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� Despite warning, some hospitals get harsh patient safety grade - Dec. 31, 2012
� Retail clinics position themselves in bid for rapid expansion - Dec. 31, 2012
� ACA tops list of 5 biggest physician concerns for 2013 - Dec. 31, 2012
� Hospitals raise alarm over sicker Medicare population - Dec. 31, 2012
� Brief: Aetna moves forward cautiously with insurance exchanges - Dec. 31, 2012
� GAO: Medicare could save $880 million on dialysis payments - Dec. 26, 2012
� Brief: Hospital employment more attractive to surgeons - Dec. 24, 2012
� Off-label drug marketing gets free-speech protection in court ruling - Dec. 24, 2012
� Column: Employed doctors don't have to lose social media voice - Dec. 24, 2012
� Medicare pay struggle a familiar year-end cliffhanger - Dec. 24, 2012
� Brief: Physicians uneasy when patient is hospital philanthropist - Dec. 24, 2012
� $120 million Aetna settlement isn’t end of doctor pay dispute - Dec. 24, 2012
� Preventable birth injuries cut after proven interventions are bundled - Dec. 19, 2012
� Autonomy or employment — doctors must not be forced to choose - Dec. 17, 2012
� Supreme Court to decide how late is too late on Medicare pay appeals - Dec. 17, 2012
� Brief: Retail clinic use more than doubles in 6 years - Dec. 17, 2012
� Small employers likely to boost self-insured health plan growth - Dec. 17, 2012
� Brief: New guidance issued for drug compounding after meningitis outbreak - Dec. 17, 2012
� Brief: High court to tackle drug pay-for-delay deals - Dec. 17, 2012
� Brief: 31 senators call for higher Medicare pay for rural hospitals - Dec. 17, 2012
� Medicaid primary care pay at risk in lame-duck talks - Dec. 12, 2012
� ACOs, already surging, poised for even more growth - Dec. 10, 2012
� Hospitals expected to benefit two ways from Medicaid expansion - Dec. 10, 2012
� 4 essentials to physician-hospital alignment (MGMA-ACMPE meeting) - Dec. 10, 2012
� Physician groups eye mergers but blindsided by legal fights - Dec. 10, 2012
� Drug shortages worsen following pharmacy-related meningitis scare - Dec. 10, 2012
� Hospital chain�s new physician recruiting tool: adding residents - Dec. 10, 2012
� AMA: Health plan market dominance causes �competitive harm� - Dec. 10, 2012
� Medicare pay uncertainty called threat to program innovations - Dec. 7, 2012
� New ED drama? Hospitals demand upfront fee for nonemergencies - Dec. 3, 2012
� Odds favor physicians in appeals of Medicare denials - Dec. 3, 2012
� ACA minimum coverage rule raises drug benefits � and objections - Dec. 3, 2012
� Medicare SGR sticker shock adds urgency to pay reform campaign - Dec. 3, 2012
� Medical practices wary of insurer efforts on new payment programs - Dec. 3, 2012
� Geographic payment adjustments: Medicare's disputed borders - Nov. 26, 2012
� Story Comment: AMA meeting: Delegates adopt physician employment principles - Nov. 26, 2012
� Retail clinics create continuity gap in patient care - Nov. 26, 2012
� Health insurance exchanges emerge as red vs. blue - Nov. 26, 2012
� Discussion: Organized medicine moves to block end run on prompt pay for physicians - Nov. 26, 2012
� Programs preview mainstreaming of personalized medicine - Nov. 26, 2012
� Primary care benefits may blunt impact of rising deductibles - Nov. 26, 2012
� American Hospital Assn. sues over retroactive Medicare pay denials - Nov. 19, 2012
� Physician pay a major unknown despite health reform certainty - Nov. 19, 2012
� Health plans report gains but remain financially cautious - Nov. 19, 2012
� What a buyer wants in your physician practice - Nov. 19, 2012
� Doctors describe pressures driving them from independent practice - Nov. 19, 2012
� Story Comment: AMA adopts principles to govern possible Medicare switch to a defined-contribution system - Nov. 13, 2012
� Safety-net hospitals warn of ACA�s uncompensated care crunch - Nov. 12, 2012
