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December

� WellCare resolves to go after former executives following Medicaid fraud scandal - Dec. 31
� Offshore medical transcribing becoming more common - Dec. 31
� Health plan to alter confusing "fee negotiation agreements" - Dec. 30
� Facebook games lure players to campaign against public option - Dec. 28
� Practices can speed collections by preauthorizing credit cards - Dec. 28
� Chinese delegation looks at U.S.-style health IT - Dec. 28
� Brief: Coventry Health Care subsidiaries agree to reprocess emergency claims - Dec. 28
� Brief: Deal between United, Health Net finalized - Dec. 28
� How to use social networking in your job hunt - Dec. 28
� Report outlines why and how often insurers rescinded coverage - Dec. 25
� Hospital groups lobby for bigger share of stimulus funds - Dec. 24
� Health Net data breach likely caused by theft, Connecticut official says - Dec. 24
� Smartphones becoming clinical tools - Dec. 21
� Hospitals, health care sector show modest job growth - Dec. 21
� $350 million United settlement over physician pay gets preliminary approval - Dec. 21
� Brief: Medical waste handling deal goes ahead after antitrust clearance - Dec. 21
� Brief: United launches GPS to help locate nearest doctor - Dec. 21
� Brief: AMA offers physician profiling comparison - Dec. 21
� Medical tourism revisited: Not as popular as predicted - Dec. 21
� "Beacon communities" will be models for health information technology - Dec. 18
� Conn. insurance commissioner approves United-Health Net deal - Dec. 16
� Sharp spending hike seen for 10 costliest procedures - Dec. 15
� Medicare managed care plan to open two walk-in clinics - Dec. 14
� North Carolina Blues lobbies voters against public option - Dec. 14
� Brief: Labor Dept. publishes updated employment law guide - Dec. 14
� Brief: New health IT blog reports on work of Office of the National Coordinator - Dec. 14
� Brief: Verizon launches telehealth services - Dec. 14
� Brief: MGMA weighs in on "meaningful use" - Dec. 14
� Brief: Massachusetts Blues adds 1,100 physicians to "alternative quality contract" - Dec. 14
� Leasing market for medical offices hits downturn - Dec. 14
� Don't want to hire smokers? Check the law first - Dec. 14
� Upcoming HIPAA changes catching some unaware - Dec. 11
� Charity care found straining practices in Pennsylvania - Dec. 10
� Employees placing more value on health benefits - Dec. 8
� About 1 in 10 physician jobs are unfilled, hospitals say - Dec. 7
� Health Net data loss second major insurer breach of 2009 - Dec. 7
� Feature: Independent but not alone (MGMA annual meeting) - Dec. 7
� Brief: Ohio hospitals cutting back - Dec. 7
� Brief: Education, competitive pay called key to improving revenue management - Dec. 7
� How your medical practice can avoid a holiday that's fa-la-la-la-lousy - Dec. 7
� Managing year-end patient volume amid flu outbreaks - Dec. 7
� Aetna's Tricare contract under review for "appearance of impropriety" - Dec. 3
� $18 million severance package reinstated for CareFirst ex-CEO - Dec. 2
� Bundling payments may make biggest dent in health care spending - Dec. 1

