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Staff, patients scramble at Oakland, CA, hospital after sudden layoffs
San Francisco Chronicle, July 3, 2008
HCA hires Children’s National Medical Center to help with embattled hospital
Washington Post, July 3, 2008
New health reform group to spend $40 million
New York Times, July 3, 2008
European plan would expand healthcare access within the bloc
New York Times, July 3, 2008
UnitedHealth cuts 4,000 jobs and 2008 outlook
AP/Yahoo News, July 3, 2008
Studies plot healthcare in New Orleans East
New Orleans Times-Picayune, July 3, 2008
Baptist Health Care To Pay $245M For HCA’s West Florida Hospital
John Commins, for Florida Healthflash, July 3, 2008
Ohio-based Mercy Hospital gets $50K for ICU
Cincinnati Enquirer, July 3, 2008
Portland, OR, to tackle health insurance for children
The Oregonian, July 3, 2008
Some disciplined Los Angeles hospital workers still on the job
Los Angeles Times, July 3, 2008
New CEO of troubled Atlanta hospital expected to be named soon
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 3, 2008
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Magazine: Weaning Your Hospital Off of Medicare
A flood of baby boomers, reimbursement cuts, and increasingly ineffective cost-shifting solutions. How can your hospital maintain its level of service and its margin? It's time to get creative. +
Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Magazine
June 2008
Contributed Feature: A Glimpse at the Future of Pay for Performance
Contributor Tim Ward discusses Pay for Performance and his predictions for P4P's future. +
Tim Ward, for HealthLeaders Media
June 2008
Audio: Inaccuracies and Inadequacies
S. Lee Miller, MD, the lead author of a study that recently examined recorded medical histories of patients admitted to emergency rooms in rural areas, talks about how inaccuracies in medical records lead to inadequate care for patients. +
Maureen Larkin, for HealthLeaders Media
June 26, 2008
Audio: Cutting It Close
William F. Jessee, MD, president and CEO of the MGMA, talks about progress being made on preventing the Medicare payment cut and offers suggestions for fixing the reimbursement system. +
Elyas Bakhtiari, for HealthLeaders Media
June 26, 2008
Commentary: Nebulous, But Necessary
While the role of chief quality officer may be nebulous, the growing importance of hospital quality isn't, evidenced by the number of hospitals that are bringing quality responsibilities to the executive table. +
Maureen Larkin, for HealthLeaders Media
June 26, 2008
