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� Medical groups fear ACA grace period will lead to unpaid claims - Sept. 2, 2013
� Moody’s predicts more bad news for nonprofit hospitals - Sept. 2, 2013
� Leapfrog unveils way to gauge cost of medical errors - Aug. 19, 2013
� Brief: Health IT identifies high-risk patients to cut readmissions - Aug. 19, 2013
� Brief: More hospitals sharing electronic health data than in 2008 - Aug. 19, 2013
� Medicare sticks to clock-watching on hospital observation policy - Aug. 19, 2013
� Insurers seek limited insurance exchange plan networks - Aug. 19, 2013
� Court bars collecting fees beyond Medicaid pay - Aug. 16, 2013
� Doctors expect more pressure from practice finances - Aug. 6, 2013
� Bill would prevent ACA from ending doctors' insurance contracts - Aug. 2, 2013
� Letter: When proctoring pay makes the list, the Sunshine Act goes too far - July 29, 2013
� Brief: Sunshine Act phone app available for physicians - July 29, 2013
� Brief: Insurance exchanges a strong draw for health plans - July 29, 2013
� More hospitals earn good grades for LGBT-friendly policies - July 29, 2013
� Health IT projects stalled by staffing shortages - July 29, 2013
� WellPoint program lets employers name their price for doctors - July 29, 2013
� Health care sector plays key role in economic revival, report says - July 23, 2013
� Brief: UnitedHealthcare to boost pay for ACOs - July 22, 2013
� Physician integration proves costly for some hospitals - July 22, 2013
� Medical credit card agreement requires interest rate transparency - July 16, 2013
� Physicians find solutions in the face of disaster - July 15, 2013
� Column: Claims analysis shows doctors the way to fight insurer denials - July 15, 2013
� ACA employer mandate delay may mean more patients in exchanges - July 15, 2013
� Brief: JAMA changes editorial policy on trial-data analysis - July 15, 2013
� Hospitals see alignment with doctors as boon to patient care - July 15, 2013
� Tenet says Vanguard purchase will lead to more hospital deals - July 9, 2013
� Connected Coverage: A high-impact year for doctors at the high court - July 8, 2013
� Brief: Consumers saved billions on 2012 premiums under ACA - July 8, 2013
� Brief: Campaign reminds smokers: Quitting can take several tries - July 8, 2013
� How high court bias rulings will affect medical workplace suits - July 8, 2013
� Insurer reports $98 million cost savings with medical home program - July 2, 2013
� Medicare doctor pay data release could be in next SGR bill - July 1, 2013
� News More oversight seen as needed for compounding pharmacies - July 1, 2013
� News Insurer report card points to patient collection hassles - July 1, 2013
� Column: When a patient shuns care, doctor checklist includes compromise - July 1, 2013
� Redesigning the patient experience for safer care - June 24, 2013
� Drug pay-for-delay deals declared fair game for FTC lawsuits - June 24, 2013
� Medicare advisers critical of both SGR and hospital pay - June 24, 2013
� Column: Ruling slows out-of-network doctors’ fight for fair pay - June 24, 2013
� Flu shot mandate yields results without scaring off health workers - June 24, 2013
� MGMA-ACMPE details first findings of quality impact on doctor pay - June 24, 2013
� Hospital jobs turning into a doctors’ market - June 24, 2013
� High court defines when physicians can unite against insurers - June 24, 2013
� ACA likely to produce more hospital consolidation - June 17, 2013
� Doctor ACO pay risk varies greatly on payer: public or private - June 17, 2013
� Study gauges effect of patient engagement on health costs - June 11, 2013
� Cancer patients want cost discussion, but fear initiating it - June 10, 2013
� Brief: Massive study yields answers on MRSA prevention - June 10, 2013
� Brief: Compounding firm’s steroid injections cause infection outbreak - June 10, 2013
� Brief: Patients can shop for health care with cost estimator - June 10, 2013
� Connected Coverage: Hospitals are in a hiring mood — for the right doctors - June 3, 2013
� Brief: HHS, drug firm partner to develop new antibiotics - June 3, 2013
� CMS takes second look at Medicaid hospital pay cuts - June 3, 2013
� Health insurers lower spending growth but worry about ACA - June 3, 2013
� Multimillion-dollar verdict for doctor hailed as victory against insurer tactic - May 27, 2013
� Brief: Genetic data enlisted to radically shorten flu shot development - May 27, 2013
� Column: Improvements needed for reports on industry gifts to doctors - May 27, 2013
� Insurers have big plans for value-based doctor payments - May 27, 2013
� Doctors increasingly shut out of hospitals' patient experience efforts - May 27, 2013
� “Seismic shift” lifts primary care's impact on hospital revenues - May 20, 2013
