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Articles in October, 2007 issue of Modern Healthcare

• No advantage; Little quality progress at managed-care plans: report.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Lubell, Jennifer
• They're coming to America ... ... for care as some facilities recruit foreign patients.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Rhea, Shawn
• Malpractice claims drop: report.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by DerGurahian, Jean
• Tenet's North Ridge for sale; performance part of decision.(Late News)(Tenet Healthcare Corp.)(Brief article)
• On the move...(News Makers)(Lee Domanico resigns from Legacy Health System)
• Data security, job security; Attendees at annual AHIMA conference turn attention to legal, staffing issues.(Special Feature)(American Health Information Management Association)(Conference news)
  by Conn, Joseph
• If at first they succeed ... ... Joint Commission adds more consulting services.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by DerGurahian, J ean
• LETTERS.(Opinions Letters)(Letter to the editor)
• Kennedy presses HHS on safety law progress.(Late News)(Brief article)
• Theories abound in WellCare raid.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Blesch, Gregg
• NOT SO TAXING AFTER ALL; Not-for-profit hospitals get a brief scare from IRS letter on doc-practice arrangements, but they learn some lessons, too.(Special Report)
  by Blesch, Gregg
• Corrections & clarifications.
• Moral obligations; Catholic officials differ over Vatican feeding-tube rules.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Evans, Melanie
• Three Catholic systems launch $200 million venture capital fund.(Late News)(Ascension Health)(Catholic Health Initiatives)(Catholic Health East)(Brief article)
• A new `Marshall Plan'; Manufacturers, hospitals collaborate on efficiency.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Vesely, Rebecca
• ASC associations merging to create one trade group.(Late News)(The American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers merges with FASA)(Brief article)
• IRS likely to stay the course; Medicare, bad debt unlikely as community benefits.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Evans, Melanie
• Clooney and hospital prying eyes; Experts wonder if incident will expose HIPAA weakness.(The Week in Healthcare)(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996)
  by Rhea, Shawn
• Northeast.(Regional News)(Fletcher Allen Health Care plans for online information services)(Rhode Island House Majority Leader Gerard Martineau will plead guilty )
• Calif. makes collect call.(The Week in Healthcare)(Brief article)
  by Vesely, Rebecca
• MRSA fears fan calls for action; Hospitals work to show they're addressing problem.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Robeznieks, Andis
• Stent sales slide; Hospitals using fewer drug-eluting devices.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Rhea, Shawn
• Be remarkable; Stuck in a dead-end job? Transform yourself.(Charles S. Lauer)
  by Lauer, Charles S.
• HMA will boost collection efforts for its self-pay patients.(Health Management Associates)(Brief article)
• DEVICEMAKERS SETTLE.
• HRET looks for a new leader.(The Week in Healthcare)(Health Research & Educational Trust)(Brief article)
  by Evans, Melanie
• Separate and unequal; Proposed mental-health parity law needs to work harder to ensure fairness.(Opinions Editorials)
  by Sloane, Todd
• Tempered enthusiasm; Drug-safety law needs more teeth, patient-safety advocates say.(The Week in Healthcare)(Food and Drug Administration)
• Dog-eat-dog is not literal; No place for cruelty to animals, such as dogfighting.(Charles S. Lauer)(Personal account)
• Medicare Advantage reconsidered; Congressional subcommittees look into problems.(The Week in Healthcare)(Medicare Advantage program)
  by DoBias, Matthew
• On the move...(Kern Wildenthal to retire from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center)(Carolyn Caldwell promoted at HCA Mideast Ltd.)(JoAnn Reed to retire from Medco Health Solutions Inc.)
• This problem made in China; Recalls raise fears over imported medical products.(Supply Chain)
  by Rhea, Shawn
• On the move ...(News Makers)(Vanderbilt University Medical Center hired Luke Gregory)(HCA Healthcare Inc promoted Bryan Rogers )(Health Net named Joseph Capezza as insurer)
• Under the influence? Study finds medical schools taking industry cash.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Rhea, Shawn
• Uncompensated care spikes by 8.3%: AHA; Medicare losses at general hospitals also up 20% to $18.6 billion, association says.(The Week in Healthcare)(American Hospital Association)
  by Evans, Melanie
• Rumblings of relief; Gov.'s plan, FEMA software may offer Calif. hospitals reprieve on seismic safety.(Construction Digest)
  by Vesely, Rebecca
• California hospitals fined $275,000 for care violations.(Late News)(Brief article)
• Charges of a different kind; Providers say overzealous prosecutors are wrongly trying to transform poor medical judgment into criminal intent.
