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Companies go surgery shopping
By Los Angeles Times | November 19, 2012
Employers are sending workers on all-expenses-paid trips to top-performing hospitals that agree to low, fixed rates for surgery.
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One in three open to traveling for medical treatment, poll finds
By Reuters via Yahoo | November 13, 2012
Looking for an affordable face lift without breaking the bank? Want to combine a tummy tuck with two weeks in the sun? You're not alone.
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Eastern perspectives | China works on its version of reform; more Asian hospitals seek accreditation
By Jaimy Lee | February 25, 2012 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
As China moves forward with its own form of healthcare reform, the traditional methods in which hospitals are paid to provide care are changing.
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Global Health Voyager completes PlanetHospital deal
By Jaimy Lee | November 05, 2011 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Global Health Voyager, a Beverly Hills, Calif.-based medical tourism company, said it completed the asset acquisition of PlanetHospital from the Healthcare International Network.
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Global Health announces deal for PlanetHospital
By Jaimy Lee | September 22, 2011 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Global Health Voyager, a medical tourism services firm, said that it plans to acquire the...
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Docs wary of hospitals' role in medical homes
By Andis Robeznieks | December 20, 2010
When the patient-centered medical home care-delivery model arrived at the industry's doorstep a few years back, the concern by some was that the concept's potential for savings would come at the expense of medical specialists who would see fewer patients. But as data from pilot medical home...
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Capitalizing on docs' business ideas
By Andis Robeznieks | December 20, 2010
There's no shortage of people using the Internet and social media to spread opinions and bring like-minded thinkers to together. Arlen Meyers, M.D., however, is using it to look for people with ideas and innovations for healthcare.
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HCA facility aims to acquire Kansas heart hospital
By Andis Robeznieks | December 20, 2010
A nonbinding letter of intent has been signed outlining the plans of HCA-owned Wesley Medical Center, a 524-bed Wichita, Kan., hospital, to acquire physician-owned, 82-bed Galichia Heart Hospital, also in Wichita.
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AMA seeks ACO exemption from antitrust laws
December 20, 2010
The American Medical Association called for an explicit exemption, or safe harbor, from antitrust laws for accountable care organizations, a payment model that could create closer financial ties between hospitals and independent doctors.
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EHRs have varying effects on productivity: UC Davis study
By Joseph Conn | December 17, 2010
A study of about 100 primary-care physicians found that using an electronic health-record system yielded mixed results in physician productivity after the doctors had climbed the learning curve and become fully acclimated to the systems.
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