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March 15, 2010
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: The root of the problem | The Week in Healthcare: Yea or nay? / RAC for all / Ascension's $1.3 billion deal / Almost renewal time / More letters sent in Md. / Textbook revision / Weighing a sale / Sign of the times? / Catholic hospitals under scrutiny | Late News: Late News: CMS gets 1,000 comments on EHR stimulus rules / Late News: FDA, Health Canada approve isotope imports from Poland / Late News: Judge rejects antitrust claims against Memorial Hermann / Late News: HCA issues $1.4 billion in senior secured notes / Late News: Senate approves $138 billion bill to stave off... FULL STORY »
March 08, 2010
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: Turbulence in the executive ranks | The Week in Healthcare: Certification proclamation / It'll keep you guessing until the very end / The fix is back ... / HCA, LifePoint ready bonds / Risks remain / Jessee starts countdown / Prepping for a sale / Academic centers score win ... | Late News: Late News: Disclosure requirements for charity care flawed, AHA says / Late News: Hospitals' patient-safety data systems fall short, HHS says / Late News: Barrett, CEO of Lahey Clinic, plans to step down in 2011 / Late News: Insurers, HHS call for transparency over premiums / Late News: Let... FULL STORY »
March 01, 2010
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: Zero tolerance | The Week in Healthcare: Pushing for change / Time for Plan B / Ardent distribution coming / Well, that's settled ... | Late News: Late News: Congress expected to start over on fixing formula for SGR / Late News: House panel considers tougher radiation regs / Late News: UHS sees profits rise in '09, but expects tougher 2010 / Late News: Grassley seeks review of health IT safety / Late News: Rhode Island's two biggest systems cancel their merger / Late News: AAFP opposes retail clinics handling disease management FULL STORY »
February 22, 2010
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: Standing in line | The Week in Healthcare: The devil is in the details / Rate hikes under fire / Ready ... set ... wait / Explosion in scan rates / Drug pricing tussle / Transfusion tracker / Looser IT subsidy rules? / Centene to get health plan / Cold shoulder in Minn. / Seeing red over plasma / Growing in Austin FULL STORY »
February 15, 2010
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: The states go marching in / What about Massachusetts? | The Week in Healthcare: ... as their fortunes boast / Insurers get premium roast ... / Building on Build America / Radiation gets extreme close-up / Broward brouhaha / What about Massachusetts? | Late News: Late News: Tauzin stepping down as PhRMA president, CEO / Late News: White House releases $1 billion for health IT / Late News: Iasis reports first-quarter net income jumps nearly 50% / Late News: Parrett’s sister arrested on charges of lying, obstruction / Late News: Kennedy says he won’t seek re-election in... FULL STORY »
February 08, 2010
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: No brakes | The Week in Healthcare: The bucks start here / Clock watching / Health centers get boost ... / Broadlane shuffles deck / Radiation gets exposed / A nonstarter / The newest inductees / CDC targets hospital infections / Essays on Reform / Central-line data released / Medco acquires DNA Direct / Checklist for checkout FULL STORY »
February 01, 2010
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: Testing the connection | The Week in Healthcare: Holding on to hope / No fix in sight / Struggling with shortages / Lone Star State showdown / Carilion finds a taker / Katrina closure / Extreme makeover / One and done / A new definition / CDC targets hospital infections FULL STORY »
January 25, 2010
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: Looking for a pulse | The Week in Healthcare: Helping Haiti / Return to normalcy? / Weighing the cost of disaster / The bucks stop here for academic centers / Less waiting / Profitable deals / Dialysis dilemma / Left out of debate / ASCs say bring it on | Late News: Late News: Medical lobby presses Congress on permanent Medicare fix / Late News: Grassley seeks more info on IT vendor relationships / Late News: Gilchrist going back to Colorado Medical Society / Late News: West Penn Allegheny system taps Burfitt as its new chief / Late News: CMS releases Medicare Part B data on Web... FULL STORY »
January 18, 2010
