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HHS will be shepherding healthcare reform
Washington Post, December 5, 2008
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Penn Medicine to disclose doctors' drug ties
Philadelphia Inquirer, December 5, 2008
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Farmington, CT-based John Dempsey Hospital put on probation
Hartford Courant, December 5, 2008
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Advocate Health Care pursuing deal with Rockford (IL) Memorial
Chicago Tribune, December 5, 2008
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Boston-based Caritas financing deal put on hold; 160 face layoffs
Boston Globe, December 5, 2008
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Spotlight:
Navigating the Maze
Advocates can help patients better understand their treatment options—and help hospitals get patients out the door faster.
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HHS will be shepherding healthcare reform
Washington Post, December 5, 2008
Daschle launches push for healthcare overhaul
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), December 5, 2008
Feds OK $775 million a year to Illinois for Medicaid
AP/Chicago Tribune, December 5, 2008
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Penn Medicine to disclose doctors' drug ties
Philadelphia Inquirer, December 5, 2008
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Farmington, CT-based John Dempsey Hospital put on probation
Hartford Courant, December 5, 2008
Audit sees progress at Nashville General Hospital
The Tennessean, December 5, 2008
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Advocate Health Care pursuing deal with Rockford (IL) Memorial
Chicago Tribune, December 5, 2008
Boston-based Caritas financing deal put on hold; 160 face layoffs
Boston Globe, December 5, 2008
Tenet stock drop reflects concerns about hospital's turnaround
CNNMoney.com, December 5, 2008
LSU may close its Baton Rouge charity hospital
New Orleans Times-Picayune, December 5, 2008
Aetna and BayCare hospitals far apart on contract
St. Petersburg Times, December 4, 2008
Alabama-based St. Vincent's puts ER construction plans on hold six months
Birmingham News, December 4, 2008
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AG settles Medicaid lawsuit with Urbana, IL, clinic
AP/Chicago Tribune, December 5, 2008
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England's NHS constitution to set out healthcare standards
The Independent, December 4, 2008
Hospitals now a theater in Mexico's drug war
New York Times, December 5, 2008
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Audio: A New Approach to Controlling Healthcare Labor Costs: In this audio, hear how Kronos for Healthcare's guided analytics approach provides the capability needed to effectively align labor cost to volume, managing productivity and labor cost by associating the needed decisions with the desired results.
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:
Marketing to Diverse Populations? Get Real.
In order to serve special populations you must understand them. And I mean really understand them. And that means taking the time to talk to them, to ask them what they want, to find out their needs.
Gienna Shaw, for HealthLeaders Media
December 3, 2008
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Commentary:
Is Self-Management the Future of DM?
Empowering the individual patient to take control of his or her health could become the next frontier for disease management. However, there are a whole slew of barriers to overcome.
Les Masterson, for HealthLeaders Media
December 3, 2008
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Commentary:
Grant Funding is Still Out There
With the U.S. economy officially in recession, a new report provides five useful tips for getting electronic medical record money for federally qualified health centers.
John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media
December 3, 2008
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Audio:
What's the New Medical Staff Model?
Richard Sheff, MD, chair of the Greeley Company, discusses how many hospital leaders are trying to reinvent a more effective medical staff model.
Rick Johnson, for HealthLeaders Media
December 3, 2008
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