� Brief: Slight drop reported in pharma pay to doctors - May 20, 2013
� Unwanted price to hospitalists’ growth -- more liability suits - May 20, 2013
� Targeted C. diff screenings uncovered asymptomatic infections - May 20, 2013
� With Medicare posting hospital charges, are doctors next? - May 20, 2013
� Pfizer fights Viagra counterfeiters with prescription website - May 20, 2013
� Hospital waste initiative provides lessons for physicians - May 14, 2013
� Medicare proposes limits on hospital observation stays - May 13, 2013
� Brief: Hospitals report drops in pressure ulcers, harmful falls - May 13, 2013
� Brief: Moody’s downgrades small hospitals with lower revenues - May 13, 2013
� Patient safety push boosts flu shots among hospital workers - May 13, 2013
� Medical directors’ duties linked to quality metrics - May 7, 2013
� Doctors seek more pharma involvement in ACOs - May 6, 2013
� AMA: Drug company gift reports need physician comments - May 6, 2013
� Brief: Nevada hospital accused of patient dumping - May 6, 2013
� Will doctors knowing the price really cut medical costs? - May 6, 2013
� Brief: Many smaller hospitals not ready for ICD-10 - May 6, 2013
� Employers see self-insurance as hedge against ACA health costs - April 30, 2013
� Brief: Aetna website captures third award for clear communication - April 29, 2013
� Brief: FDA bans crushable generic OxyContin - April 29, 2013
� GOP lawmakers fault FDA for fatal drug compounding incident - April 29, 2013
� Physician-owned hospitals seize their moment - April 29, 2013
� Brief: Pharma reps rarely mention drug hazards - April 29, 2013
� Calming a hospital culture clash - April 29, 2013
� Brief: EHRs lead venture capital health IT funding - April 29, 2013
� Freestanding emergency department growth creates backlash - April 29, 2013
� Patient satisfaction with health care hits two-decade high - April 29, 2013
� Nonprofit hospitals feel pinch of sequester - April 23, 2013
� Med schools improve grades on cutting links to pharma - April 22, 2013
� Obama budget signals quicker trigger on Medicare pay cuts - April 22, 2013
� Hospitals are buying, but doctors don't have to sell - April 22, 2013
� Brief: U.S. has more than 2,000 insurance mandates - April 22, 2013
� Brief: AMA online seminar to cover Sunshine Act’s impact on doctors - April 22, 2013
� Emergency doctors promote patient handoff checklist - April 17, 2013
� Urgent care surge fueled by pressures on health system - April 15, 2013
� Will ACA be a boon for concierge care? - April 15, 2013
� Brief: Cigna expands high-risk accountable care program - April 15, 2013
� Insurers spend little from premiums on quality improvement - April 10, 2013
� Unseen and online: What are the limits for patient care? - April 8, 2013
� Do screening kiosks benefit patients or retailers? - April 8, 2013
� Brief: New guidance issued on preventing C. diff - April 8, 2013
� Purchasing medical practices drags down for-profit hospital finances - April 2, 2013
� Hospital interest in acquiring physician practices grows - April 1, 2013
� Quality effort yields big drop in death rate at hospitals - April 1, 2013
� E-prescribing influences doctors to order lower-cost drugs - April 1, 2013
� Hospitals found lacking in patient satisfaction efforts - March 27, 2013
� Employers to increase pressure on doctors to justify costs - March 25, 2013
� Brief: Drug errors main result of distractions at hospitals - March 25, 2013
� Brief: Costs impede growth of paired kidney exchanges - March 25, 2013
� Doctor-pharma ties defended on eve of pay reporting mandate - March 25, 2013
� Brief: UnitedHealthcare app takes top honors at tech conference - March 25, 2013
� Doctors may lose potent legal tactic against insurers - March 18, 2013
� Brief: FDA says “latex free” label carries hidden danger - March 18, 2013
� Preventive care coverage a mystery to many patients - March 18, 2013
� Brief: Moody’s health care debt downgrade biggest in 20 years - March 18, 2013
� Warning sounded on demoralized health care work force - March 18, 2013
� Brief: Drug company to pay $45 million for misbranding AIDS drug - March 18, 2013
� Medicare readmissions drop for 3 high-profile conditions - March 15, 2013
� FDA pushes for drugs that block Alzheimer’s - March 13, 2013
� AMA, McKesson partner on molecular pathology coding project - March 11, 2013
� Brief: Medicare private plans project premium rise in 2014 - March 11, 2013
� Brief: ACA guidance closes prevention loopholes - March 11, 2013
� Brief: Pharma gifts to med students and residents still common - March 11, 2013
� Brief: Insurer opens 23rd health benefits store - March 11, 2013
� 5 steps for employed physicians to resolve contract disputes - March 11, 2013
� Clinical integration model gets FTC green light - March 11, 2013
