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HHS will be shepherding healthcare reform
Washington Post, December 5, 2008
Penn Medicine to disclose doctors' drug ties
Philadelphia Inquirer, December 5, 2008
Farmington, CT-based John Dempsey Hospital put on probation
Hartford Courant, December 5, 2008
Advocate Health Care pursuing deal with Rockford (IL) Memorial
Chicago Tribune, December 5, 2008
Boston-based Caritas financing deal put on hold; 160 face layoffs
Boston Globe, December 5, 2008
LSU may close its Baton Rouge charity hospital
New Orleans Times-Picayune, December 5, 2008
Audit sees progress at Nashville General Hospital
The Tennessean, December 5, 2008
Feds OK $775 million a year to Illinois for Medicaid
AP/Chicago Tribune, December 5, 2008
AG settles Medicaid lawsuit with Urbana, IL, clinic
AP/Chicago Tribune, December 5, 2008
Tenet stock drop reflects concerns about hospital's turnaround
CNNMoney.com, December 5, 2008
Daschle launches push for healthcare overhaul
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), December 5, 2008
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Contributed Feature: Web-based Patient Education Works
Contributor Charles E. Morton, III, MD, recounts his early success with switching from seminars to a web-based program for pre-, peri-, and postoperative patient education programs. +
Charles E. Morton, III, MD, for HealthLeaders Media
December 4, 2008
Audio: What's the New Medical Staff Model?
Richard Sheff, MD, chair of the Greeley Company, discusses how many hospital leaders are trying to reinvent a more effective medical staff model. +
Rick Johnson, for HealthLeaders Media
December 3, 2008
Commentary: Marketing to Diverse Populations? Get Real.
In order to serve special populations you must understand them. And I mean really understand them. And that means taking the time to talk to them, to ask them what they want, to find out their needs. +
Gienna Shaw, for HealthLeaders Media
December 3, 2008
Commentary: Is Self-Management the Future of DM?
Empowering the individual patient to take control of his or her health could become the next frontier for disease management. However, there are a whole slew of barriers to overcome. +
Les Masterson, for HealthLeaders Media
December 3, 2008
Audio: Device Dysfunctionality
John Bardis, chairman, president and CEO of MedAssets, discusses a variety of issues facing healthcare, not the least of which is the cost equation, which is unsustainable long term. Bardis talks about the dysfunctional economy, his challenges in running a now-public company, and the institutionalized lack of transparency in medical device pricing, which he believes leads to irrational high costs in healthcare. +
Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media
December 1, 2008