� Medical practice acquisitions may see uptick after election - Nov. 12, 2012
� Hospitals urged to end punitive responses to error reports - Nov. 5, 2012
� Medicaid pay turnabout: More states boosting rates - Nov. 5, 2012
� Oddsmakers predict sequestration and SGR delay - Nov. 2, 2012
� More than half of hospitals don�t screen all ICU patients for MRSA - Oct. 31, 2012
� Pharmacies take more active role in alerts on patients� drugs - Oct. 30, 2012
� Meningitis outbreak tests physician trust in compounding pharmacies - Oct. 29, 2012
� Medical societies join to fight insurer prompt-pay lawsuit - Oct. 29, 2012
� Wal-Mart gives major boost to domestic medical tourism movement - Oct. 29, 2012
� Hospitals seeking to hire doctors who �play well with others� - Oct. 23, 2012
� AMA urges more clarity in gift-reporting rules - Oct. 22, 2012
� �Frequent flyers� not seen as abusing emergency departments - Oct. 22, 2012
� Court: Medical staff bylaws are not contracts between doctors and hospitals - Oct. 17, 2012
� Newspaper company�s entry into clinical care may inspire other outside players - Oct. 16, 2012
� Medicare IPAB: Rational or rationing? - Oct. 15, 2012
� Culture clash between insurer, hospital system results in merger meltdown - Oct. 15, 2012
� MedPAC moves toward backing geographic pay reductions - Oct. 12, 2012
� Humana partners with Wal-Mart to offer discounts on healthy foods - Oct. 9, 2012
� Doctors cast skeptical eye on pharma-backed studies - Oct. 8, 2012
� Task force seeks breakthrough in developing antibacterial drugs - Oct. 8, 2012
� Medicare knee replacements surge 162% since 1991 - Oct. 8, 2012
� Patients won�t ask physicians to come clean on hand-washing - Oct. 5, 2012
� Insurers begin using standardized consumer guides - Oct. 5, 2012
� Physicians sue insurer over payment denials - Oct. 2, 2012
� New products pitched to improve injection safety - Oct. 1, 2012
� Another insurer invests in urgent care to cut emergency department visits - Oct. 1, 2012
� Insurers latest to champion medical homes - Oct. 1, 2012
� AMA proposes revisions to Medicare hospital observation policy - Sept. 28, 2012
� Hospitalist project reports success in improving ED patient flow - Sept. 26, 2012
� Nationwide initiative cuts central-line infections by 40% - Sept. 25, 2012
� Massive job losses expected under Medicare sequester - Sept. 24, 2012
� Many rural patients bypass local hospitals - Sept. 24, 2012
� More cardiologists embrace working for hospitals - Sept. 24, 2012
� Physicians, industry continue to wait for Sunshine Act rules - Sept. 20, 2012
� No pay for UTIs has little effect on hospitals� bottom lines - Sept. 18, 2012
� Dual-eligibles market creates opportunities for physician practices - Sept. 14, 2012
� AMA backs bills to stop Medicare imaging pay cuts - Sept. 10, 2012
� Doctors shift focus to compliance as ICD-10 deadline set - Sept. 10, 2012
� Employing more physicians stabilizes hospital finances - Sept. 10, 2012
� Many hospitals recruiting doctors continually - Sept. 10, 2012
� GOP wants new projections on Medicare cost-control panel - Sept. 6, 2012
� EHR cost savings might depend on proximity to IT firms and talent - Sept. 5, 2012
� More complex EHRs can result in declines of quality measures - Sept. 4, 2012
� Evolution of the hospitalist - Sept. 3, 2012
� As more patients see physicians again, health plan earnings drop - Sept. 3, 2012
� Health plan market primed for further consolidation - Sept. 3, 2012
� SGR repeal cost estimate drops to $245 billion - Aug. 30, 2012
� Patient safety law protects some documents in court case - Aug. 29, 2012
� Hospitals get revenue boost from meaningful use money - Aug. 29, 2012
� Panel warns against possible ACA loopholes - Aug. 28, 2012
� Patient dumping remains a concern for nation�s EDs - Aug. 27, 2012
� 2,200 hospitals face Medicare pay penalty for readmissions - Aug. 27, 2012
