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Cover Story: Not so fast | The Week in Healthcare: A swing and a miss / Care clarification / Bundled payment predicament / Hall of fame nominations sought / ACO service industry blooms / West Penn sale detailed / A.M. newsletter arrives Nov. 14 | Late News: Medicare shared savings applications now...
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Cover Story: Recruiting agents of reform | The Week in Healthcare: Moving in the right direction / Tweaks only / Taking aim at shortages / A.M. newsletter arrives Nov. 14 / Looking for a solution / Highmark takes on West Penn / Poor stock performance / Inspecting the inspectors / 'Never regretted'...
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Cover Story: Getting their appetite back | The Week in Healthcare: Narrowing target for cuts / Premiums rise / 'In the eye of the storm' / PCORI gets down to work / Restraining Medicaid / Poor performance / Dodging an ACO chilling effect / Med school applications peak / Vets targeted for health...
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Cover Story: Changing the rules: New ACO deal boosts cash incentive, vows less oversight | The Week in Healthcare: Breaking the rules / Finding some CLASS / Ailing health system / A to-do list / State of emergency / Woes pile up for critical access | Late News: Sales agreement close for West Penn,...
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Cover Story: Security lapses: Critics urge execs to take safety issues more seriously | The Week in Healthcare: Trade bill hits QIOs / Steady gains in quality ... / Bridging the divide / By the numbers: Improvement in nursing home quality indicators / Full of potential / Corrections and...
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Cover Story: The bare essentials | Regular Feature: IT transformers | Special Report: Healthcare's 'moneyball' | Editorial: Every industry for itself / Other Voices | Letters: A lament over proposed 'doc fix' solutions, and other letters | News Makers: Putter new COO at Steward, and other moves |...
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Cover Story: Taking a beating | The Week in Healthcare: Readmission questions / Approaching with caution / 'Quite a jump' in premiums / Path set for ACA? / Laws fail to slow gray market / Trustee nominations sought / Tuckson takes director post / Brinkley goes to Washington | Late News: AHA,...
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Cover Story: Data scan | The Week in Healthcare: Obama puts Dems on guard / Please, spare us / Three-way fight / To wait or not to wait ... / Veiled disclosures: Providers eager to know extent of CMS' leniency for Stark law violators / Pharmacy deal causes waves | Late News: Appellate judges say...
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Cover Story: Mixed messages emerge from recent Census data | The Week in Healthcare: Medicaid RAC overkill / Strengthening Medicare / On the decline / Direct delivery / Paying for best practices / Making the cut | Late News: 137 hospitals sue HHA over HSP rate adjustment
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Is quality healthcare cheaper or does it come at a higher cost? According to an exclusive study conducted for Modern Healthcare by Thomson Reuters using data from research to determine its annual list of the 100 Top Hospitals, the bottom line is that doing less actually equals more, at least when...
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