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: Gaining in New Orleans | The Week in Healthcare: ‘Just overwhelming' / Massachusetts concern / MedPAC proposes cuts / The new privacy police / A watershed moment / Gundersen’s for-profit play | Late News: Late News: North Shore-LIJ system is NQF award winner / Late News: Mass. doc accused of falsifying research / Late News: Heartland Health wins Foster G. McGaw Prize / Late News: H1N1 death toll reaches at least 7,880 in U.S. / Late News: J&J accused of paying kickbacks to pharmacy / Late News: SGR overhaul expected to be part of debt bill FULL STORY »
January 11, 2010
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: No silver lining | The Week in Healthcare: Certification details still unknown / Meaningful obtuse? / Hedge on pledge / Money tops the list / New standards to uphold / Snow exits Wellmont ... / Settlement in Buffalo | Late News: Corrections & Clarifications / Late News: Hospitals post second-slowest job-growth month for 2009 / Late News: Sebelius unveils U.S.' first health security strategy / Late News: AHQA to restructure, will lay off two of three staffers / Late News: Exempla lets several high-ranking employees go / Late News: Carnegie Foundation suggests more education for RNs FULL STORY »
January 04, 2010
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: Quid pro quo | The Week in Healthcare: Last leg / A whole new world awaits / Still looking for relief / COBRA gets an extension ... / CHA posts $1.1 million loss / Corporate takeover / Meeting the need / Migrant malcontent | Late News: Late News: ‘Meaningful use' at last | Regular Feature: Making good on bad debt | Special Report: 2010 outlook / Construction: Looking up / Drugs and devices: time for innovation / Finance: risky business / For-profits: tougher times / Health IT: feds hold sway / Insurers: enrollment blues / Legal: enforcement ahead / Not-for-profits: more... FULL STORY »
December 21, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: Stretching the limits | The Week in Healthcare: Progressives not pleased / It won't mean a thing ... / Search dearth / IPO seen as disappointment / Hoosiers unite / One down, one up / Blues’ profitable year / IT survey open by invitation only / Still no ‘meaning’ / Audits may hinge on upcoding | Late News: Late News: Obama signs $163.5 billion HHS appropriations bill / Late News: Senate vote expected on Defense/COBRA bill / Late News: Illinois Supreme Court yet to release malpractice decision / Late News: Cerner, P&G extend reach into healthcare market | Regular... FULL STORY »
December 14, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: Unified, yes; united, no | The Week in Healthcare: Bipartisan opposition / Squeeze play / MRSA multiplies / Vaccination rates stall / Last-minute shopping / Changes from East to West | Regular Feature: H1N1 under surveillance | Special Feature: Getting into the spirit / Getting satisfaction (service -- winner) / An idea with heart (quality -- winner) / Healthcare, in any language (community -- winner) / When workers are happy ... (team -- winner) / Community effort (C.A.R.E.S. -- winner) / Rehab group tends its flock (service -- honorable mention) / Tracking death trends (quality... FULL STORY »
December 07, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: Here there and everywhere / Freshmen orientation | The Week in Healthcare: Holding steady / Scott & White proceeds / Breach law uncovers shortfalls / Stryker's new tack / Double dip / Mammogram debate | Late News: Late News: Ensign Group acquires four skilled-nursing facilities / Late News: Team Health plans IPO to raise about $300 million / Late News: Madden stepping down at Sacred Heart system / Late News: Healthcare sector gains 21,000 jobs in Nov.: BLS / Late News: Joint Commission accrediting program reapproved by CMS | Regular Feature: Getting specific on M&A | Special... FULL STORY »
November 30, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: The cost of murder / Anti-violent beginnings | The Week in Healthcare: Bolstering COBRA / A break, then debate / RAC expansion questioned / IHS' billing under fire / Fall rush | Late News: Late News: Adverse effects of H1N1 vaccine similar to seasonal flu vaccine / Late News: ONC announces grants to set up EHRs, train workers / Late News: Vanguard Health agrees to buy two Resurrection hospitals / Late News: Senate HELP Committee to hold hearing on mammogram report / Late News: ‘Deficiencies' with CMS contractors lead to waste: GAO | Regular Feature: Another U.S.-Israeli... FULL STORY »
November 23, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: To err is expensive | The Week in Healthcare: Changes sought / Fiscal roadblock / Critics pan screenings report / Seeking accountability / Staying out of it / Caught in the middle / Big deal for long-term care / A fruitful future / Sticker shock / Colo. ends rate banding / Wish you were here | Late News: Late News: Plans under way to reopen L.A.'s King/Drew Medical Center / Late News: Fed jury finds ex-chairman of McKesson guilty of fraud / Late News: Healthcare False Claims Act settlements total $1.6 billion / Late News: Flu activity remains higher than normal this year: CDC /... FULL STORY »