November

� Searchable database of patient records to go commercial - Nov. 30
� Aetna prepares for loss of 600,000 members as it raises 2010 prices - Nov. 30
� Tips on talking money with patients - Nov. 30
� Brief: United fined $750,000 by Georgia Insurance Dept. - Nov. 30
� Brief: AMA launches practice management alerts - Nov. 30
� Brief: Medical inflation slows - Nov. 30
� Do EMRs cut liability risk? Insurers want evidence before offering more discounts - Nov. 30
� Social Security hopes to expand its data exchange - Nov. 27
� FTC investigating CVS Caremark business practices - Nov. 25
� Physicians protest N.C. Blues contract change - Nov. 24
� Alabama doctors file complaints against state Blues plan - Nov. 23
� Tricare contracts may be re-bid after losing plans protest - Nov. 23
� H1N1: Same code for diagnosis, new one for vaccine - Nov. 23
� Feature: Hospitals and EMRs: Stimulating a connection - Nov. 23
� Brief: MinuteClinic signs agreement with hospital chain - Nov. 23
� Brief: Public hearing scheduled to consider Coventry purchase of Kansas plan - Nov. 23
� Brief: Consultants' report finds CareFirst reserves not excessive - Nov. 23
� EMR school offers help for doctors wary of technology - Nov. 23
� Florida hospital group shuts primary care centers - Nov. 19
� Donations to health care institutions drying up - Nov. 18
� Kids' BMI data may be added to vaccine tracking - Nov. 17
� Fewer temporary physicians needed - Nov. 16
� Privacy breach rules require practices to report only harm done - Nov. 16
� Health reform on investors' minds as insurers report earnings - Nov. 16
� Brief: New group expresses interest in EMR certification - Nov. 16
� Brief: Growth in hospital employee compensation slows - Nov. 16
� Brief: Aetna fined for violating insurance laws in Arizona - Nov. 16
� Brief: CMS lifts sanctions; WellCare selling Medicare policies again - Nov. 16
� New laws on patient security breaches mean your associate contracts probably need updating - Nov. 16
� WellPoint subsidiary drops coverage in Illinois, Texas - Nov. 13
� Medical supplies still selling, but pace is slowing - Nov. 11
� Kaiser receives $54 million in EMR research grants - Nov. 10
� Individual mandate proposals driving insurers to expand offerings - Nov. 9
� Health care spending for middle-age Americans booming - Nov. 9
� Brief: Number of government hospital, health employees increases - Nov. 9
� Brief: HIMSS and medical banking project combine resources - Nov. 9
� New database for out-of-network pay set to replace disputed Ingenix system - Nov. 9
� Misclassifying nonexempt employees as exempt can cost you - Nov. 9
� Individual insurance policy rules changing in Wisconsin - Nov. 6
� Former managed care official fined in United-PacifiCare merger - Nov. 6
� Recession leads many patients to skip routine care - Nov. 5
� Health plans owned by doctors, hospitals are disappearing - Nov. 2
� Health care layoffs already exceed last year's totals - Nov. 2
� AMA's flu site 1st to link to care after rating symptoms - Nov. 2
� Feature: Need a practice management system? Here's what to look for - Nov. 2
� Brief: Mass. governor urges reforms for small business insurance market - Nov. 2
� Brief: Health Net introduces Medicare Advantage plan for Hispanic seniors - Nov. 2
� Brief: Health plan will reimburse physicians for online patient communications - Nov. 2
� Review what expanded ADA means for your practice - Nov. 2

October

� EMR packages being bundled as single product - Oct. 30
� Mass. physicians urge caution on payment overhaul - Oct. 29
� SEC inquiry sparks concern about HCA IPO - Oct. 28
� Rescission legislation vetoed - Oct. 26
� Health plans eye Medicaid as profit source - Oct. 26
� Brief: Former government health tech chief joins open-source consortium - Oct. 26
� Brief: Medical care costs outpace overall inflation rate - Oct. 26
� Practices lose financial ground as recession outpaces productivity - Oct. 26
� Smartphone use pushed by hospitals - Oct. 26
� Secondary use of EMR data seen reducing costs, improving quality - Oct. 23
� Coventry to buy Kansas health plan - Oct. 22
� AHIP, Blues association create payer portal - Oct. 21
� Brief: WellPoint cuts worker health benefits - Oct. 19
� Brief: N.D. Blues plan settles marketing, contracting violation claims - Oct. 19
� Brief: Number of physicians using e-prescribing expected to double - Oct. 19
� Brief: Health information organization unveils patient bill of rights - Oct. 19
� Feature: Ownership loses its luster: Physicians less likely to go solo - Oct. 19
� Emergency departments offer online updates on wait times - Oct. 19
� 850,000 physicians urged to be on lookout for signs of identity theft - Oct. 19
� Plan to advertise? Be mindful of ethical, legal rules - Oct. 19
� Is speech recognition technology ready for prime time? - Oct. 19
� H1N1 virus costing insurers millions - Oct. 16
� Michigan hospital to cut physician pay - Oct. 14
� Alabama Blues overhauls physician fee schedule - Oct. 13
� Physician pay cuts on horizon at Michigan Blues? - Oct. 12
� Retail clinics expanding services more than locations - Oct. 12
� Brief: Decision over CareFirst reserves delayed - Oct. 12
� Brief: Extortion attempt against Express Scripts confirmed - Oct. 12
� Social media behavior could threaten your reputation, job prospects - Oct. 12
� How to code, bill for H1N1 flu vaccine - Oct. 12
� Medical supply costs stabilize - Oct. 9
� Employers shifting more health costs to workers - Oct. 8
� 850,000 doctors could be hit by potential data breach from insurer's stolen laptop - Oct. 6
� Antitrust exemptions for health, liability insurers targeted - Oct. 6
� Nonprofit Blues plans report declining earnings in 2008 - Oct. 5
� Feature: Electronic medical records: How implementation will affect staffing - Oct. 5
� Brief: Oregon judge finds Regence rate hike approval followed the law - Oct. 5
� Brief: Dell acquires Perot Systems - Oct. 5
� Brief: Mass layoffs in health care industry decrease - Oct. 5
� Physician job search strategy shifts as Internet booms, economy busts - Oct. 5
� Review your sick-leave policy before flu season hits - Oct. 5
� Indiana, Ohio link health exchanges - Oct. 2

