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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, August 31, 2012
In the latest round of civil penalties issued for violations or deficiencies constituting an immediate jeopardy to the health and safety of a hospital patient, California hospitals are penalized for making errors that led to five deaths.
By: Margaret Dick Tocknell, for HealthLeaders Media, August 31, 2012
Two days after WellPoint CEO Angela Braly's resignation, a coalition of investment firms asks the WellPoint board of directors to come clean about the insurer's political spending and lobbying activities.
By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, August 30, 2012
Accusations that thousands of patients underwent inappropriate heart procedures at HCA hospitals may be better explained by a phenomenon in which interventionalists see a vessel narrowing and are overcome with an urge to fix it, even if the patient won't benefit from the procedure.
By: Joe Cantlupe, for HealthLeaders Media, August 30, 2012
Hospitals are working with physicians to improve patient satisfaction scores while maintaining high clinical outcomes. It's a delicate balance that can translate to a bonanza of federal dollars under the value-based purchasing program.
By: July 30, 2012
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By: August 17, 2012
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