November 16, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: This is a test / In or out | The Week in Healthcare: Between the lines / The House's SGR dilemma / Wellness incentives under fire / A heavy footprint / Labor's lead / Not so fast | Late News: Late News: 98,000 hospitalized, 3,900 dead so far in U.S. from H1N1 virus / Late News: Red Cross says blood supply problems have dropped 56% / Late News: Mark Leavitt set to retire as chairman of CCHIT ... / Late News: ... and Pardes says goodbye to New York-Presbyterian in 2011 / Late News: PQRI gave docs $92 million in incentives during 2008 / Late News: Geographic spending variations not... FULL STORY »
November 09, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: What's the game plan? | The Week in Healthcare: Anticipation / Drug discount out / As CIT reorganizes ... / McAllen chronicles continue / Uncomped care costs up in '09 / Can it work? / Building blocks / RehabCare to merge with Triumph / When sorry is enough | Late News: Late News: 34% of adults able to get H1N1 vaccine for kids: study / Late News: Bradford Regional, Olean enter joint operating agreement / Late News: HMA agrees to acquire Sparks Health by Nov. 30 / Late News: SEC charges Merge with inflating earnings / Late News: TPG Capital, CPP reach deal to buy IMS Health |... FULL STORY »
November 02, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: Changing course | The Week in Healthcare: House vote imminent ... / Devicemakers smell victory / The emergency's here ... / The cost of H1N1 / Network, privacy revisited / Privacy, please / Difficult trading / Labor tension / Cuomo combs FAIR grounds / Mergers ahead / Tooker stepping down | Late News: Late News: Judge dismisses antitrust lawsuit against UPMC / Late News: Stryker unit, execs indicted in fraudulent marketing case / Late News: Senate votes in Benjamin as new surgeon general / Late News: Obama signs bill to boost isotope supply / Late News: CHW halves debt deal as... FULL STORY »
October 26, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: A shot in the arm | The Week in Healthcare: About those Medicare rates ... / Still an option / Dems target insurer antitrust ... / Genetic flaws / Electric short? / Stalled engines / No dillydallying: Barton / Pricewaterhouse flap fallout / Let's make a debt deal / Reform may worsen shortage / Tallahassee tumult / Medical liability claims rise | Late News: Late News: CMS issues guides on insurer-beneficiary contact / Late News: Brigham and Women's taps Nabel as next president / Late News: Merck & Co. releases physician speaker fees / Late News: HealthSouth CFO leaving to take job... FULL STORY »
October 19, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: Back into the pool | The Week in Healthcare: Fix is in—they hope / Push, pull / Fighting back / Triple play / AHA layoffs continue / Kolodner joins Open Health Tools / Reform (and a side of baseball) / Match game / Seismic mandate deadline near / Exempla feud resolved | Late News: Late News: Dubin out at Jackson in Miami / Late News: UPMC plans to close hospital in Braddock, losses cited / Late News: Senate panel OKs bill banning payments to block generics / Late News: Sensor exits Alegent in Omaha following no-confidence votes / Late News: H1N1 vaccine production could... FULL STORY »
October 12, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: Making them pay | The Week in Healthcare: A loss for hospitals? / Sibling rivalry / Here a lawsuit, there a lawsuit / Capital gains / Wilensky joins BrainScope's board / Patient safety, IT center stage | Late News: Late News: H1N1 activity spikes: CDC / Late News: Brookdale to buy 21 Sunrise communities / Late News: CMS: boost drug, Advantage performance through standards / Late News: UnitedHealth Group cited for violations in Texas, Colo. / Late News: Vt. tops performance list; Miss. finishes last: study FULL STORY »
October 05, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: Sinking fast | The Week in Healthcare: On the eighth day ... / ‘Cadillac' feedback / Kyphoplasty cacophony / Triple whammy / Hospitalists score / Healthcare has that IT factor / Judge denies nurse class-action status | Late News: Late News: Rep. Burgess proposes bill ending SGR Medicare formula / Late News: Judge rules against Wash. hospitals in DSH payment lawsuit / Late News: Accretive Health prepares to launch IPO on NYSE / Late News: Healthcare workforce grows by 19,200 jobs in September / Late News: TriStar won't challenge court decision to overturn CON FULL STORY »