September

� Number of health care jobs increasing - Sept. 30
� CareFirst reserves under scrutiny by D.C. insurance regulator - Sept. 29
� Video games used to treat posttraumatic stress - Sept. 28
� Health insurers take to Twitter - Sept. 28
� Insurers say system reform won't put them out of business - Sept. 28
� Brief: Web site aims to standardize newborn screenings - Sept. 28
� Brief: Calif. upgrades Rx monitoring to high-tech database - Sept. 28
� Brief: Large disease-management firm files for bankruptcy - Sept. 28
� Your practice really needs broadband - Sept. 28
� United, WellPoint accused of creating artificial grassroots lobbying efforts - Sept. 24
� Mass. turns spotlight on insurance executives' pay - Sept. 23
� California nursing association says insurers reject 22% of claims - Sept. 22
� Feature: Comparative effectiveness research: New ways to say "no" - Sept. 21
� Brief: Pharmacists asking for change to new HIPAA rules - Sept. 21
� Brief: California lawmakers pass bill limiting rescissions; veto possible - Sept. 21
� Should you keep patients from commenting online? - Sept. 21
� Don't let EMRs cut into your doctor-patient time - Sept. 21
� Insurers under scrutiny for allegedly purging costly clients - Sept. 18
� Web site shows what health insurers pay Minnesota doctors, clinics - Sept. 17
� Patients more confident they can afford care - Sept. 15
� Promise of stimulus money drives up health IT stock prices - Sept. 14
� Rapid rise in COBRA enrollment creates billing hassles - Sept. 14
� Practices must have plans for handling health data breaches - Sept. 14
� Brief: Health info group awarded money to help build national health information exchange - Sept. 14
� Brief: WellCare pays $120,000 penalty for exceeding limits for campaign donations in Florida - Sept. 14
� Pennsylvania Blues plan ordered to back off from clawbacks - Sept. 11
� Hospital profit margins improving - Sept. 10
� Blues association gets out of banking business - Sept. 8
� Insurers expect to pay out 10% more for medical care - Sept. 7
� More hospitals looking to merge, buy physician groups - Sept. 7
� Feature: Job-hunting in a recession: It may take some searching - Sept. 7
� Brief: Aetna stops paying for some "never events" - Sept. 7
� Brief: United discounts some drug co-pays - Sept. 7
� Brief: WebMD forms HSA partnership - Sept. 7
� H1N1 on the horizon: Here's how to prepare your practice -- and staff - Sept. 7
� Hunting for a small business idea? Listen to your patients - Sept. 7
� Companies say health system reform is driving layoffs - Sept. 4
� HSA account balances on the rise - Sept. 3
� COBRA enrollment doubles after premium subsidy kicks in - Sept. 2

