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Cincinnati hospital defends practices, suit could cost $400 million
Cincinnati Enquirer, April 4, 2008
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McCain camp working out healthcare details
Boston Globe, April 4, 2008
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Michigan-based system may cut managers, merge programs
Detroit Free Press, April 3, 2008
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Medical malpractice legislation passes Tennessee House
AP/The Tennessean, April 4, 2008
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Nonprofit hospitals, once for the poor, strike it rich
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), April 4, 2008
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Cincinnati hospital defends practices, suit could cost $400 million
Cincinnati Enquirer, April 4, 2008
Senator has questions on Amgen anemia drug rebates
Reuters, April 4, 2008
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Michigan-based system may cut managers, merge programs
Detroit Free Press, April 3, 2008
Beaumont Hospitals asks Michigan for approval of $204 million expansion
Detroit Free Press, April 3, 2008
Nonprofit hospitals, once for the poor, strike it rich
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), April 4, 2008
Novant Health earns $204 million in 2007
Charlotte Observer, April 4, 2008
Summa Health System recruits 26 Ohio cardiologists
Akron Beacon-Journal, April 3, 2008
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McCain camp working out healthcare details
Boston Globe, April 4, 2008
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Medical malpractice legislation passes Tennessee House
AP/The Tennessean, April 4, 2008
Partnership covers healthcare for 5,000 uninsured Birmingham children
Birmingham News, April 4, 2008
Kansas Board of Healing Arts director, general counsel resign
Kansas City Star, April 3, 2008
Health insurance rule taken out of Iowa bill
Des Moines Register, April 4, 2008
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Report: Hospitalization rates for some Pennsylvania HMO patients rise
AP/Philadelphia Inquirer, April 4, 2008
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Connecticut agency Web site shows insurers' fines, violations
Hartford Courant, April 4, 2008
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Blood racket drained poor Indian workers
AP/Yahoo News, April 4, 2008
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Commentary:
Going from Good to Great
As I reviewed entries for this year's Top Leadership Teams, I was reminded that the biggest hurdle for many community hospitals is simply getting started.
Carrie Vaughan, for HealthLeaders Media
April 2, 2008
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Contributed Feature:
Physicians Offer Insights on Practicing Rural Medicine
It is no secret that enticing doctors to work in rural areas is challenging at best. HealthLeaders contributor David Roush dispels common myths about practicing medicine in rural America, and offers four steps to attract physicians to these regions and keep them there.
David Roush, for HealthLeaders Media
April 2, 2008
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Magazine:
I Have to Learn This, Too?
Why healthcare executives major in leadership and minor in everything else.
Molly Rowe, for HealthLeaders Media
March 13, 2008
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Audio:
Physician Satisfaction Online
Kathy Divis, president of Greystone.Net, talks about how hospitals can use different new media methods to reach out to medical staff and referring physicians.
Gienna Shaw, for HealthLeaders Media
April 2, 2008
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