September 28, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: Messy problem | The Week in Healthcare: Medicare melee / The numbers game / Rethinking the rules / Dell's HIT power play / Meaningful marketing / Tenet's debt strategy / Recession halts retiring docs | Late News: Late News: House approves measure to stop Part B increases / Late News: St. Francis resumes building $265 million inpatient tower / In case of emergency ... FULL STORY »
September 21, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: Crunch time / Adding it all up | The Week in Healthcare: Safety first / Whistle-blower tactic / Shifts at CHI / Building in China | Late News: Late News: Ascension Health taps Erickson as investment officer / Late News: H1N1 vaccine might only need one dose: officials / Late News: Barton asks GAO to look into NIH stimulus funds / Late News: Harkin to fill Kennedy's role as health panel chair / Late News: IHS awards $90.5 million contract to replace Alaska facility / Late News: Abbott agrees to buy Evalve in $410 million deal / Late News: EPA sets tougher standards for hospital... FULL STORY »
September 14, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: Crunch time / Adding it all up | The Week in Healthcare: Safety first / Whistle-blower tactic / Shifts at CHI / Building in China | Late News: Late News: Ascension Health taps Erickson as investment officer / Late News: H1N1 vaccine might only need one dose: officials / Late News: Barton asks GAO to look into NIH stimulus funds / Late News: Harkin to fill Kennedy's role as health panel chair / Late News: IHS awards $90.5 million contract to replace Alaska facility / Late News: Abbott agrees to buy Evalve in $410 million deal | Special Feature: 2009 Up & Comers FULL STORY »
September 07, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: From tragedy to advocacy | The Week in Healthcare: A POTUS proposal / Uncompensated unrest / Forging a new system / Mont. hears suicide case / Suppliers shuffle, deal FULL STORY »
August 31, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription Cover Story: Shake, don't rattle, roles | The Week in Healthcare: Working with, not against, physicians / They know it when they see it / Polly exits AAOS board / The Golden State bridge? / Borrowing boon / Portfolios grow fatter ... / What's in our wallet? / First line of defense / States press on / A ‘Lion'-sized loss / FAH: Ignore quality targets FULL STORY »
August 24, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription Duke among first systems to win federal liquidity guarantee / Rockefeller seeks insurer data on how premium income spent / Baucus reports Finance panel making progress on reform bill / Community Health Network names two new presidents / HHS issues interim final rule on privacy breach notifications / Top of the Hill / The co-op compromise? / Biden makes his case / Demo derby / Beefing up swine flu info / AHA nets $22.3 million profit / Calif. fraud inquiry continues / SCHIP crunched / Exempla finds faith / Dakota deal / Presidential poll / Grow better carrots / 100 Most Powerful... FULL STORY »
August 17, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription The urge to merge / Critical juncture in Kansas / Economy continues taking toll / Senate seeking data on GPOs / FDA changes afoot? / Taking the public route .... / Now, it's personal / An alliance of one? / Cancer-care boom in Phoenix / Irondale files suit against Community Health / Bane of Fishbein's legacy / Challenges beget opportunities / Know your scores / Cash is king / Largest medical schools / For exchange students / Fewer than half of providers vaccinated against the flu / Budget cuts force Calif. Healthy Families to disenroll children / Greene is new CEO at Healthcare... FULL STORY »
August 10, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription August showdown / Another cut reprieve / All good quality intentions ... / An $18 billion problem / DME bidding set for October / New sheriff in town / HHS gets techie / Freezer burn / Huron hit hard: analysts / Billing concerns / There's no need to shout / Beyond 'meaningful use' / A systematic approach / 100 Top Hospitals: Health Systems Quality/Efficiency Study / Increasing cloudiness / Largest hospitals / Senate confirms Collins as next director of NIH / Report: Medicaid fraud units extracted $1.3 billion in '08 / Vollmer out at HMA; departure ‘totally unexpected' /... FULL STORY »
August 03, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription The big pay (scale) back / Talked to death / A cut in pay / ‘Out of the perquisite business' / Waiting for word / Issues of conflict resolution / Tipping the scales / CDC panel sets H1N1 priorities / and More FULL STORY »
July 27, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription Adventures in reimbursement / Still packing their bags / Let's get rational / Carilion's new pay way / Taking a break / In a holding pattern / Coalition: Not so fast ... / ... as AMA defends bill backing / and More FULL STORY »