  by Blesch, Gregg
• Emergency room kickbacks? HHS advisory opinion looks at docs' ER payments.(Late News)
  by Robeznieks, Andis
• Past their prime? Healthcare borrowers not immune from roiling credit market, but effects more subtle.(Strictly Finance)
  by Becker, Cinda
• Community Health drops IT pact with Perot it inherited from Triad.(Late News)(Community Health Systems Inc cancells contract with Perot Systems Corp)(Brief article)
• Partners: Time to plug in.(The Week in Healthcare)(Partners HealthCare System )
  by DerGurahian, Jean
• Still waiting to catch fire; Year-old Prometheus project to begin testing payment system next year.(Payers and Purchasers)(Prometheus)
  by Vesely, Rebecca
• Midwest.(Regional News)(Community Health Systems Inc. and Summa Health System into a deal)(McLaren Health Care Corp. acquired POH Medical Center)(Medina General Hospital becomes a member of University Hospitals)
• Maryland tapped as new CEO at Ascension's St. John Health.(Late News)(Ascension Health employee Patricia Maryland)(Brief article)
• Experts: SCHIP will come in ... ... but no one's sure what it will look like when it docks.(The Week in Healthcare)(The State Children's Health Insurance Program)
  by Lubell, Jennifer
• Roll call; What some former Triad Hospital executives are up to.(Steve Love former CFO of Dallas Fort Worth Hospital Council)(Chris Holden former division president of AmSurg Corp)(Marsha Powers former division president of Tenet Healthcare Corp)(Brief ar
• HCA loses CON appeal; Chain plans to challenge Tenn. ruling.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Galloro, Vince
• WellCare's Conn. subsidiary is also under investigation.(Late News)(Brief article)
• Bush veto was the right move; Congress, special interests doomed expanded coverage for poor children.(Opinions Editorials)(State Childrens Health Insurance Program)
• Hospitals get $7 billion relief.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by DoBias, Matthew
• Free of charge; Advertising, data sales subsidize EMR products.(Information Edge)(electronic medical-record)
  by Conn, Joseph
• How the waivers are worded.(Special Report)(Brief article)
• Restructuring at WellPoint.(The Week in Healthcare)(WellPoint Health Networks Inc.)(Brief article)
  by Vesely, Rebecca
• Sen. McCain pushes for user awareness in reform plan.(Late News)(Brief article)
• A 48-hour strike in land of 49ers; CNA stages walkout over staffing, health benefits.(The Week in Healthcare)(California Nurses Association)
  by Evans, Melanie
• Medicare Advantage targeted; Lawmakers outraged by overpayments to plans.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Dobias, Matthew
• Post 990s online, report urges; Recommendations designed to boost transparency.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Becker, Cinda
• Where's Dr. Ross when you need him? Clooney's character could sort out these looming e-visit, privacy, board questions.(Opinions Editorials)
  by Mclaughlin, Neil
• Exempla board opposes deal; Sponsorship-change deal hits a bump on religious and financial grounds.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Becker, Clinda
• On the move...(Web Golinkin to join Convenient Care Association)(Bobby Jindal to suceed Kathleen Babineaux Blanco as Democractic Governor)(Catholic Health East to appoint John Capasso)
• Wildfires worry hospitals; Some evacuate patients, wait for all-clear.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Vesely, Rebecca
• Corrections & clarifications.
• Satisfaction survey is in.(The Week in Healthcare)
• Time to nominate trustees.(The Week in Healthcare)(Brief article)
• Briefly.(Late News)
• Industry's outcry: Save SCHIP; Many sources decry veto as Leavitt talks compromise.(The Week in Healthcare)(State Childrens Health Insurance Program)
  by Lubell, Jennifer
• Outliers; Asides & Insides.
• Seeing through X-ray pay.(The Week in Healthcare)(Report)
  by Blesch, Gregg
• UAW gets benefits trust fund with GM; Chrysler deal pending.(Late News)(General Motors Corp.)(United Automobile Workers)(Chrysler Corp.)(Brief article)
• Heartland antitrust case can proceed, Kansas judge says.(Late News)(Heartland Spine & Specialty Hospital files case against St. Lukes Health System)(Brief article)
• U.S. needs kids flu plan: report; Preparations don't consider children's needs, groups say.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Zigmond, Jessica
• Public-private model gets support; Commonwealth Fund sides with Dems on insurance.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Vesely, Rebecca
• Calling Most Powerful Physician Executives.(The Week in Healthcare)
• These are our rules; An updated code of ethics for Modern Healthcare's editorial staff.(Opinions Editorials)
  by Burda, David
• Outliers; Asides & insides.
• Another info casualty; Patient Safety Institute closes up shop.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Dergurahian, Jean
• Asides & insides.(Outliers)
• Ten-hut: Back to basics; Boot camp approach ensures customer satisfaction.(Charles S. Lauer)
  by Lauer, Charles S.
• High returns; Market lifts investments of not-for-profits hospitals.(The Week in Healthcare)
  by Becker, Cinda

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