� 2 cases test power of medical staff bylaws claims - March 6, 2013
� Medicaid's mental health emergency - March 4, 2013
� Brief: Dialysis catheters linked to higher death rates - March 4, 2013
� High court ruling opens hospital mergers to more scrutiny - March 4, 2013
� Brief: Senate bill would alter Medicare nursing home mandate - March 4, 2013
� Patient experience is next measurement in value-based care - March 4, 2013
� Humana reveals to investors how it pays physicians - Feb. 27, 2013
� Toolkit offers new ideas for preventing hospital falls - Feb. 26, 2013
� Health system brands go national - Feb. 25, 2013
� Multimedia: Who is affiliated where? - Feb. 25, 2013
� Column: When to consider suing an insurer for underpayment - Feb. 25, 2013
� IBM’s Watson supercomputer finally ready for health care debut - Feb. 25, 2013
� Brief: Cigna unveils app designed to track health benefits - Feb. 25, 2013
� Brief: Older doctors more likely to grant brand-name drug requests - Feb. 25, 2013
� Health plans add financial motivation to wellness programs - Feb. 20, 2013
� Pharma gift bans for budding doctors have long-term impact - Feb. 18, 2013
� Brief: Health insurers reject more than a fifth of individual applications - Feb. 18, 2013
� Brief: EHRs not ready for quality reporting, hospital groups say - Feb. 18, 2013
� Health insurers report 2012 earnings with eyes on ACA in 2014 - Feb. 18, 2013
� Construction booming in medical office building market - Feb. 18, 2013
� Hospitals promote economic role amid talk of federal cuts - Feb. 13, 2013
� Public can see pharma payments to doctors starting in 2014 - Feb. 11, 2013
� AMA urges Supreme Court to ban pay-for-delay deals - Feb. 11, 2013
� Brief: Aetna offers health plans to Costco members in some markets - Feb. 11, 2013
� Brief: Hospitals stumble in preventing harmful “never events” - Feb. 11, 2013
� Moody’s: Doctor integration vital to stronger hospital finances - Feb. 11, 2013
� Health care trends most likely to pressure physicians - Feb. 11, 2013
� Column: Tool lets physicians compare what insurers are paying - Feb. 11, 2013
� Quality demo cuts repeat hospital Medicare trips by nearly 6% - Feb. 5, 2013
� Medicare pay: Insurers preview a post-SGR world - Feb. 4, 2013
� Brief: Arizona Medicaid expansion to get boost from hospital taxes - Feb. 4, 2013
� Supreme Court closes door on late appeals of Medicare underpayments - Feb. 4, 2013
� Brief: Cost not a factor in physician orders of imaging tests - Feb. 4, 2013
� Brief: Union membership declines among health care professionals - Feb. 4, 2013
� HIPAA gets tougher on physicians - Feb. 4, 2013
� Brief: Mergers and acquisitions on upswing in health IT - Feb. 4, 2013
� Health plans signal willingness to alter doctor pay - Feb. 4, 2013
� Column: Firing hinges on employed doctor's medical judgment - Feb. 4, 2013
� Cardiologists leaving independent practice at rapid pace - Feb. 4, 2013
� WellPoint expands telemedicine opportunities for doctors - Jan. 30, 2013
� Brief: Drug errors rarely disclosed to hospital patients - Jan. 28, 2013
� Brief: UnitedHealth, Mayo form claims research partnership - Jan. 28, 2013
� Brief: Judge bars prompt-pay law at insurers’ request - Jan. 28, 2013
� Surgical errors: In ORs, “never events” occur 80 times a week - Jan. 21, 2013
� Doctors gain small foothold in CO-OP insurance before funding stops - Jan. 21, 2013
� Brief: FDA advises how to manufacture abuse-resistant pain drugs - Jan. 21, 2013
� Brief: WellPoint completes deal for Medicaid company - Jan. 21, 2013
� Putting a price on the hassle of preauthorization - Jan. 21, 2013
� Physician EHRs emerge as hot advertising venue for drugs - Jan. 21, 2013
� VA finds shorter stays don't lead to readmissions - Jan. 16, 2013
� Brief: Doctors often fulfill patient requests for brand-name drugs - Jan. 14, 2013
� EHR-related errors soar but few harm patients - Jan. 14, 2013
� Reformulated opioids thwart misuse of the painkillers - Jan. 14, 2013
� Physician employment: Build a contract that suits you - Jan. 14, 2013
� Apps latest bid by health insurers to manage wellness - Jan. 14, 2013
� Brief: Job creation at physician offices and hospitals holds steady - Jan. 14, 2013
� What's behind uptick in growth of spending on physicians - Jan. 14, 2013
� Brief: Cigna acquires Medicare Advantage plans in 3 states - Jan. 14, 2013
� Doctors say how ACA drug benefits can be strengthened - Jan. 7, 2013
� Bigger incentives expected for job-hunting physicians - Jan. 7, 2013
� Brief: GAO calls for more oversight of Medicaid hospital charity pay - Jan. 7, 2013
� Incentive pay prevalence echoes boom in employed physicians - Jan. 2, 2013
� 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

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