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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