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Hospitals scramble to treat tornado victims

Treating injuries from tornadoes is a well-established job in Oklahoma, but healthcare providers say the twister that carved a 17-mile-long path of destruction through central Oklahoma Monday produced surprising injury patterns and unusual flows of patients....

Merger between Henry Ford, Beaumont health systems is off

Physician discontentment and cultural differences appear to have ended the six-month merger talks between Henry Ford Health System and Beaumont Health System....

Riding the wave

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Merger between Henry Ford, Beaumont health systems is off
By Jay Greene, Crain's Detroit Business | May 21, 2013
Physician discontentment and cultural differences appear to have ended the six-month merger talks between Henry Ford Health System and Beaumont Health System.
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Hospitals scramble to treat tornado victims
By Joe Carlson and Ashok Selvam | May 21, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Treating injuries from tornadoes is a well-established job in Oklahoma, but healthcare providers say the twister that carved a 17-mile-long path of destruction through central Oklahoma Monday...
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Severin named CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess ACO
By Rachel Landen | May 21, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization, a Boston-based accountable care organization launched in January 2013, announced that Christina Severin will join as its first president and CEO in late June.
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Health records safe despite Oklahoma tornado
By Joseph Conn | May 21, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
An early report on Monday's tragedy in Oklahoma points to just how far this nation has come in a short time on health information exchange.
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Not-for-profit healthcare providers move to ease pension burdens
By Beth Kutscher | May 21, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Not-for-profit healthcare providers are making a number of changes to decrease the burden of underfunded pension obligations, including making sweeping changes to their retirement plans and...
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Groups cite gains under EHR incentive programs
By Joseph Conn | May 21, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Three healthcare organizations are defending the federal health IT booster programs against calls from GOP senators who want a “reboot.”
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Tornado tears through Oklahoma hospital
By Ashok Selvam and Joe Carlson | May 20, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
A tornado ripped through a small Oklahoma hospital Monday afternoon and rendered the facility helpless to treat victims of the widespread devastation in the area.
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Celebrity impact | Benefits, risks seen in hype over Jolie's disclosure
By Jaimy Lee | May 18, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Celebrities drive average Americans to want what they have. That powerful impulse can even influence grave healthcare decisions and could prove complicated for women who fear they're at high risk...
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Oregon releases benchmark report on Medicaid reform
By Andis Robeznieks | May 17, 2013
The Oregon Health Authority released its benchmark-setting report tracking the progress of the state's Medicaid transformation program, which is projected to save $11 billion over the next 10 years.
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House panel marks $344M for Defense-VA EHR
By Ashok Selvam | May 17, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The House Appropriations Committee this week marked $344 million for the development of an electronic health-record system that would allow the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments to share the...
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Reform Update: IRS controversy reaches ACA
By Jonathan Block | May 16, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The tentacles of the Internal Revenue Service controversy have reached the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. On Wednesday, Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) introduced legislation, the IRS...
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Window to Washington Blog: Baucus, Sebelius keep focus on implementation, not outreach
By Rich Daly | May 16, 2013
When Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, told HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius that he worried Obamacare’s implementation was headed for a “train...
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