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Injunction to stop 10% reduction in fees to providers denied by California judge
San Francisco Chronicle, July 31, 2008
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Detroit Medical Center pays WSU $2.7 million of debt
Detroit Free Press, July 30, 2008
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New Connecticut program for the uninsured off to slow start
Hartford Courant, July 31, 2008
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Blue Island, IL, says goodbye, St. Francis Hospital; hello, MetroSouth Medical Center
Chicago Tribune, July 31, 2008
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Community hospital in Brooklyn is closing maternity ward and selling the space
New York Times, July 31, 2008
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Spotlight:
What Does Accreditation Mean to You?
The Medical Tourism Association is now offering an accreditation program to medical tourism organizations as a way to emphasize the legitimacy of their services.
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Injunction to stop 10% reduction in fees to providers denied by California judge
San Francisco Chronicle, July 31, 2008
New Connecticut program for the uninsured off to slow start
Hartford Courant, July 31, 2008
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Detroit Medical Center pays WSU $2.7 million of debt
Detroit Free Press, July 30, 2008
Blue Island, IL, says goodbye, St. Francis Hospital; hello, MetroSouth Medical Center
Chicago Tribune, July 31, 2008
Community hospital in Brooklyn is closing maternity ward and selling the space
New York Times, July 31, 2008
West Penn bond rating takes a hit
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 30, 2008
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VA considers location in New Orleans for hospital
New Orleans Times-Picayune, July 31, 2008
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Aetna's second-quarter profit rises 6.4% on boost in membership, higher premium rates
AP/Hartford Courant, July 31, 2008
Health savings accounts haven't caught on in Texas
Dallas Morning News, July 31, 2008
Pennsylvania lawmaker's post to Blue Cross board questioned
Philadelphia Inquirer, July 31, 2008
Evercare practices reviewed by Massachusetts
Boston Globe, July 31, 2008
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Workers' religious freedom vs. patients' rights
Washington Post, July 31, 2008
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New beds signal Atlanta hospital's revival
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 31, 2008
Medicare incentives may spur more Tenn. doctors to e-prescribe
The Tennessean, July 31, 2008
Doctor plans study of cell users, cancer risks
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 30, 2008
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Audio:
ER: The Efficiency Room
Sharon Roush, the CEO at Capital Regional Medical Center in Tallahassee, FL, discusses how Capital Regional lowered the walkout rate in its ER from 3.6% to 0.5% and lowered its ED wait time.
Carrie Vaughan, for HealthLeaders Media
July 30, 2008
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Commentary:
Virtual Care in a Virtual World
Earlier this year Palomar Pomerado Health gained national attention when it created a virtual version of its planned $773 million "hospital of the future."
Kathryn Mackenzie, for HealthLeaders Media
July 29, 2008
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Magazine:
Front-End Financing
Revenue cycle software helps an Indiana hospital determine patients' payment abilities prior to care.
Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Magazine
July 11, 2008
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Contributed Feature:
Implications of Severity-Graded DRGs for Service Line Structure, Part I
While changes to severity-graded DRGs should ideally tie Medicare payments to hospital costs, more accurately reflecting the severity of illness, healthcare infrastructures are in need of reorganization.
Mark T. Morgan, Rita E. Numerof, and Stephen Rothenberg, for HealthLeaders Media
July 21, 2008
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