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Articles in March, 2000 issue of Modern Healthcare

• Kaiser on track to recovery ;After posting losses for two consecutive years, Kaiser almost broke even in 1999 .(Brief Article)
  by Benko, Laura B.
• Eclipsys bids $2 billion for SMS; offer rebuffed.(Shared Medical Systems)(Brief Article)
  by Morrissey, John
• Doc databank needs revamp, Congress told.
  by Hallam, Kristen
• Group opposes doc antitrust exemption bill.
  by Hallam, Kristen
• St. Vincent's is one dumped in breakup.
  by Bellandi, Deanna
• Eye-popping name tags are way to brand scarlet letter on press.
• La. providers challenge big Medicaid cuts.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
  by Jaklevic, Mary Chris
• AHERF executives arrested ;Pa. attorney general says three stole endowment funds.
  by Hensley, Scott
• Premier to own 44% stake in Medibuy.com.
  by Hensley, Scott
• Bankruptcies' ripple effects ;Chapter 11 filings aren't affecting operations, but homes' future access to capital likely to suffer.
  by Saphir, Ann
• People.
• Christus Santa Rosa plans to cut 338 jobs.
  by Jaklevic, Mary Chris
• N.J. provides bailout;Bill set for governor's signature aids providers who kept serving patients after HMO debacle.(Brief Article)
  by Benko, Laura B.
• Regional news: Northeast.
• Washington Report: Betting for a no-show ;Consumer groups see no reason to back a physician bargaining bill that won't become law.
  by Hallam, Kristen
• Publisher's letter.(Editorial)
  by Lauer, Charles S.
• Worst-case scenario;Atlanta hospital's demise, despite powerful backing, makes it poster child for industry woes.(Brief Article)
  by Taylor, Mark
• W.Va. hospital exec sentenced in fraud case.(Wheeling Hospital)(Brief Article)
  by Kirchheimer, Barbara
• Let the negotiations begin ;Lawmakers start hashing out differences in patient-protection bills; new sticking points emerge.
  by Gardner, Jonathan
• Three scenes from Alaskan healthcare.
  by Bell, Clark W.
• Publisher's Letter.
  by Lauer, Charles S.
• Ascension top exec Brennan to retire.(Donald Brennan leaves Catholic Ascension Health)(Brief Article)
  by Bellandi, Deanna
• Vencor walloped for $1.3 billion ;Government enters fraud and overpayment claims in bankruptcy case; more cases to come.
  by Saphir, Ann
• A new revenue source;Calif. hospitals seek to recoup costs through sharing in personal injury awards; lawyers cry foul.
  by Jaklevic, Mary Chris
• News at deadline.
• Osteopaths seek to end discrimination.(American Osteopathic Association)
  by Thompson, Elizabeth
• Docs sue insurers; claim data improper .
  by Thompson, Elizabeth
• Credentialing in a vacuum ;Debate on national doctor databank obscures another problem: What's being reported?
  by Moore, J. Duncan, Jr.
• Survey launch seeks medical-errors views.(Brief Article)
• Use of locum tenens grows ;Hospitals and docs benefit from try-before-you-buy model; credentialing is key to ensuring quality.
  by Thompson, Elizabeth
• Newsmakers.(Brief Article)
• Big Seattle merger seeks consolidation.(Swedish Medical Center, Providence Health System-Washington)(Brief Article)
  by Benko, Laura B.
• Specialists sue over staff reimbursement.
  by Hallam, Kristen
• Credit crunch;Many healthcare companies are discovering a good lender is hard to find.
  by Kirchheimer, Barbara
• `Statistically insignificant' but critical; Increase in improper Medicare payments weakens healthcare providers' case for BBA relief.(Brief Article)
  by Hallam, Kristen
• PHS hospital slated to close stays open.(Primary Health Systems)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
  by Kirchheimer, Barbara
• Growth but no margins ;VHA report: Booming industry won't pad hospitals' bottom lines .(Brief Article)
  by Bellandi, Deanna
• Company notes.(Brief Article)
• MedPAC blames private payers.
  by Gardner, Jonathan
• Regional news: Northeast.