August

� Tax refund deadline looming for money-losing practices - Aug. 31
� Once-influential health technology alliance set to disband - Aug. 31
� Sliding economy leaves physicians wary about collections - Aug. 31
� Brief: Insurance commissioners examining rescissions - Aug. 31
� Brief: Dossia welcomes prominent new member - Aug. 31
� Brief: Congressional panels ask insurers for more information on executive pay - Aug. 31
� How to determine an EHR's "usability" - Aug. 31
� Patients choosing less-expensive options in plastic surgery - Aug. 27
� Judge finalizes United, shareholder settlement on stock backdating - Aug. 26
� Health plans get negative credit rating - Aug. 25
� Uptick in medical supply sales suggests recession may be easing - Aug. 24
� When patients lose jobs, physicians feel impact - Aug. 24
� Health plans' profits decline along with membership numbers - Aug. 24
� Feature: EHRs have open-source software alternatives - Aug. 24
� Brief: HIMSS launches online clinical decision support tool - Aug. 24
� Brief: Health sector employment continues to grow slowly - Aug. 24
� Brief: Online search for insurance coverage spikes - Aug. 24
� Tap into proper expertise and support before joining EHR "gold rush" - Aug. 24
� Blues plans choose online cost comparison tool - Aug. 21
� AHA cautions HUD against tightening hospital financing program - Aug. 19
� Consumer group that wanted Medicare data launches physician ratings site - Aug. 18
� Health information networks gain wider use - Aug. 17
� Patient satisfaction with PPOs driven down by administrative hassles - Aug. 17
� Brief: Maine's health information exchange will soon go live - Aug. 17
� Brief: Billions spent annually on complementary, alternative therapies - Aug. 17
� Practices see slow progress in instant claims adjudication - Aug. 17
� How to reduce your practice's credit card fees - Aug. 17
� United, Cisco plan national telehealth network - Aug. 14
� 200 Kentucky doctors booted from Humana networks - Aug. 13
� Employer mandates pick up another big business backer - Aug. 12
� Okla. ob-gyn grows grapes of wine, not wrath - Aug. 10
� Pennsylvania to examine its Blues market - Aug. 10
� Wikipedia shows NIH scientists the basics of adding to site - Aug. 10
� Facility fees added to patient bills have some crying foul - Aug. 10
� Mass. doctors urge caution as state ponders shift to global payments - Aug. 10
� Feature: "Gently" managed care (America's Health Insurance Plans annual meeting) - Aug. 10
� Brief: Military service members and families in Hawaii will get access to e-visits - Aug. 10
� Brief: Aetna to buy employee assistance business for $70 million - Aug. 10
� Brief: N.D., S.D. health systems to merge - Aug. 10
� Brief: Calif. regulators try to rein in medical discount card firms - Aug. 10
� If job candidate has a criminal record, ask questions - Aug. 10
� Medical equipment increasingly likely to be leased, financed - Aug. 7
� Louisiana creates loan program for EHR purchases - Aug. 6
� Humana, Health Net protest loss of Tricare contracts - Aug. 4
� AMA report: Payers more accurate, transparent, but problems continue - Aug. 3
� Indiana medical association files complaint against WellPoint over payment problems - Aug. 3
� United to buy Health Net business in Northeast - Aug. 3
� Brief: New hospital company forms - Aug. 3
� Brief: S.C. medical home pilot for patients with diabetes under way with Blues support - Aug. 3

