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Articles in November, 2002 issue of Modern Healthcare

• N.Y. nursing center gets celebrity treatment at big-time fund-raiser.(Jewish Home and Hospital; Outliers: Asides & Insides)
• Briefly: Managed Care.(The Week in Healthcare)(Integrated Healthcare Association to rate physician groups and HealthSpring to buy Oath of Alabama)(Brief Article)
• Other Voices.(Opinions-Editorials)(Oregon rejects medical costs plan)(Brief Article)
• MacNaughton played key HCA role.(News Makers)(death of Hospital Corporation of America's Donald MacNaughton)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
• Medicare + more choice; Next year, PPOs will be an option available to many Medicare beneficiaries. Will the change help keep health plans in the fold?(Special Report)
  by Benko, Laura B.
• Other Voices.(Opinions-Editorials)(Editorial)
• Shifting the balance; Ohio ripe for malpractice law reform.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Taylor, Mark
• Are You In Denial Over Your Denials? Enhance Your Revenues with Denial Management.(STRAIGHT TALK: New approaches in healthcare)(Transcript)
  by Healthcare, Presented By Modern; PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Briefly: Labor.(The Week in Healthcare)
• Trust, that valuable, fragile asset.(Opinions-Editorials)
  by McLaughlin, Neil
• Corrections & Clarifications.(Corrections)(WebMD income data)(Correction Notice)
• Tenet's stock takes dive as profit outlook suffers; Analyst's questions about outlier payments add more uncertainty to system's earnings prospects.(Tenet Healthcare Corp.; The Week in Healthcare)
  by Galloro, Vince
• Match made in heaven; Union of Catholic, Baptist systems brings many changes.(Saint Thomas Health Services and Baptist Health System; The Week in Healthcare)
  by Galloro, Vince
• Briefly: Hospital Deals.(The Week in Healthcare)(Vanguard Health Systems purchase of Baptist Health System approved, Essent Healthcare to buy Deaconess-Nashoba Hospital)(Brief Article)
• Wider scope; CMS to expand nursing home program nationwide.(The Week in Healthcare)(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
  by Piotrowski, Julie
• Late News.(4 briefs, healthcare industry trends, activity)
• Maximum security; High-tech security systems offer myriad benefits for hospitals, but privacy, financial concerns can handcuff decisionmakers.(Special Report)
  by Taylor, Mark
• OK, so not all of those rising costs come from hospitals.(Outliers: Asides & Insides)
• Borrowing an idea; Rehab firm to open hospitals within hospitals.(Centerre Healthcare Corp.; The Week in Healthcare)
  by Piotrowski, Julie
• Good news and bad; CMS' funding formula still needs fix.(The Week in Healthcare)(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regulations for Medicare payments)
  by Becker, Cinda
• Still restructuring; Two managers leave Allina after new CEO arrives.(The Week in Healthcare)(Allina Hospitals and Clinics corporate restructuring)(Brief Article)
  by Reilly, Patrick
• Operation recovery; HealthSouth tries to rebuild trust, outpatient business.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Piotrowski, Julie
• Net income; WebMD moves out of the red with $21,000 profit.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Morrissey, John
• Distributor to buy Bridge.(The Week in Healthcare)(AmerisourceBergen Corp. to buy Bridge Medical)(Brief Article)
  by Becker, Cinda
• Bankruptcy loves company; Customers forced to file for Chapter 11 protection after NCFE fallout.(The Week in Healthcare)(National Century Financial Enterprises)
  by Taylor, Mark
• Calling off the wedding; Long-planned merger falls through in New York.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Becker, Cinda
• Other Voices.(Opinions-Editorials)(Brief Article)(Editorial)(Reprint)
• Preaching prevention; Hospitals are key to Carmona's plan.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Taylor, Mark
• Mauled by the bear; Investment losses at not-for-profits have taken a big bite out of the bottom line, but hospitals are staying in stocks for the long haul.(Special Report)
  by Jaklevic, Mary Chris
• LifePoint snags W.Va. hospital.(The Week in Healthcare)(Logan General Hospital)(Brief Article)
  by Galloro, Vince
• On the move...(News Makers)(medical association appointments)(Brief Article)
• Gauging a year of change; We've redesigned and refocused; now we want to hear how we're doing.(Opinions-Editorials)(Editorial)
  by Burda, David
• Taxing solution; Ameris may build hospital without public funds.(The Week in Healthcare)(Ameris Health Systems)
  by Romano, Michael
• Haunted by Enron's ghost; National Century Financial Enterprises files for Chapter 11, leaving a string of broken healthcare chains and hospitals.(Cover Story)
  by Taylor, Mark
• Some loose ends; HCA deal worries Missouri attorney general.(HCA acquisition of Health Midwest)
  by Galloro, Vince
• Other Voices.(Opinions-Editorials)
• At Clarian, it's all in the family.(News Makers)(Daniel Evans Jr. named president and CEO of Clarian Health Partners)
• In the spotlight.(News Makers)(Joint Commission Resources appoints Jean Courtney to COO, and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations transfers operating units)
• Stormy weather; Echoes of Columbia/HCA heard as Tenet overhauls management amid scrutiny of outlier payments and investor protests.(Cover Story)(investigation of Tenet Healthcare Corp.)(Cover Story)
  by Galloro, Vince
• Briefly: Legal File.(The Week in Healthcare)(Internal Revenue Service memorandums, Banner Health System sues North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem)(Brief Article)
• Hospitals review plans in wake of latest threats.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Tieman, Jeff
• SEC looks over Tenet; Heavy trading prompts opening of informal file.(Securities and Exchange Commission)(Brief Article)
  by Galloro, Vince
• Ailing system; IOM report, new policies to spur healthcare reform.(Institute of Medicine)
  by Tieman, Jeff
• Tough times; Cigna takes 4th-quarter hit, slashes earnings projections.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Benko, Laura B.
