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Healthcare premiums outpace workers' incomes in Florida
Miami Herald, October 1, 2008
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Out-of-pocket costs slow medical demand in Minnesota
Minneapolis Star Tribune, October 2, 2008
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Pennsylvania governor revises health insurance proposal again
AP/Philadelphia Inquirer, October 2, 2008
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Rhode Island health exchange said to improve care, but concerns raised
Providence Journal, October 1, 2008
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Financial crisis takes a toll on hospitals
Wall Street Journal (Blog), October 2, 2008
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Spotlight:
Show Them More Than $
Healthcare hiring has never been more competitive. Organizations need to increasingly find new and unusual ways to attract staff and keep them there. But how?
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Report: Obama's health plan may help more uninsured
Reuters/Yahoo News, October 2, 2008
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Healthcare premiums outpace workers' incomes in Florida
Miami Herald, October 1, 2008
Out-of-pocket costs slow medical demand in Minnesota
Minneapolis Star Tribune, October 2, 2008
If you think HMOs were different, just you wait
Minneapolis Star Tribune, October 2, 2008
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Pennsylvania governor revises health insurance proposal again
AP/Philadelphia Inquirer, October 2, 2008
U.S. attorney touts crackdown on 'massive' South Florida Medicare fraud
Miami Herald, October 1, 2008
Rhode Island health exchange said to improve care, but concerns raised
Providence Journal, October 1, 2008
Indiana expansion of SCHIP coverage takes effect
AP/Chicago Tribune, October 2, 2008
State takes over Tampa-based Medicare HMO
St. Petersburg Times, October 1, 2008
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| Hospital News |
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Labor groups launch website to monitor Beth Israel
Boston Globe, October 2, 2008
'Superbugs' that strike the sickest patients
Wall Street Journal (Blog), October 2, 2008
Program seeks to reduce ICU infections
HealthDay/Washington Post, October 2, 2008
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Financial crisis takes a toll on hospitals
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), October 2, 2008
Vegas hospital in danger of losing federal funding
AP/San Francisco Chronicle, October 2, 2008
Hartford medical center eliminating 50 positions
Hartford Courant, October 2, 2008
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Doctor diagnoses problems with extensive executive physicals
Chicago Tribune, October 2, 2008
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Healthcare 2015: The Future of Care Delivery: Care delivery is at an inflection point where we have the opportunity to achieve new milestones in defining, measuring and delivering value. This new in-depth study from IBM, explores how care delivery will likely evolve and how providers can prepare.
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Commentary:
Brain Drain
For developing countries, physician brain drain continues to be a serious public health concern. But now, some are complaining about the threat of brain drain from private health systems within these regions.
Rick Johnson, for HealthLeaders Media
September 30, 2008
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Commentary:
What the CMS Tamper-Proof Guidelines Could Cost E-Prescribers
Think the new tamper-proof prescription rules don't affect e-prescribers? Think again.
Kathryn Mackenzie, for HealthLeaders Media
September 30, 2008
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Magazine:
Out of the Shadows
Price transparency remains elusive, but that doesn't stop providers and payers from trying.
Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Magazine
September 2008
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Contributed Feature:
Uncompensated Care is a $31 Billion Problem Waiting to Be Solved
HealthLeaders contributor Ricardo Guggenheim, MD, discusses why health systems should pay for outpatient care for uninsured patients with chronic diseases. Not only can it help control costs, he says, but it also helps hospitals better manage the medical needs of patients in their community.
Ricardo Guggenheim, MD, for HealthLeaders Media
September 26, 2008
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