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Chicago medical center, heading for closure, files for Chapter 11
Chicago Tribune, September 30, 2008
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Judge calls on Los Angeles council to reconsider OK of hospital expansion
Los Angeles Times, September 30, 2008
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Maryland initiative ready to enroll uninsured
Washington Post, September 30, 2008
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Paying workers to go abroad for healthcare
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), September 30, 2008
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HCA chief Bovender to retire
The Tennessean, September 30, 2008
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Spotlight:
Forget the Moon, Focus on the Patient
The healthcare industry is ripe for innovation. Now is the perfect time to put on your thinking cap and come up with that Wow! idea that will transform healthcare and propel your organization into an elite class.
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Chicago medical center, heading for closure, files for Chapter 11
Chicago Tribune, September 30, 2008
HCA chief Bovender to retire
The Tennessean, September 30, 2008
Umatilla, FL, clinic poised to expand primary care, insurance services
Orlando Sentinel, September 29, 2008
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Judge calls on Los Angeles council to reconsider OK of hospital expansion
Los Angeles Times, September 30, 2008
Maryland initiative ready to enroll uninsured
Washington Post, September 30, 2008
Georgia official suggests extra tax for trauma services
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 30, 2008
St. Charles Parish Hospital needs an ally, council told
New Orleans Times-Picayune, September 29, 2008
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Paying workers to go abroad for healthcare
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), September 30, 2008
Iraq says doctors can carry guns for protection
AP/Yahoo News, September 30, 2008
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Under sweeping settlement, Cephalon will disclose doctor payments
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), September 30, 2008
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Outbreak of stress afflicts nurses
Chicago Tribune, September 30, 2008
Seniors in poor areas more likely to die after surgery
HealthDay/Washington Post, September 30, 2008
Crisis of care on the front line of health
New York Times, September 30, 2008
New Jersey hospital reports eighth patient has Legionnaires'
Newark Star-Ledger, September 29, 2008
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Superbug test detects MRSA faster
HealthDay/Washington Post, September 30, 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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Audio:
Controversy Over RAC
With the controversial Recovery Audit Contractor program going nationwide by 2010, many hospitals are concerned that while the demonstration program recovered $371 million in overpayments to hospitals, more than 96% of the improper payments were overpayments collected from providers and only 4% were underpayments repaid to providers.
Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media
September 29, 2008
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Commentary:
Beyond Policies and Procedures
During the investigation that follows a sentinel event, hospital officials usually discover that a key safety step was overlooked, leading to error. But what happens when all protocols were followed?
Maureen Larkin, for HealthLeaders Media
September 25, 2008
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Commentary:
From Marcus Welby to Gregory House
If physicians could be characterized solely based on television stereotypes, the difference between today’s doctors and yesterday's would be stark.
Elyas Bakhtiari, for HealthLeaders Media
September 25, 2008
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Magazine:
Master of Psychology
By leveraging physician competitiveness—and device connectivity—Cardiology of Tulsa makes EMR headway.
Gary Baldwin, for HealthLeaders Magazine
September 2008
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