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Admissions growth helps Tenet reduce Q2 loss
Wall Street Journal, August 6, 2008
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Commonwealth faces $13.3b healthcare bill for retirees
Boston Globe, August 6, 2008
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Grady Hospital: no room for new mental patients
Atlanta Journal Constitution, August 6, 2008
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Louisiana hospital nearly three years away
New Orleans Times-Picayune, August 6, 2008
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Pediatrix wonders where the babies are
Miami Herald, August 6, 2008
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Spotlight:
Nervous About Retail Clinics? It Just Got Worse
Retail clinics could soon overshadow primary care physician offices, as convenience for patients and rising healthcare costs are pushing the traditional venue out of the picture.
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Commonwealth faces $13.3b healthcare bill for retirees
Boston Globe, August 6, 2008
Admissions growth helps Tenet reduce Q2 loss
Wall Street Journal, August 6, 2008
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Grady Hospital: no room for new mental patients
Atlanta Journal Constitution, August 6, 2008
Options expand for avoiding crowded ERs
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), August 6, 2008
Louisiana hospital nearly three years away
New Orleans Times-Picayune, August 6, 2008
Pediatrix wonders where the babies are
Miami Herald, August 6, 2008
Physician to open concierge medical practice in Mequon, WI
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, August 5, 2008
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Disclosure of CEOs' health info is a growing issue
The Tennessean, August 6, 2008
University of Alabama Health System selects new CEO
Birmingham News, August 5, 2008
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Humana reports profit decline, raises outlook
AP/Philadelphia Inquirer, August 6, 2008
Proposed New Orleans clinic gets $300,000 gift
New Orleans Times-Picayune, August 6, 2008
Lower sales of Tysabri predicted
Boston Globe, August 6, 2008
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Cincinnati healthcare leaders sued
Cincinnati Enquirer, August 5, 2008
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J&J agrees to pay drug import fine
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), August 6, 2008
Federal prosecutors ask appeals court to let convictions of HealthSouth founder stand
Birmingham News, August 5, 2008
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Election 2008:
McCain, Obama's Stance on Healthcare
With the 2008 Presidential campaign upon us, HealthLeaders Media will post the latest healthcare news surrounding each candidate, as well as breaking healthcare-related news stories from major news outlets across the country.
HealthLeaders Media
August 5, 2008 |
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Contributed Feature:
Retail clinics attract investors
As healthcare costs continue to rise, and overcrowding plagues doctors' offices and emergency rooms, retail-based convenience health clinics are quickly proving to be more of a mainstay than a fad. In fact, these clinics are expected to produce more than $4 billion in revenues within the next three years.
Lang Aston, for HealthLeaders Media
August 4, 2008 |
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Audio:
Certifying Need
Deborah Kolb-Collier, a senior principal in the strategy and planning practice at the Noblis Center for Health Innovation, discusses certificate-of-need laws and what they mean to competition in healthcare.
Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media
August 4, 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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