July

� Connecticut law requires insurers to list full fee schedule - July 31
� AMA announces partnership with e-prescribing vendor - July 30
� United predicts big savings in health IT adoption - July 28
� Nonprofit medical systems see their financial health worsening - July 27
� Change in Tricare contractors disappointing news for Humana, Health Net - July 27
� Brief: Hybrid concierge support company signs 100th practice - July 27
� Brief: AMIA calls for change in certification process - July 27
� Brief: Michigan lawmakers consider insurance market reforms - July 27
� Number of retail clinics shrinking; growth slows as partnerships sought with hospitals - July 27
� Update employee policies to include guidelines for social networking - July 27
� Mass. bill would offer tax breaks for e-prescribing - July 24
� Aetna offers small businesses plan with no co-pay for preventive visits - July 23
� Californians back health insurance code of conduct - July 21
� Hospital financing gets easier with HUD's new insurance rule - July 20
� Wal-Mart backs employer mandate for health coverage - July 20
� Feature: Dr. Expat: American physicians on foreign soil - July 20
� Brief: MGMA posts business tips for doctors - July 20
� Brief: New mobile tool checks OTC drug interactions - July 20
� Patient portion of fees often a mystery - July 20
� How CCHIT influences your health tech purchasing - July 20
� Hospital job growth flattens - July 16
� California begins licensing discount medical plans - July 15
� AMA enhances its e-prescribing help site - July 14
� Large health plans work together on medical home pilots - July 13
� Senate report criticizes plans' use of Ingenix database - July 13
� Quality data have limited impact on patient behavior - July 13
� Brief: University of Miami, Microsoft test remote diabetes management tools - July 13
� Brief: HSAs become more popular - July 13
� Making sense of extended warranties for medical equipment - July 13
� N.J. bill would require certified health IT - July 10
� Mayo Clinic to open branch in Mall of America - July 9
� Florida insurers forced to honor assignment of benefits - July 8
� Insurers defend rescissions, take heat for lack of transparency - July 6
� Tennessee Medical Assn. sues collections firm - July 6
� Brief: Lawmakers propose further review of N.J. Blues conversion - July 6
� Brief: MGMA releases report on physician relocations - July 6
� Brief: Florida approves drug monitoring program - July 6
� Hospital system tries letting patients read physicians' notes - July 6
� Going green can help your budget - July 6
� Confidence low that stimulus will drive health IT adoption - July 2
� United subsidiary joins with American Well to offer online visits nationally - July 1

June

� GE offers EMR financing - June 30
� Ways patients are cutting health care costs - June 29
� Final health plan reaches settlement over Ingenix database - June 29
� Minn. health plan consortium develops online claims portal - June 29
� Feature: Should doctors use Twitter? - June 29
� Brief: HITSP tackles clinical research standards - June 29
� Brief: Scrushy ordered to pay HealthSouth shareholders for alleged fraud - June 29
� Law means rethinking how you protect patient data - June 29
� Overwhelmed by phone calls? Adding lines, staff not the answer - June 29
� New York physicians want possible Health Net deal scrutinized - June 25
� Social Security says test proves benefits of health data exchange - June 24
� Insurers' tobacco investments questioned - June 23
� AMA partnering with Microsoft on physician Web portal - June 22
� Medical office buildings buffered from real estate slide - June 22
� Brief: Aetna stock price declines following revised earnings forecast - June 22
� Brief: Coventry sells part of its Medicaid business - June 22
� More practices refusing to accept credit cards from patients - June 22
� Before buying an EMR system, learn from others' mistakes - June 22
� Drug czar pushes Rx monitoring for all states - June 17
� Reactor shutdown creates medical isotope shortage - June 16
� Ingenix purchases claims-processing company - June 16
� Feature: 5 answers to your recession questions: Tips to keep your practice solvent - June 15
� Brief: Antitrust waiting period for WellPoint's NextRx sale expires - June 15
� Brief: Indiana hospital temporarily turns patients away after EMR outage - June 15
� Brief: Medical tourism gaining appeal - June 15
� Practices feel financial pressure as patients ration their own care - June 15
� Dissolving a practice takes more than closing the door - June 15
� Prepare to meet "meaningful use" EMR requirement - June 15
� WellCare settles SEC probe; announces layoffs - June 12
� Michigan attorney general tries to block Blues' rate hikes - June 11
� Less paperwork, more time with patients keep doctors in medicine - June 10
� Doctors in Indiana and Ohio want action on claims delays - June 8
� Researchers to study data from VA EMR system - June 8
� Brief: Maryland insurance commissioner orders United to pay $1.5 million - June 8
� Brief: Google asks why people search - June 8
� Brief: Cigna freezes pension plan, replaces CFO - June 8
� Brief: IRS urges small businesses to take advantage of one-time tax breaks - June 8
� BMI registries eyed as promising tool for fighting childhood obesity - June 8
� Need to lay off employees? Be honest -- and work out details first - June 8
� More refining sought for computerized physician order entry systems - June 5
� Indiana patients to get reminder: Pay your doctors - June 4
� AMA, PPO group offer contracting guide - June 2
� Health plan CEO pay declines in weakened economy - June 1
� Massachusetts considers capitated insurance payments - June 1
� Feature: How to spot a Ponzi scheme: Experts suggest ways to evaluate a pitch - June 1
� Brief: Partnership to give patients online access to lab results - June 1
� Brief: Hospital stocks improve; analysts take more positive view of investing - June 1
� Brief: California issues first fine for patient privacy violations - June 1
� Health plan requirements cost practices billions, with the per-doctor average near $70,000 - June 1
� Good scheduling can link vaccinations to well-child visits - June 1

