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Shared influence | Provider organizations team up through affiliations

By Andis Robeznieks | August 24, 2013 | Print Magazine

Not surprisingly, the leaders of healthcare's megahospital systems were once again well-represented on Modern Healthcare's annual ranking of 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare. But others, coming from systems...
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FTC battles state, backs off | Phoebe Putney allowed to keep Palmyra

By Gregg Blesch | August 24, 2013 | Print Magazine

The Federal Trade Commission may have won a battle, but it lost the war over Phoebe Putney Health System's expansion in southwestern Georgia.
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Breaking the chain | Hospitals set supply cost-cutting targets, push physicians to change behavior

By Jaimy Lee | August 17, 2013 | Print Magazine

Facing declining revenue and reimbursement, hospital systems across the U.S. are making it a priority to sharply reduce spending on supplies including gloves, syringes and hip implants.
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AHA sees surplus | Association reports 11.3% increase in fiscal 2012

By Ashok Selvam | August 17, 2013 | Print Magazine

The American Hospital Association posted an $8.7 million surplus in fiscal 2012, thanks in part to increased member activity coming from uncertainty surrounding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, officials from the trade group said Thursday.
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Targeting bad debt | Hospitals getting proactive on billing

By Beth Kutscher | August 17, 2013 | Print Magazine

As patients are forced to pay a bigger share of their medical bills, bad debt will remain a concern for providers—even as more Americans gain insurance coverage under healthcare reform.
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Package deals | Despite increased scrutiny, executive pay at not-for-profit hospitals still on the rise

By Melanie Evans | August 10, 2013 | Print Magazine

With not-for-profit healthcare systems facing growing scrutiny of their executive compensation, median total pay for the top 25 highest paid CEOs climbed 12% as base salaries grew 3% year over year.
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The big squeeze | CHS-HMA merger tightens the vise on independent hospitals

By Beth Kutscher | August 03, 2013 | Print Magazine

The proposed $3.9 billion tie-up between Community Health Systems and HMA highlights the rise of the hospital mega-system as a response to declining inpatient volumes and payment rates.
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2nd-quarter surge | Insurers see profits swell, prospects good for 2014

By Jonathan Block | August 03, 2013 | Print Magazine

Whether it's the lingering aftershock of the Great Recession, stepped-up efforts at cost control by providers or a combination of the two, slow-growing medical claims led to surging profits for big commercial health insurers in the second quarter.
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Room for negotiation?

By Beth Kutscher | August 03, 2013 | Print Magazine

Community Health Systems faces pressure to sweeten its $3.9 billion cash and stock bid for Health Management Associates, with HMA's largest shareholder calling it too low.
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Telling their stories | Healthcare marketing, advertising emphasize the personal approach as providers find new ways to connect with patients

By Rachel Landen | August 03, 2013 | Print Magazine

It isn't often someone can enter an OR and watch doctors perform surgery. But Memorial Health Care System has allowed the public to do just that—through the Web.
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