• For the record.
• Still governing ;Former New Mexico governor uses leadership, political skills to run a fast-growing HMO.
  by Shinkman, Ron
• Double indemnity ;Columbia may owe for Quorum's misdeeds as well as its own.(Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.)
  by Hallam, Kristen; Taylor, Mark
• Regional news: West.
• For the record.(Brief Article)
• On second thought, activist group now sorry to see Aetna's CEO go.(Brief Article)
• Taking a stand is easier in a crowd.(healthcare coalitions)(Industry Overview)
  by Hallam, Kristen
• More BBA relief not likely ;Despite bleak prediction, lobbyists are keeping their fingers crossed.
  by Gardner, Jonathan
• WellPoint bids $10.5 billion for Aetna.(Brief Article)
  by Benko, Laura B.
• CHS settles fraud case to pave way for IPO.(Community Health Systems)(Brief Article)
  by Barbara Kirchheimer, with Jonathan Gardner
• New leaders drive managed care;Sensitivity with a bulletproof attitude required.(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
  by Benko, Laura B.
• Vencor to the rescue ;Bankrupt company takes over management of smaller company, also in bankruptcy.
  by Saphir, Ann
• It's only money Spend it, save it wisely, from tobacco funds to e-commerce.(Brief Article)
  by Bell, Clark W.
• Reduced budget leads to AMA job cuts.(Brief Article)
  by Thompson, Elizabeth
• Newsmakers.
• A `bad news sells' strategy ;As hospitals issue reports about ailing finances, the hospital lobby aims to get the word out.
  by Bellandi, Deanna
• Fiscally challenged;Psychiatric industry's hope is in consolidation, focusing services .
  by Saphir, Ann
• Suit seeks to expand La. Medicaid fight.(Brief Article)
• Taj Mahal incorrectly called a palace.(Letter to the Editor)
• Kaiser poll: HMOs don't save money.(Brief Article)
• Also convinced that bigger is better.(Brief Article)
• Harvard Pilgrim is sound, Mass. says.(Brief Article)
• Doc contracts under fire in Calif. ;State agency rulings could mean that hospitals void most exclusive physician contracts.(Brief Article)
  by Shinkman, Ron
• Settlements may not unbundle;Appeal decision notwithstanding, hospitals unlikely to get fully repaid in fraud probe.
  by Taylor, Mark
• PhyCor sells Arkansas clinic.(Brief Article)
• Respondents.
• Despite profits, N.C. system plans layoffs.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
  by Kirchheimer, Barbara
• Women's hospital gets new partner.
  by Thompson, Elizabeth
• Heart palpitations ;Development of cardiac specialty-care hospitals often leads to bitter market feuds.
  by Thompson, Elizabeth
• You say you want a revolution? Nursing journal back on the job.
• HHS report: Medicare overpaid millions .
  by Hallam, Kristen
• BJC's operating losses mount ;Public release of audited financial statement is a first for St. Louis-based not-for-profit system.
  by Moore, J. Duncan, Jr.
• Little change likely after rating firms' merger.(Brief Article)
  by Jaklevic, Mary Chris
• More fiddling for budget blueprint ;House bill's $40 billion set-aside for Medicare reforms could be thwarted by Senate.
  by Gardner, Jonathan
• U.S. HomeCare to close operations.
  by Saphir, Ann
• Unfulfilled merger ails Fla. system ;Turnaround firm plans to save Intracoastal Health Systems millions, nurse it back to health.(Brief Article)
  by Bellandi, Deanna
• Top court toughens rules; Providers can't take Medicare grievances directly to federal court.
  by Saphir, Ann
• What hospitals `see,' they get ;Private sector acquiesces to providers' price hikes.
  by Jaklevic, Mary Chris
• Late, but online ;Big group purchasing organizations play catchup in bid to place services on Internet.
  by Hensley, Scott
• Providers put faith in Internet;Web-based software applications improve costs and clinical performance, but have limits .
  by Morrissey, John

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