� Retail clinics grow in popularity, but still put only a dent in patient care - Aug. 27, 2012
� Home health agency acquires physician practice - Aug. 27, 2012
� ACA rules on women�s coverage create confusion in practices - Aug. 27, 2012
� Charity helps medical practices donate unused drug samples - Aug. 22, 2012
� FTC order could give physicians a way out of noncompete deals with hospitals - Aug. 22, 2012
� Medical home program announces major expansion - Aug. 21, 2012
� Medical staff has no standing to sue hospital, court rules - Aug. 20, 2012
� Lawmakers hear evidence of gray market in shortage drugs - Aug. 20, 2012
� Finances most likely reason for large-group doctors to seek new jobs - Aug. 20, 2012
� Health system offers guaranteed savings as part of ACO - Aug. 15, 2012
� Hospital initiative cuts readmissions and ED wait times - Aug. 14, 2012
� Increase in physician practice mergers and acquisitions expected to continue - Aug. 14, 2012
� Health care fraud targeted by new public-private partnership - Aug. 13, 2012
� Pioneering health reform state enacts cost controls - Aug. 13, 2012
� Big companies make up largest group of HSA customers - Aug. 9, 2012
� Most hospital adverse events not reported to state systems - Aug. 8, 2012
� FAIR Health database of claims opens to researchers - Aug. 8, 2012
� Hospital websites don't tell whole story on robot-assisted surgery - Aug. 6, 2012
� Coming wave of Medicaid patients will test quality at safety-net hospitals - Aug. 6, 2012
� Physicians seeing patient visits rebound in 2012 - Aug. 6, 2012
� Column: Determining if a case manager is right for your practice - Aug. 6, 2012
� One-year Medicare pay freeze proposed in House - Aug. 2, 2012
� Risk adjustment needed when doctor pay is based on patient load - Aug. 2, 2012
� Private shared-savings deal puts half of future raises at hospital system at risk - July 31, 2012
� Medicare pay: Budget sequester adds to annual payment rate woes - July 30, 2012
� New �weekend effect� seen in cardiac care - July 30, 2012
� Court rules pay-for-delay drug agreements are anti-competitive - July 30, 2012
� AMA pushes for more useful explanations of physician performance data and methodology - July 30, 2012
� Acquisition may be first wave of Medicaid managed care consolidations - July 30, 2012
� Employers to emulate Medicare by buying quality care - July 26, 2012
� Insurer is ordered to stop asking physicians to pay back old claims - July 26, 2012
� Hospital system and insurer end long battle by reaching deal - July 25, 2012
� Ban on pharma meals for physicians overturned - July 23, 2012
� Aetna sued over out-of-network pay and referrals - July 23, 2012
� Cloud computing expected to grow rapidly in health care - July 23, 2012
� Health plans preparing new insurance coverage summaries - July 23, 2012
� Hospitals behind physician recruiting for not-so-solo practices - July 23, 2012
� Guidance on ED use cuts down on nonemergency care - July 17, 2012
� Health plans look for fraud before they pay claims - July 16, 2012
� Court: Doctors, not drugmakers, must warn patients of risks - July 16, 2012
� Insurer-hospital venture paves way toward accountable care - July 10, 2012
� 3 ways doctors can take on insurers - July 10, 2012
� Column: Rules, technology leave drug reps out of luck - July 9, 2012
� AMA and AAMC oppose expanding hospital no-pay list - July 9, 2012
� How to split the health care dollar (America�s Health Insurance Plans meeting) - July 9, 2012
� How to split the health care dollar (America�s Health Insurance Plans meeting) - July 9, 2012
� Insurers not paying when patients leave hospital against medical advice is a myth - July 5, 2012
� Are ACOs the answer for Medicaid? - July 2, 2012
� News AMA calls for pharmacies to offer interpreter services - July 2, 2012
� News Medical claims payment error rate cut in half - July 2, 2012
