 24, 2008
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The burgeoning business of medical offices
Charlotte Observer, September 24, 2008
Hawaii Medical Center to move Chapter 11 case
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), September 24, 2008
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Health costs skyrocketing
Kentucky Enquirer, September 24, 2008
Medicare paid billions in suspect claims
AP/Washington Post, September 24, 2008
Congress approves mental health bill
Washington Post, September 24, 2008
Germany's healthcare battles offer lessons, opportunities
The Tennessean, September 24, 2008
Report: Health insurance costs rising faster than pay
Indianapolis Star, September 24, 2008
Ad campaign targets uninsured residents
Baltimore Sun, September 24, 2008
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Judge sides with Ed McMahon in suit against hospital
AP/Hartford Courant, September 23, 2008
Regulator says hospitals need strict heparin rules
Denver Post, September 24, 2008
Company offers video surveillance of employee hand washing
Wall Street Journal Health Blog, September 24, 2008
San Francisco landlords threaten to sink hospital bond
San Francisco Chronicle, September 24, 2008
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Shorter radiation for cancer of the breast
New York Times, September 23, 2008
A prostate cancer therapy stirs debate on cost, efficacy
Wall Street Journal, September 23, 2008
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Germany's healthcare battles offer lessons, opportunities
The Tennessean, September 24, 2008
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Commentary:
Staffing Crunch Threatens Healthcare
A recent story in the L.A. Times should send a shudder down the spine of any healthcare human resources professional already feeling the effects of the nation’s physician and nurse staffing crunch.
John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media
September 22, 2008
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The Source of Bad Debt
Finance Editor Phil Betbeze talks with Earl Winter, CEO of nTelagent Inc., whose company recently ran a test of aged trial balance analyses for some of their customers.
Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media
September 2, 2008
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Magazine:
Insiders’ Insights
Patient Compliance
Carrie Vaughan, for HealthLeaders Magazine
September 10, 2008
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Commentary:
Three Things Different About Stark’s HIT Bill
House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chair Pete Stark recently introduced a bill designed to encourage nationwide adoption of electronic health records. The bill’s carrot-and-stick approach might be nothing novel, but I’ll tell you three ways that Stark’s new approach differs from old attempts at EMR acceptance.
Kathryn Mackenzie, for HealthLeaders Media
September 23, 2008
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