• Not over yet; WellChoice conversion still faces legal challenge.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Benko, Laura B.
• Short of the goal; Senate cuts physician relief from spending bill.(Late News)
  by Tieman, Jeff
• Trustee of the Year nominations are open.(The Week in Healthcare)
• On the move...(News Makers)(health care appointments)
• Late News.(hospital prices, error costs, and premature nursing home data)
• Late News.(several healthcare industry news briefs)
• Access denied; Mayo Clinic is a believer in using biometrics to protect medical data, but technological flaws shut doctors out, shut system down.(The Edge)
  by Morrissey, John
• When a friend loses a son; A death is a reminder of how valuable it is to keep in close contact.(Publisher's Letter)(Editorial)
  by Lauer, Charles S.
• Trinity plans software boost.(Trinity Health; The Week in Healthcare)
  by Reilly, Patrick
• Calling in the feds; IOM's new report says government must take lead in quality, but can Congress, hospitals find the money and support?(Cover Story)(Institute of Medicine)(Cover Story)
  by Tieman, Jeff
• AHA wants to make hospital leadership look like America.(Outliers: Asides & Insides)(four health care industry briefs)
• Making progress; Nurse vacancies drop slightly in Florida.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Reilly, Patrick
• Pa. hospitals say it's never too early to recruit workers.(Outliers: Asides & Insides)
• No more money; NCFE stops payments; hospitals sink further into red.(The Week in Healthcare)(National Century Financial Enterprises)
  by Taylor, Mark
• Special treatment; The CHA says it's leading the fight for all not-for-profit hospitals to receive fair compensation for being nation's healthcare safety net.(Cover Story)(Catholic Health Association)(Cover Story)
  by Reilly, Patrick
• Pointing fingers; FAH to counter Blues with its own cost driver study.(Late News)
  by Benko, Laura B.
• Nurses happy; But California hospitals want ratio law delayed.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Reilly, Patrick
• Vaccine concerns cited.(The Week in Healthcare)(Brief Article)
  by Piotrowski, Julie
• Abdelhak reconsidered; AHERF chief's downfall was a result of overreaching, not stealing.(Allegheny Health, Education and Research Foundation; Opinions-Commentary)
  by Galinski, Thomas
• Tenet's turn; Another for-profit under scrutiny raises questions about publicly traded chains.(Opinions-Editorials)(Tenet Healthcare Corp. analysis)(Editorial)
  by Sloane, Todd
• Politics over patients; Ky.'s lieutenant governor charged with Medicare fraud.(Late News)(Kentucky's Steve Henry, M.D.)
  by Romano, Michael
• The other side of mentoring; Those receiving wisdom must keep their ears and minds open.(Publisher's Letter)(Editorial)
  by Lauer, Charles S.
• More fallout; CMS wants to 'fix' outlier payment formula.(The Week in Healthcare)(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
  by Galloro, Vince
• Eyeing a new solution; Next generation of scanners offers security advances.(The Edge)
  by Morrissey, John
• Kickback payback; McLeod settles civil whistleblower allegations.(McLeod Regional Medical Center; Late News)(Brief Article)
  by Taylor, Mark
• Life is short, so let it be sweet; A tragedy spurs thoughts on why we must get everything out of today.(Publisher's Letter)(Editorial)
  by Lauer, Charles S.
• Room to grow; 2 new providers enter acute-care market.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Piotrowski, Julie
• In the spotlight.(News Makers)(appoitments at Mercy Health System, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)(Brief Article)
• Universal access rejected; Oregon providers join insurers in helping to defeat controversial plan for state-run, universal coverage.(The Week in Healthcare)(Measure 23)
  by Benko, Laura B.
• States vary in support.(The Week in Healthcare)(healthcare initiatives pass in some states)
  by Reilly, Patrick
• The way across the chasm; IOM reports help providers, government navigate toward higher-quality care.(Opinions-Commentary)(Institute of Medicine)
  by Bullen, Bruce
• Verify, but please, only once; Physician credentialing is important, but too many are doing too much of it.(Opinions-Commentary)(Column)
  by O'Kane, Margaret
• It's everyone's problem; Dueling studies on health costs only show that the solution must be industrywide.(Opinions-Editorials)(Editorial)
• Sudden impact; Tenet reeling after federal raid at Calif. hospital.(Tenet Healthcare Corp.; Late News)
  by Taylor, Mark
• More Blues fingerpointing; Nurse shortage cited for California's hospital costs.(The Week in Healthcare)(Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Blue Shield of California joint study)
  by Benko, Laura B.
• Cracking down; IRS rejects tax-exempt status for joint venture.(The Week in Healthcare)(John Gabriel Ryan Association appeals)
  by Taylor, Mark

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