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Modern Healthcare archives from April 2007
Other voices.(Opinions Editorials)(Michael Leavitt's healthcare initiative )(Brief article)
April 2, 2007
On the move...(News Makers)(John Hill and Sylvia Young appointed at HealthOne's Medical Center of Aurora)(Joseph Horton appointed at Intermountain Healthcare Inc.)
April 2, 2007... HOSPITALS, SYSTEMS
John Hill was appointed president and CEO of HCA-HealthOne's Medical Center of Aurora and Centennial Medical Plaza facilities in Colorado. He will start at the end of April. Hill, 36, succeeds Sylvia Young, 45, who was...
Owners' manual; With for-profits, the great unknown is who the primary investors are.(Strictly Finance)
April 2, 2007
HealthSouth deals again; TPG to buy outpatient surgery centers for $920 million.(The Week in Healthcare)(TPG Capital)
April 2, 2007
Heart hospitals' costs.(Physician Affairs)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007
Far-flung ERs; Fla. weighs oversight of satellite emergency departments.(The Week in Healthcare)(emergency rooms)
April 2, 2007
A hidden treasure; Airline worker proves value of customer service.
April 2, 2007... Byline: Charles S. Lauer
It is a source of great solace to me that there are many quality people in this world who give their all every day and care and sacrifice for others. Their attitude stands out in a time when incivility has become...
Searching for funding; Docs plead for health IT cash, but action unlikely.(The Week in Healthcare)
April 2, 2007
Whistle-blower law tightened; Ruling demands first-hand knowledge of wrongdoing.(The Week in Healthcare)
April 2, 2007
South.(Regional News)(briefs)(North Carolina Division of Facility Services)(NorthEast Medical Center)
April 9, 2007... AUSTELL, Ga.-Kaiser Permanente of Georgia, in the midst of a $35 million expansion project, has opened its first "green building'' in the state-a 26,000-square-foot clinic in suburban Atlanta. West Cobb Medical Center, the 13th Kaiser...
West.(Regional News)(opening of North Valley Hospital)(University of California at San Francisco's plans to buid hospital)(construction of new Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine )
April 9, 2007... WHITEFISH, Mont.-The new, 25-bed North Valley Hospital opened March 22. The $30 million, 82,000-square-foot facility is built on 45 acres and replaces a 60,000-square-foot hospital on 13 acres that opened in 1971. The old facility was sold to...
Midwest.(Regional News)(briefs)(St. Joseph's Healthcare)(Nationwide Better Health)(WellCorp)
April 9, 2007
Who's got the power?(The Week in Healthcare)
April 9, 2007... Nominations for Modern Healthcare's sixth annual ranking of the 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare are now open. Starting April 9, readers can visit Modern Healthcare Online, the magazine's Web site at modernhealthcare.com, and nominate a...
NPI deadline postponed; CMS grants more time to comply with identifier rule.(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
April 9, 2007
South.(Regional News)(briefs)(acquisition of property)(Capella Healthcare)(Anne Arundel Health System)(Johns Hopkins Medicine)
April 9, 2007
Proposed hospital raises ire; Buffalo plan called `premature' by state health official.(Regional News: Northeast)(Erie County Medical Center)(State Health Commissioner Richard Daines )
April 9, 2007... Byline: Cinda Becker
Erie County Medical Center raised some hackles last week when it said it will move ahead with plans for a $91.7 million, 56-bed heart and vascular care facility "in keeping with the wishes of New York's Commission on...
Flu fighters; $161 million goes to six hospitals for research centers.(The Week in Healthcare)
April 9, 2007... Byline: Michael Romano
Six hospitals will share a federal grant of about $161 million over the next seven years to significantly boost influenza research and expand an international surveillance program on the virus, government officials...
Popping the cost balloon; Angioplasty study should be a harbinger, but budgets, entropy stall reform.(Editorial)
April 9, 2007... Byline: Todd Sloane
A new study debunking the value of angioplasty for nonemergency patients must be creating stress-related pain among heart surgeons and other providers. Following up on earlier studies with similar findings about...
