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Florida Legislature expected to slash hospital budgets
Miami Herald, January 8, 2009
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Daschle to face tough questions on competition in health insurance
New York Times, January 8, 2009
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State seeks ruling on TennCare
The Tennessean, January 8, 2009
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Louisiana hospitals will get financial lifeline
New Orleans Times-Picayune, January 7, 2009
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House Dems to vote on Obama-favored health plan
AP/Yahoo News, January 8, 2009
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Spotlight:
Great Care or a Great Care Experience?
The power of true innovation is proving what was thought impossible is possible. For global health providers the challenge is to look beyond the value proposition.
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Florida Legislature expected to slash hospital budgets
Miami Herald, January 8, 2009
State seeks ruling on TennCare
The Tennessean, January 8, 2009
Shortfalls won't curb Iowa's healthcare goals
AP/Chicago Tribune, January 8, 2009
Rise in prescription drug deaths renews call for Florida registry
St. Petersburg Times, January 7, 2009
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Daschle to face tough questions on competition in health insurance
New York Times, January 8, 2009
House Dems to vote on Obama-favored health plan
AP/Yahoo News, January 8, 2009
Commentary: What Medicaid tells us about government healthcare
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), January 8, 2009
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Louisiana hospitals will get financial lifeline
New Orleans Times-Picayune, January 7, 2009
Florida Hospital Altamonte to open $14 million surgical suite
Orlando Business Journal, January 8, 2009
Healthcare industry sees rapid growth in outpatient surgery centers
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 8, 2009
Nemours to break ground for new Florida hospital
Orlando Sentinel, January 8, 2009
Ambulatory Services partners with Gulf Coast cancer centers
The Tennessean, January 8, 2009
St. Bernard Parish receives land for hospital
New Orleans Times-Picayune, January 7, 2009
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The Joint Commission Announces Changes to Accreditation Process
Matt Phillion, for Briefings on the Joint Commission, January 7, 2009
St. Louis-area ERs see traffic increase as recession hits uninsured
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 8, 2009
Duke Children's Hospital opens unit for young patients recovering from surgery
Raleigh News & Observer, January 8, 2009
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$1.8 million gift to Texas system intended for care for jobless
Dallas Morning News, January 8, 2009
Crozer-Keystone Health System eliminates 400 jobs
AP/Philadelphia Inquirer, January 8, 2009
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Boston Medical Center settles lawsuit over billing
Boston Globe, January 8, 2009
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Commentary:
The Health IT Outlook for 2009: Fuzzy
By most accounts, the health information technology sector in 2008 fared relatively well even as the economy was collapsing around it.
Kathryn Mackenzie, for HealthLeaders Media
January 6, 2009
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Audio:
Marketing's Role in Community Benefit Reporting
Patsy Metheny, an independent community benefit consultant, talks about the role of hospital and health system marketers in reporting community benefit activities.
Gienna Shaw, for HealthLeaders Media
January 5, 2009
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Contributed Feature:
Using Report Cards to Tell Your Hospital's Quality Improvement Story
The hospital industry is in the middle of a storm—a "quest for quality" storm. As government and other industry groups continue to make changes and issue mandates aimed at improving care practices and quality in America, hospitals need to closely look at report cards as a tool to document their course through the storm, toward improvement and best possible care, says contributor Veronica Hunt.
Veronica Hunt, for HealthLeaders Media
January 7, 2009
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Magazine:
Solving the Capital Dilemma
Faced with outdated facilities and little or no money to upgrade, more hospitals are considering partnerships with for-profit organizations amid tight credit markets.
Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Magazine
December 2008
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