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Modern Healthcare

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Congress mulls nurse databank.(Safe Health Care Reporting Act of 2005)
July 25, 2005

Bonds under scrutiny; IRS audit to look at how the proceeds are used.(...
July 25, 2005

Hospitals say it's not enough.(unhappy over low rate of increase in ho...
July 25, 2005

Healthcare's rosy outlook; S&P paints healthy financial picture for ho...
July 25, 2005

From the top; Looking at how CEOs of top facilities make impact.
July 25, 2005

All part of the plan; CEO's ascent was years in the making.(chief exec...
July 25, 2005

Studies link care, reporting.(hospitals improve on counts of patient c...
July 25, 2005

The long-term problem; Solution to caring for elderly boomers must not...
July 25, 2005

Other Voices.(bilinguals for better care of elderly patients)(Brief Ar...
July 25, 2005

Doctoring the problem; CEO's top concern: healthy physician relations....
July 25, 2005

System Failure; Most U.S. hospitals have never filed a report with the...
July 25, 2005

N.Y. CEO has heart-to-heart with fast new CT scanner.(New York, chief ...
July 25, 2005

Inner Strength; Top-performing hospitals are more apt to promote from ...
July 25, 2005

A profit-thinner; Hospitals, docs await substitute for risky warfarin.
July 25, 2005

Team players; Solucient-Cejka research focuses on executive lineup.
July 25, 2005

Filling out the roster; New hires strengthen senior leadership.(St. Fr...
July 25, 2005

Late News; Judge warns Schwarzenegger.(Arnold Schwarzenegger told to o...
July 25, 2005

Loosening the reins; In praise of hiring the right people and letting ...
July 25, 2005

Growing from within; System works to keep talented execs in the pipeli...
July 25, 2005

The employer's role in quality; Companies must work harder to make pay...
July 25, 2005

Joint Ventures; Hospitals seek creative solutions to grapple with the ...
July 25, 2005

A taxing departure; Exec leaves Ill. hospital that lost state exempt s...
July 25, 2005

Texas hospital executive found angling for publicity.(Outliers: Asides...
July 18, 2005

Same outcomes, different costs; Study finds bypass surgery less costly...
July 18, 2005

Wellpoint settles with docs; $198 million closes long-running civil la...
July 18, 2005

Researching the truth; Debunking Medicaid and Medicare myths.
July 18, 2005

For Scrushy, civil suits remain; Government drops pursuit of perjury c...
July 18, 2005

LifePoint adds five HCA hospitals.(The Week In Healthcare)(LifePoint H...
July 18, 2005

Learning from history; Old adage about not repeating past mistakes act...
July 18, 2005

Other Voices.(concerns for impending bird flu epidemic)(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005

Pa. releases infection data.(Pennsylvania hospital's report hospital-a...
July 18, 2005

Sign of the times; Medicare is a great program, but even a good thing ...
July 18, 2005

More dollars for doctors; Proposed formula may increase Medicare payme...
July 18, 2005

Securing the hospital food chain; Food safety emerges as another homel...
July 18, 2005

Late News; Bill would ease 75% rule.(hospitals to get some relaxation ...
July 18, 2005

Modern perspective; Medicare milestone offers perfect time to regroup.
July 18, 2005

Enjoying the silence; The art of communication includes knowing when t...
July 18, 2005

Mired in the past; Medicare, Medicaid need a big dose of modernization...
July 18, 2005

Payment reform needed; Looming cuts may exacerbate access crisis for s...
July 18, 2005

Compensating nurses; Geography, intangibles factor into pay disparitie...
July 18, 2005

Off the hook; Former McKesson CFO acquitted in fraud case.(chief finan...
July 18, 2005

Malpractice not the issue; Study finds other factors are driving medic...
July 18, 2005

States of relief; Appeals board says five states won't have to repay.
July 18, 2005

Assessing four decades of Medicare, Medicaid; LBJ signed the bill crea...
July 18, 2005

Cover Story Intro.
July 18, 2005

HOLDING STEADY; Specialists are still seeing biggest paychecks, but ra...
July 18, 2005

Data trackers; The groups providing salary survey information.
July 18, 2005

Midwest.(Regional News)(merger of Columbia St. Mary's Milwaukee Campus...
July 11, 2005

South.(Regional News)(North Arundel Hospital is renamed)(Renaissance W...
July 11, 2005

On the move ...(News Makers)(David Zechman promoted at Jewish Hospital...
July 11, 2005

Battle in Alabama; Agency, system fight for control of Cullman hospita...
July 11, 2005

Fantastic voyage; New treatments will lead us to a land of more effect...
July 11, 2005

Brailer's HFMA advice; Attendees told to plan IT strategy.(Healthcare ...
July 11, 2005

Calculating what it's worth; Value analysis pros making mark in health...
July 11, 2005

Accreditation complication; Four Lovelace Sandia hospitals denied JCAH...
July 11, 2005

Other Voices.(Opinions)(Brief Article)
July 11, 2005

After the fall; Deposed CEOs rarely want back in.(News)(AHERF hospital...
July 11, 2005

Looking up; Credit rating upgrades again outpace downgrades.(Moody's I...
July 11, 2005

Scrushy plots a comeback; As HealthSouth works hard to put a fraud sca...
July 11, 2005

In the spotlight.(Dimensions Healthcare System)(St. Thomas Health Serv...
July 11, 2005

New York gets rattled; St. Vincent's bankruptcy puts local hospitals o...
July 11, 2005

Vista wins important convert.(Midland (Texas) Memorial Hospital)(FOIA ...
July 11, 2005

West.(hospital news)(Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital)(Benefis Hea...
July 11, 2005

Sending out shock waves; UnitedHealth to add PacifiCare's Medicare mar...
July 11, 2005

Nurse agency sues state group.(Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Associa...
July 11, 2005

Not Dead Yet; New technology has not completely eclipsed the medical t...
July 11, 2005

Lost in translation; Many errors traced to physicians' sloppy speech.(...
July 11, 2005

High stakes in Evanston case; If FTC loses, hospital merger enforcemen...
July 11, 2005

Web sites linked to insurance magnate with ties to Forbes.(HospitalVic...
July 11, 2005

Taking measure; New study quantifies problem of adverse drug events.(P...
July 11, 2005

Lessons from the debacle; The Scrushy verdict is hardly the end of enf...
July 11, 2005

Medicaid panel chosen.(Late News)(Brief Article)
July 11, 2005