� Congress OKs plan to combat drug shortages - July 2, 2012
� ACO growth driven fastest by physicians - July 2, 2012
� Hospitals get A, B or C grades on patient safety - June 27, 2012
� 4 ways social media can improve your medical practice - June 25, 2012
� Aetna sues more physicians over out-of-network pay - June 25, 2012
� Hospitalization increases chances of poor outcomes in Alzheimer�s patients - June 25, 2012
� States still targeting Medicaid pay to contain costs - June 25, 2012
� Economists see health spending bouncing back - June 25, 2012
� Physicians collect bonuses for medical home participation - June 25, 2012
� Health systems experiment with providing hospital care at home - June 25, 2012
� Managed care organizations look for ways to rein in Medicaid medical costs - June 25, 2012
� Senate panel turns to insurers for Medicare pay reform advice - June 22, 2012
� Physician-sponsored health plan gets startup federal loan - June 21, 2012
� AMA offers advice on obtaining, using contracted fee schedules - June 20, 2012
� Medicare joins with insurers to test paying for care management - June 18, 2012
� Hospital-owned practices to receive lower Medicare rates under new rule - June 18, 2012
� How physicians get paid for call coverage is shifting - June 18, 2012
� Work-site clinics try to cover employees� medical access gaps - June 18, 2012
� Consumer Reports tells patients how to comparison shop for care - June 13, 2012
� Health plans expand services to boost members� fitness - June 12, 2012
� Early �sunshine� laws show little effect on prescribing - June 11, 2012
� Organized medicine details future of Medicare payment without SGR - June 11, 2012
� Survey finds employed doctors mostly satisfied with their jobs - June 11, 2012
� ACOs motivate DaVita�s multibillion-dollar physician practice acquisition - June 7, 2012
� Drugs in physician sample closets often past expiration dates - June 5, 2012
� Senate, House OK drug short-supply warning system - June 1, 2012
� Compensation for most health plan CEOs rose in 2011 � to $87 million in total - May 31, 2012
� Hospital-acquired infections linked to higher readmission rates - May 28, 2012
� Medicare�s bet on primary care - May 28, 2012
� Most doctors headed for penalty over Medicare quality reporting - May 28, 2012
� Some large employers look to direct contracting with doctors - May 23, 2012
� Nonprofit hospital finances not expected to return to pre-recession levels just yet - May 22, 2012
� 3 ways doctors can take on insurers - May 21, 2012
� Drugmakers pledge transparency to tackle credibility problem in journals - May 21, 2012
� Massachusetts hospitals launch patient apology program - May 21, 2012
� Column: Minnesota ruling could put medical staff rights at risk - May 21, 2012
� Former Medicare chiefs say SGR must be eliminated - May 21, 2012
� Medicaid primary care pay: The next SGR? - May 21, 2012
� Health insurer earnings telegraph uptick in spending - May 21, 2012
� Consumer-directed health plans shown to be money-savers - May 21, 2012
� 3 ways doctors can take on insurers - May 21, 2012
� CMS eases rules to cut doctors� regulatory burdens - May 18, 2012
� Health plans providing detailed cost estimates of doctor visits - May 15, 2012
� Medicare�s no-pay rule sharpens infection-control efforts - May 14, 2012
� Discussion: Physicians will lead ACOs forward - May 14, 2012
� Study highlights how health information exchange can cut costs - May 14, 2012
� Physician gift tracking by drug companies delayed until 2013 - May 10, 2012
� Medical practice hiring in April logs slowest monthly growth rate of 2012 - May 10, 2012
� Insurers say health reform-related rebates will exceed $1 billion - May 7, 2012
� Telemonitored patients show no drop in readmissions and ED visits - May 1, 2012

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