Joe Carlson June 29, 2009 A new wave of CEO departures has started building in recent weeks, as revenue problems continue to mount and federal officials attempt to shrink federal payments that might reliably bring in at least some cash. ... FULL STORY
Gregg Blesch June 29, 2009 As a candidate for U.S. president, Barack Obama said that the Bush administration had “perhaps the weakest record of antitrust enforcement of any administration in the past half-century. ... FULL STORY
David Burda June 29, 2009 Healthcare executives who care about the financial future of their organizations should do everything they can to defeat any healthcare reform bill that would create a new public health insurance program. Not only is such a program bad public policy, it would be bad for business. ... FULL STORY
June 29, 2009 Potomac Hospital, a 183-bed independent acute-care facility in Woodbridge, Va., signed a letter of intent to merge into seven-hospital Sentara Healthcare, Norfolk, Va. ... FULL STORY
June 29, 2009 St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md., said Robert Lovell will assume leadership as interim CEO of the Catholic Health Initiatives hospital on June 29. ... FULL STORY
June 29, 2009 The Securities and Exchange Commission accepted a consent agreement requiring Christi Sulzbach, former general counsel for Tenet Healthcare Corp., to pay a civil penalty of $120,000. ... FULL STORY
June 29, 2009 Former U.S. Surgeon General Antonia Novello pleaded guilty to a felony charge that she cost taxpayers thousands of dollars while serving as the New York state health commissioner by having public employees do personal chores at her behest. ... FULL STORY
June 29, 2009 Major medical organizations are urging health committees in the House and Senate to make comparative-effectiveness research a key component of healthcare reform. Comparative effectiveness has been seen by some GOP members as a possible means to ration healthcare. ... FULL STORY
Joe Carlson June 29, 2009 A new wave of CEO departures has started building in recent weeks, as revenue problems continue to mount and federal officials attempt to shrink federal payments that might reliably bring in at least some cash. ... FULL STORY
Matthew DoBias June 29, 2009 Healthcare reform took a step toward reality last week after days of haggling over its mounting expected cost. ... FULL STORY
Jennifer Lubell June 29, 2009 Partisan squabbles and last-minute work on key coverage provisions have slowed progress on a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee healthcare reform bill, the Affordable Health Choices Act. ... FULL STORY
Rebecca Vesely June 29, 2009 Health insurers are again under scrutiny for billing practices as they buff their public image amid heated healthcare reform talks on Capitol Hill. ... FULL STORY
Shawn Rhea June 29, 2009 A global trade dispute over raw materials could affect the cost of producing surgical instruments, hospital beds, operating room tables and other healthcare equipment and supplies. ... FULL STORY
Jean DerGurahian June 29, 2009 Through a new initiative aimed at reducing rehospitalizations among patients, hospitals in three states are taking on an issue that regulators and quality advocates are increasingly targeting as they explore the connection between financial incentives and coordination of care. ... FULL STORY
Andis Robeznieks June 29, 2009 While others have made news with layoffs and cutbacks, the National Quality Forum has made three significant hires this year in order to handle its increasing workload and the expanding role being played by its performance-measure vetting operation. ... FULL STORY
Gregg Blesch June 29, 2009 The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati may lose another hospital and perhaps two, rendering it a much smaller system than it once was and not much of an alliance at all. ... FULL STORY
Gregg Blesch June 29, 2009 As a candidate for U.S. president, Barack Obama said that the Bush administration had “perhaps the weakest record of antitrust enforcement of any administration in the past half-century. ... FULL STORY
David Burda June 29, 2009 Healthcare executives who care about the financial future of their organizations should do everything they can to defeat any healthcare reform bill that would create a new public health insurance program. Not only is such a program bad public policy, it would be bad for business. ... FULL STORY
Joel Dickerman June 29, 2009 For almost 50 years, private and publicly funded healthcare plans have tried to make healthcInitially, these plans reimbursed patients for their medical expenses; when patients found it increasingly difficult to pay upfront, these plans began to pay medical providers directly, requiring the patient... ... FULL STORY
June 29, 2009 A list of the nation's largest healthcare fraud settlements, ranked by settlement amount recovered under the federal False Claims Act, 2007-08. Source: Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund. Published June 29, 2009. ... FULL STORY
June 29, 2009 In case you were wondering, there doesn’t seem to be much relationship between a good mango season and the number of hurricanes that land on Florida during a year. ... FULL STORY
June 29, 2009 Can dreams give us insight into cancer? One researcher is trying to find out, with a new study that will plumb whether the growth of cancer is reflected in patients’ dreams. ... FULL STORY
June 29, 2009 “One problem we’re trying to solve is the high cost of healthcare in America. And I’m pleased that in our quest to reform the healthcare system, I have gained the support of the American Medical Association. It proves true the old expression that it’s easier to catch flies with honey. ... FULL STORY
