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Most of East St. Louis hospital will close
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 9, 2008
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U.S. hospitals track economic benefit
Kansas City Star, April 8, 2008
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West Penn Allegheny Health System profit up by two-thirds
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 9, 2008
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Doctors are to provide urgent care at Baltimore-area drugstores
Baltimore Sun, April 9, 2008
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Medical errors costing U.S. billions
HealthDay/Washington Post, April 9, 2008
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Spotlight:
Shoot and Advance
Successful companies constantly "fire and move," meaning they set their own agendas and force competitors to react.
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Most of East St. Louis hospital will close
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 9, 2008
Lake County, IL, hospital expansion plan rejected
Chicago Tribune, April 9, 2008
Interest emerges in taking over Illinois hospital
Chicago Tribune, April 9, 2008
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Doctors are to provide urgent care at Baltimore-area drugstores
Baltimore Sun, April 9, 2008
$30 million awarded in Florida malpractice lawsuit
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, April 8, 2008
As super bug spreads, doctors rethink approach
Orlando Sentinel, April 8, 2008
Kansas City-area physicians are seeking results by pooling resources
Kansas City Star, April 8, 2008
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West Penn Allegheny Health System profit up by two-thirds
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 9, 2008
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U.S. hospitals track economic benefit
Kansas City Star, April 8, 2008
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center's opening put off--again
Los Angeles Times, April 9, 2008
Cancer treatment facilities spreading in St. Louis-area
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 9, 2008
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Medical errors costing U.S. billions
HealthDay/Washington Post, April 9, 2008
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Effectiveness of medical privacy law is questioned
Los Angeles Times, April 9, 2008
Reports of deaths linked to blood-thinner heparin triple
Chicago Tribune, April 9, 2008
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Study aims for wise choices from a wealth of health plans
The Tennessean, April 9, 2008
Firms' health clinics cut costs
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), April 9, 2008
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University of Washington hosts key players in global health effort
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 9, 2008
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Contributed Feature:
E-mail Access to my PCP: A Gen-Xer's Lament
Implementing information technology into an everyday medical practice
obviously has its challenges, but connected physicians would only
improve care--and service, says contributor Matt Henry.
Matt Henry, for HealthLeaders Media
April 8, 2008
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Audio:
Supply Chain Management
HealthLeaders Media Finance Editor Philip Betbeze interviews Jim McManus, vice president of finance at St. Joseph Health System in Orange, CA.
Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media
March 31, 2008
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Magazine:
Rankings Under Fire
Amid calls for greater transparency in payers' physician ranking programs, many health plans have agreed to a new national model.
Kathryn Mackenzie, for HealthLeaders Magazine
March 12, 2008
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Commentary:
Readers Write
I seem to have touched quite a few nerves lately with some of the columns I've written for this newsletter.
Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media
April 7, 2008
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