May

� Hackers claim to have taken Virginians' health data - May 29
� United stops selling AARP limited-benefit insurance - May 28
� Scope expands for national personal health technology project - May 26
� Care for the elderly may become more financially viable - May 25
� Poor economy makes physicians less inclined to leave a practice - May 25
� Brief: More physicians take part in pay-for-performance when incentives grow - May 25
� Brief: Former WellPoint CFO consulting for Health Net - May 25
� Brief: Oregon regulators shrink Regence's requested rate increase - May 25
� Can a surge in physicians' use of smartphones ripple to health IT adoption? - May 25
� Rural physicians may face pharmacy hurdle in e-prescribing - May 25
� Michigan insurer pays physicians who convert to medical homes - May 22
� Layoffs continue at hospitals across the country - May 21
� Study quantifies prior-authorization burden - May 20
� State medical societies strategize against collector - May 18
� Analysts focus on health plans' medical cost numbers - May 18
� Feature: Vendor as lender (HIMSS meeting) - May 18
� Brief: N.J. Blues plan cuts 253 jobs - May 18
� Brief: TMA introduces EMR review center - May 18
� Don't toss all your practice's e-mails in the virtual trash - May 18
� Blues plans see pushback on rate hike requests - May 14
� WellPoint offers two paid fellowships for physicians - May 13
� Mayo Clinic launches PHR - May 13
� Hospitals follow through on cost trimming, job cuts - May 11
� Company stops tapping physicians for "overpayments" - May 11
� Cigna backs off documentation requirements - May 11
� Brief: WellPoint buys dental benefits firm - May 11
� Brief: HCA earnings up - May 11
� Google looks at health technology - May 6
� Maryland limits health insurance rescissions - May 6
� AMA takes first steps to build physician Web portal - May 4
� Feature: How to set your fee schedule: Experts advise updating it every 3 to 12 months - May 4
� Brief: 3 million and counting using Kaiser's PHR - May 4
� Brief: Walgreens sets e-Rx record - May 4
� Brief: Maryland fines Coventry for unclear policy - May 4
� Brief: Cigna offers cost estimator tools - May 4
� Stimulus package alters HIPAA rules for business associates - May 4

