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Physicians ask state to block sale of the Sisters of Charity Leavenworth Health System
The Denver Post, December 5, 2007
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Medical companies form group to protect electronic health records
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), December 6, 2007
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Massachusetts patient death rate a concern
Boston Globe, December 6, 2007
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Illinois hospital closer to expansion OK
Chicago Tribune, December 6, 2007
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Nearly 300,000 in Massachusetts seek coverage under healthcare law
Boston Globe, December 6, 2007
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Spotlight:
Strong ROI or Money Pit?
Many hospitals remain unsure whether they benefit from helping affiliated physicians get EMRs.
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UPMC gives huge grant for tuitions
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 5, 2007
Proposal for universal health insurance in New York state
New York Times, December 6, 2007
Nearly 300,000 in Massachusetts seek coverage under healthcare law
Boston Globe, December 6, 2007
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Medical companies form group to protect electronic health records
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), December 6, 2007
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Illinois hospital closer to expansion OK
Chicago Tribune, December 6, 2007
University of Iowa Hospitals CEO to leave for Wisconsin
Des Moines Register, December 6, 2007
Florida hospital expands hospitalist services
Tampa Business Journal, December 6, 2007
Physicians ask state to block sale of the Sisters of Charity Leavenworth Health System
The Denver Post, December 5, 2007
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Healthcare driving millions into debt, group says
Detroit Free Press, December 5, 2007
Major U.S. airports offering flu shots
AP/Yahoo News, December 6, 2007
Study finds insured Iowans have high health costs
Des Moines Register, December 6, 2007
Massachusetts patient death rate a concern
Boston Globe, December 6, 2007
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Coalition argues health insurance costs across Wisconsin unequal
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, December 5, 2007
Health care execs float plan for the uninsured
New Orleans Times-Picayune, December 5, 2007
Humana on hot seat for Medicare practices
TheStreet.com, December 6, 2007
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Many St. Louis-area practices short on business savvy
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 5, 2007
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Magazine:
The Executive View
A high-altitude look at our annual survey of hospital and medical group chief executive officers shows a group of leaders who are generally happy about their jobs with no immediate plans to retire. But before they do eventually bow out, they have some money to spend.
Jim Molpus, for HealthLeaders Magazine
November 1, 2007
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Commentary:
The Strategic Marketer
No matter how many different ways I ask the question, I can never get a straight answer: Are hospital and health system marketing departments playing a more strategic role in operations and helping to make business decisions?
Gienna Shaw, for HealthLeaders Media
December 5, 2007
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Audio:
ETH Technology
Sabatino Bianco, MD, director of the Trinity Mother Frances Neuroscience Institute in Tyler, TX, recently began performing an innovative procedure, the endoscopic transsphenoidal hypophysectomy. In this podcast, Bianco discusses ETH and the technology involved.
Gary Baldwin, for HealthLeaders Media
December 4, 2007
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Video:
Providing IT for physicians: Can EMRs provide ROI?
Providing IT for physicians: Can EMRs provide ROI? [Powered by TWL Knowledge Group, this video also features the week's top healthcare news stories.]
HealthLeaders Media
November 29, 2007
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