July 20, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription Rethinking nursing / Trump card / Cracks in House's foundation / Getting ready / Still in distress / CIT on the brink / Enormous push for e-Rx / Isotope-related bill ready for vote / Reading into readmissions / Tourism trap? / They're back / Benjamin nod widely praised / From the front lines / Intensive labor / Start at the end / Making the top-tech list / How will it end? / Largest children's hospitals / 21 get new roles at ProMedica / Health IT committee approves ‘meaningful use' revisions / White House explores making MedPAC exec branch agency / AHIMA chief Kloss says... FULL STORY »
July 13, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription Life after near death / Not everyone's onboard / Out in the cold / Reform bill no summer picnic / HUD loosens debt grip / An odd couple rerun? / 50 Most Powerful Physician Executives in Healthcare / Feeling the pain / Data trackers / Some highly wired acts / Mission interoperable / A goal 17 years in the making / Lessons from Kaiser's EHR / Guidance computers / Rewriting the rules / Getting docs onboard / Designer and user / On track in Orlando / The exodus continues / CMS adds readmission rates to performance measures / Catholic Healthcare unit agrees to buy Jewish Hospital /... FULL STORY »
July 06, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription States' fights / Three down / Decisive moment / Not playing with not-for-profits / Ryan plans SSM transition / Focus on fraud / Time and money / Data-miners vow to fight bans / International intrigue / Sebelius takes team approach / R.I. looks to right wrongs / Made in the USA / Island parity / Making the parts fit / Robo-school / Pension tension / Not an issue for most chains / States with the most health information exchanges / HELP committee aims to finish health reform bill by mid-July / CMS proposes to revamp Medicare drug payment rules / Memorial Health completes sale of... FULL STORY »
June 29, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription A retiring bunch / Fiscal breakthrough... / ...but little other progress / Insurers feel heat again / Challenging China / Regulating returns / Upward trend / Making a break / Public enemy No. 1 / IT Case Study Contest / Some IT insight / Connected in the country / Through the wire / It takes an EHR to create a village / Consolidated, without waste / Highlighting devices / Universal with a twist / Trust issues / Largest healthcare fraud settlements / Major medical groups urge need for effectiveness research / Potomac Hospital agrees to join Sentara Healthcare / Lovell named... FULL STORY »
June 22, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription Under the gun / Arguing over money / AMA's moment / Emphasizing payment / Catholic labor's guiding light? / Improve or lose / Being held accountable / Hackensack change coming / Isotope on the ropes / Out of the debate / Dueling views / Dealing with personnel issues / Tough times could get tougher / Cat's still in the bag / Marginal improvement / Retail rumble / Walking on Golden eggshells / Flu precautions not always followed by sick workers: CDC / FTC gives antitrust clearance to two East Coast hospital deals / Health net to stop using Ingenix data to set out-of-network rates... FULL STORY »
June 15, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription The moral is the story / Medicare savings ID’d / Einstein ends affiliation with Jefferson / Dem leaders hash out reform / Some wary of RAC's cousin / Charitable definitions / Borrowing bounces back / Maine revamps funding formula / More than an ounce of prevention / Reform imperatives / Policy distinctions / Making a comeback / New tourist attractions / Largest healthcare financing companies / Leaders say status quo for CDC despite pandemic announcement / Former CMS official Valuck joins NQF as senior vice president / Senate committee holds hearing on American Indian health /... FULL STORY »
June 08, 2009
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Digital Magazine Subscription Promises and threats / Small change, big savings? / One has state-federal issues... / ...for another it's transparency / Left out of the discussion / Land of the lost / LTACs to pay for CMS' error / More exclusive Community / Healthcare stalling in Motor City / AMGA's profits down / Minnesota showdown / A storm in Southern California / UAB cutting 245 jobs / Doing the right thing / Short-term 'bug' rampant / Into the red / Annual survey of hospital systems / On the same wavelength / Bills seeks to elevate MedPAC to executive branch agency / CMS urged to alter outpatient... FULL STORY »