April

� Sam's Club ready to sell EMRs in 3 states - April 29
� Minnesota Blues launch online doctor visits - April 29
� What do patients really want from you? - April 27
� WellPoint offloads pharmacy division - April 27
� Texas Blues plan agrees to stop grading physicians on how much they charge - April 27
� Brief: AMGA survey goes online - April 27
� Brief: WellPoint unveils contest parameters - April 27
� Brief: IBM, Oklahoma school team up for medical homes project - April 27
� Helping search engines find you more quickly - April 27
� Health Net fined over mishandled claims in Connecticut - April 22
� GE Healthcare/CDC partnership would link public health alerts to EMRs - April 22
� Senator calls for new look at Ingenix database - April 20
� Feature: Forced out of retirement: Getting back into practice not always easy - April 20
� Brief: Payer-owned electronic network grows - April 20
� Steps to take to eliminate spam from your e-mail diet - April 20
� Web sites help patients compare costs of care - April 15
� Physicians want more answers about N.J. insurer's proposed status change - April 15
� AMA offers e-prescribing help center - April 13
� Retail clinic offers free care to recently unemployed - April 13
� Brief: Community Health Systems adding hospitals - April 13
� Brief: For-profit Hawaiian hospital system files bankruptcy plan - April 13
� Brief: Kaiser employees caught snooping at medical records of octuplets' mom - April 13
� Brief: AMA updates on Twitter - April 13
� Self-insured companies going after doctors to recover "overpaid" claims - April 13
� How to handle patients who are always late - April 13
� Incentives shown to drive health IT adoption - April 8
� For-profit hospitals expect worse financial outlook in 2009 - April 8
� Boston physicians cut their own salaries to help hospital - April 6
� Health Net weighs jettison of health plans in 4 states - April 6
� Feature: Broadcast your brand: Find the patients you most want to treat - April 6
� Brief: WebMD to launch portal in the UK - April 6
� Brief: Massachusetts Blues plan signs fourth medical group to capitated contract - April 6
� AMA sues WellPoint to recoup pay for doctors - April 6
� How to calculate the right staffing for a smaller practice - April 6
� Kaiser outsourcing deal leads to job cuts - April 1
� Laborists become the newest hospital specialists - April 1

March

� Waning confidence in the health insurance status quo - March 30
� N.D. Blues gives its top exec the boot - March 30
� Seasonal slump shutters 89 MinuteClinic locations - March 30
� Brief: More Pennsylvania hospitals feeling economic pain - March 30
� Brief: New York insurers seeking doctors for medical home initiative - March 30
� Interactive kiosks expanding beyond patient check-ins - March 30
� Red flag rules on identity theft take effect soon - March 30
� Utah laws take aim at access to care, physician payment - March 25
� More plans settle over Ingenix database use - March 25
� Feature: Challenging your rating: You don't have to accept what the health plan says - March 23
� Brief: More Pa. hospitals feel economic pain - March 23
� Brief: Pharmacy company shortens name, unveils e-prescribing resource - March 23
� Brief: Vt. Blues interim CEO made permanent - March 23
� Shopping list: paper towels, diapers, EMR, milk - March 23
� Growth spurt in spending on disease-management technology - March 23
� Texting can increase office efficiency, bottom line - March 23
� Premera shutting down Arizona subsidiary - March 18
� Half of hospitals ended 2008 with an unprofitable third quarter - March 18
� Most hospitals somewhere along road to EMRs - March 16
� Aetna lets more patients see what doctors are being paid - March 16
� Brief: Maryland health network gets push - March 16
� Brief: Horizon answers regulators' questions about conversion proposal - March 16
� Brief: CDC asks retailers to promote responsible antibiotic use - March 16
� No job, no bill: Physicians tell how they help longtime patients struggling during recession - March 16
� Stimulus bill puts burden on physicians to tell patients of data breach - March 16
� Mass. RHIO spins off for-profit subsidiary - March 11
� First groups sign on for new capitation model in Massachusetts - March 11
� R.I. says Blues can't raise individual health premiums - March 9
� Medical wiki blends social networking with research - March 9
� Most metro areas dominated by 1 or 2 health insurers - March 9
� Feature: When patients declare bankruptcy: What happens to your unpaid bills? - March 9
� Brief: Study: EHRs can test drug efficacy - March 9
� Brief: Cigna extends phone line hours - March 9
� Retail clinics attracting legislator interest - March 4
� Investor dollars dwindling for clinical trials - March 4
� Surgical markers aim to reduce margin of error - March 2
� Cigna develops cost-of-care estimator - March 2
� Vacancy rates rising for medical office buildings - March 2
� United sets new basis for fee schedule - March 2
� Feature: Has tech's time arrived? (Towards the Electronic Patient Record conference) - March 2
� Brief: Consumers not swayed by "top doc" rankings - March 2
� Brief: Cigna offers podcasts - March 2
� Brief: Prescribing system links with Wal-Mart - March 2

