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Looking back on 2008
December 22, 2008
The English author Samuel Johnson famously said that when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life. If he were alive now, Dr.

A look back at health IT in 2008 - part two
December 30, 2008
This is part two in a three-part series. View part one, "A look back at health IT in 2008."

Opinion: Obama will ration healthcare
December 31, 2008
People are policy.

Conyers recommends Smitherman as next U.S. surgeon general
December 30, 2008
U.S. Rep. John Conyers has recommended that President-elect Barack Obama nominate Herbert Smitherman Jr.

Study concludes health insurance reform could spur workforce instability
December 30, 2008
Making health insurance less dependent on employment could induce workers to retire earlier or change jobs more often, says a eport analyzing the...

A deficit of trust
December 22, 2008
It’s emblematic of 2008 that as the year closes, we learn that one of the most respected figures on Wall Street reportedly ran a $50 billion Ponzi...

A look back at health IT in 2008 - part three
December 31, 2008
This is part three in a three-part series. View part one and part two.

Mass layoffs mounting at U.S. hospitals
December 19, 2008
More hospitals have recorded mass layoffs in 2008 than in any year in the past decade, and there’s still one more month of data to compile.

Reform a la carte
December 22, 2008
There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are more than a 100 ways to reform healthcare, according to the Congressional Budget Office,...

A look back at health IT in 2008
December 29, 2008
This is part one of a three-part series.

Mutual funds show heavy losses for 2008
December 29, 2008
Health care funds also kept ahead of the broader market. Companies in the sector are seen as less likely to see business fall off in a tough economy.

Tenet critic dissolves whistle-blowing group
December 31, 2008
A longtime critic of Tenet Healthcare Corp.

Citizens group answers Obama's call on healthcare
December 29, 2008
It was Democracy 101—nine citizen-soldiers responding to a battle call for government reform, gathered around lattes and quiche in a downtown San...

Healthcare executive search firms survey now open for participation
December 18, 2008
Modern Healthcare’s fourth annual survey of healthcare executive search firms is now open for participation.

50 Most Powerful Physician Executive award nominations now open
December 08, 2008
Nominations for the fifth annual ranking of the 50 Most Powerful Physician Executives in Healthcare are now being accepted.

Weighing impact of bad doc behavior on medical outcomes
December 08, 2008
In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Jean DerGurahian talks with Dean Griffen, chairman of the American College of Surgeons Patient...

Top Women in Healthcare nominations now open
December 22, 2008
Modern Healthcare is seeking nominations for its third biennial Top 25 Women in Healthcare recognition program, honoring those female healthcare...

Former Clinton economist tapped for top CBO post
December 31, 2008
Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill have named Douglas Elmendorf, a former Clinton administration economist, to head the Congressional Budget Office.

A year of loss for Dow, healthcare stocks
December 31, 2008
Stock markets ended a year of volatility and depressing declines with indices down more than 30%. Healthcare stocks mirrored broader markets.

Curbs put on Mass. General researcher’s activities
December 31, 2008
Just a week after Emory University took action against one of its prominent psychiatric researchers, Massachusetts General Hospital and its parent,...

Getting 'lean and mean' when costs surpass revenue
December 22, 2008
What to do when operating costs are rising faster than revenue? Healthcare is certainly feeling the pinch of the current economic environment.

Up & Comers—2008: David Entwistle
December 15, 2008
David Entwistle, chief executive officer of University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics in Salt Lake City, was one of 12 healthcare executives...

Patient safety stays flat, while the Joint Commission gets a rival
December 22, 2008
Despite all the talk about patient safety in recent years, progress remains slow.

Weighing impact of bad doc behavior on medical outcomes
December 22, 2008
In an exclusive interview, Modern Physician reporter Jean DerGurahian talks with Dean Griffen, M.D.

Up & Comers—2008: Julie Sprengel
December 15, 2008
Julie Sprengel, assistant administrator of Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif.

Amerigroup kills deal for Centene Medicaid unit
December 31, 2008
Amerigroup Corp., Virginia Beach, Va.

Ex-healthcare CEO Levy tapped for Mo. Social Services
December 31, 2008
Ronald Levy, former president and chief executive officer of SSM Health Care’s St.

Up & Comers—2008: Don Fesko
December 15, 2008
Don Fesko, administrator of Community Hospital in Munster, Ind.

Meltdown affects for-profit hospitals; changing of guard at HCA
December 22, 2008
The economic meltdown takes its toll on the normally recession-resistant healthcare industry.

Industry seeks presence at healthcare sessions
December 17, 2008
When supporters of President-elect Barack Obama hold house parties to discuss ways of fixing the health care system over the next two weeks, they may...

Eclipsys to acquire Premise for $38.5 million
December 31, 2008
Eclipsys Corp. signed a definitive agreement to purchase Premise Corp. for $38.5 million, the company announced.

Daschle hears tales of healthcare woe
December 30, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to overhaul the nation’s healthcare system told a town hall meeting in Dublin, Ind.

Hospitals seeking capital infusion
December 20, 2008
Sickly Chicago hospitals are lining up for a dose of President-elect Barack Obama's economic stimulus. The Illinois Hospital Assn.

Stark's criticism of opponents could make overhaul bumpy
December 24, 2008
Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.

FTC announces antitrust settlement with doc groups
December 24, 2008
Two physician groups separately have settled charges that they violated federal antitrust law by engaging in price-fixing conspiracies to extract...

Year in review: Economy spirals downward; healthcare feels strain
December 29, 2008
The country enters what some experts predict will be the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.

100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare—2008: Karen Davis
December 15, 2008
Karen Davis, president of the Commonwealth Fund in New York, ranked 58th in Modern Healthcare’s seventh annual reader poll of the 100 Most Powerful...

Healthcare reform up in air as economy sinks
December 19, 2008
Phyllis Smith, a 60-year-old uninsured seamstress in Yantis, Texas, goes without medications for high blood pressure and diabetes because she can't...

BPO Management Services buys Healthaxis
December 31, 2008
BPO Management Services completed its purchase of Healthaxis, the companies announced. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Eclipsys to acquire Premise for $38.5 million
December 31, 2008
Eclipsys Corp. signed a definitive agreement to purchase Premise Corp. for $38.5 million, the company announced.

 
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