E-prescribing disconnect; Despite potential benefits, few physicians use tool.(The Week in Healthcare)
April 9, 2007
The `other' category; Hospitals turn to IT systems outside the financial and clinical realms.(Information Edge)
April 9, 2007
Asides & Insides.(Outliers)(cases)
April 9, 2007
Tenet, execs settle with SEC.(The Week in Healthcare)(Tenet Healthcare Corp.)(David Dennis)(Raymond Mathiasen)(Securities and Exchange Commission)
April 9, 2007... Byline: Laura B. Benko
Tenet Healthcare Corp., Dallas, has agreed to pay a $10 million civil penalty to settle 4-year-old charges that it concealed a scheme to meet earnings targets by exploiting a loophole in the Medicare payment system,...
Wanted: ASC payment changes; But trade groups differ on how to alter the system.(ambulatory surgical centers)
April 9, 2007
By the numbers: Online poll results.(The Week in Healthcare)
April 9, 2007
Midwest.(Regional News)(briefs)(Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati)(Brief article)
April 9, 2007
Other voices.(Opinions Editorials)(consumer-directed healthcare)(Brief article)
April 9, 2007
Adjust your attitude; Even in adversity, it's a matter of how we respond.
April 9, 2007
Largest national healthcare associations; Organizations ranked by 2005 revenue, with noted exceptions.(By the Numbers)(Brief article)
April 9, 2007... Based on Modern Healthcare's review of IRS Form 990 filings
Rank Organization
1. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Chicago
2. American Medical Association, Chicago
3. Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.
4....
Who's got the power?(Opinions Editorials)
April 16, 2007
Walter Reed `breakdown'; Total disconnect in inpatient, outpatient care: report.(The Week in Healthcare)
April 16, 2007
Consolidation confrontation; AHA, lawmakers dubious of Vegas, Philly mergers.(The Week in Healthcare)
April 16, 2007
A boost for HSAs; New rules likely to keep driving enrollments higher.(Payers and Purchasers)(Health Savings Account)
April 16, 2007
Board turmoil at ACHE chapter.(The Week in Healthcare)(American College of Healthcare Executives)
April 16, 2007
An inside job; Balancing what is medically needed, convenient.(Special Report)
April 16, 2007
A league of their own; Second biennial list on top women in healthcare reveals female influence growing.(Opinions Editorials)
April 16, 2007
Advantage cuts possible; Wyden wants regional data to rule on Medicare plan.(The Week in Healthcare)(Ron Wyden)
April 16, 2007
Systems survey in the works.(The Week in Healthcare)
April 16, 2007
Driven to succeed; A maverick publisher who lived life in full.(Bob Petersen)(In memoriam)
April 16, 2007
25 Most Powerful Women in Healthcare.
April 16, 2007
By the numbers.(The Week in Healthcare)(Brief article)(Statistical data)
April 16, 2007
Introducing Shawn Rhea.(Opinions Editorials)(Shawn Rhea appointed )(Brief article)
April 16, 2007
Other voices.(trauma hospitals of Georgia)(Brief article)
April 16, 2007
The power of one; Serviceman's father makes a change for entire military.(John Holley)
April 23, 2007
Evidence isn't everything; Even the best purchasing practices vulnerable.(Supply Chain)
April 23, 2007
Senate GOP tosses drug bill; Law would have let Medicare negotiate costs directly.(The Week in Healthcare)(Grand Old Party)
April 23, 2007
Divorce decree; Health Alliance mulls appeal of breakup ruling.(Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati)
April 23, 2007
States hope to build on success ... ... while Washington can't agree on what to do with a rare program that works.(Opinions)
April 23, 2007
Rising from the ashes; West Penn Allegheny turns to refinancing to rebuild.(The Week in Healthcare)(West Penn Allegheny Health System)
April 23, 2007
HealthSouth focuses on rehab; System finds buyer for diagnostic division.(Late News)(Brief article)
April 23, 2007
Going to bat for kids; Foundation's request aims at legislature.
April 23, 2007
Nurse employment dips: study; Drop attributed to economy, wages and age.(The Week in Healthcare)
April 23, 2007