February

� IBM launches 2 large health IT initiatives - Feb. 25
� Studies look at use, impact of computerized physician order entry - Feb. 25
� Texas physicians voice time, pay frustrations - Feb. 23
� Invention keeps patients positioned for surgery - Feb. 23
� Health plans adjust strategies to economic downturn - Feb. 23
� Brief: Anthem settles with California insurance department over coverage rescissions - Feb. 23
� Brief: Cleveland Clinic strikes deal with MinuteClinic - Feb. 23
� AMA takes on Aetna, Cigna over use of flawed database - Feb. 23
� Nonprofit hospitals face downgrades in credit ratings - Feb. 18
� Former CEO of Coventry Health Care takes job back - Feb. 18
� Feature: Fraying safety net: Insurer of last resort feeling financial pinch - Feb. 16
� States move to limit insurance rescissions - Feb. 16
� Brief: S.C. Blues plan opens retail store - Feb. 16
� Noncompete clause may not restrict you - Feb. 16
� WellPoint becomes latest insurer to cut staff - Feb. 11
� MGMA calling for widespread swipe card adoption - Feb. 11
� Insurers share doctors' financial pain, worry about networks - Feb. 9
� Feature: Riding the revenue cycle: Coping with seasonal fluctuations - Feb. 9
� Brief: Judge bars WellPoint's $1,000 offers - Feb. 9
� Brief: Calif. retail clinics shutting down - Feb. 9
� Physician dissolves Tenet shareholder group - Feb. 4
� Kaiser call centers under scrutiny - Feb. 4
� Feature: Easing into technology: Alternatives to a full EMR - Feb. 2
� Brief: Michigan Blues warned about undermarketing medigap - Feb. 2
� Brief: Blue Shield of California reinstates members in settlement with state - Feb. 2
� Brief: UnitedHealth Group appoints EVP to lead health system reform efforts - Feb. 2
� "Inevitable" Blues merger implodes at 11th hour - Feb. 2
� Technology costs may be tax-deductible - Feb. 2

January

� Physicians asked to help with Rx abuse-prevention programs - Jan. 28
� Antibiotic giveaways stoke fear of patient pressure - Jan. 28
� Cash-strapped hospitals laying off record number of workers - Jan. 26
� Health plans eye individual insurance market - Jan. 26
� Brief: Walgreens markets health care to businesses - Jan. 26
� Brief: Online doctor visits go live in Hawaii - Jan. 26
� United agrees to pay $350 million, scrap system that undercut fees - Jan. 26
� Keeping rubber checks from clogging revenue flow - Jan. 26
� Health plans cut jobs in response to declining economy - Jan. 21
� Health data system gets trial run - Jan. 21
� MBA project helps get business off on the right foot - Jan. 19
� Online referral forum sees jump in health care hits - Jan. 19
� Feature: Taking a financial hiDetermining the health of your patient's credit rating - Jan. 19
� Brief: Florida Blues add MinuteClinic - Jan. 19
� Brief: Text messaging test for diabetes care - Jan. 19
� Brief: AHIC successor has new name - Jan. 19
� United settles SEC backdating investigation - Jan. 14
� Privacy breach in California part of insurance fraud - Jan. 14
� Feature: Trading for treatment: Bartering makes a comeback - Jan. 12
� Brief: Doctor-founded urgent care company growing - Jan. 12
� Brief: Grocery chain latest to offer free generic antibiotics - Jan. 12
� Hospitalist's role needs to be defined - Jan. 12
� Health plan offers cost data from 4 more states - Jan. 6
� Coalition works on third set of standards for claims processing - Jan. 6
� Blues merger faces opposition in Pennsylvania Legislature - Jan. 5
� Maryland insurance commissioner seeks audit of CareFirst reserves - Jan. 5
� Feature: Knowledge on call: Finding new uses for smartphones - Jan. 5
� Brief: Minnesota campaigns for safety-net payment hike - Jan. 5
� Brief: WellPoint designated to get members transferred from departing PPO - Jan. 5
� Economic downturn adds new uncertainties to IT planning - Jan. 5

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