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Articles in June, 2009 issue of Modern Healthcare

• Manufacturing demand; Vendor says quality, not profits, behind institute.
  by DerGurahian, Jean
• The audits are in the mail; First RAC letters could arrive as early as this week.(recovery audit contractor program)(Recovery Audit Contractor)
  by Lubell, Jennifer
• Down, but not out; AMA's revenue, membership fall in '08, expenses up.(Financial report)
  by Robeznieks, Andis
• Nuclear bombshell; Isotope shortage could affect medical imaging.
  by Evans, Melanie
• Do med centers and devices mix? R&D efforts aimed at creating high-tech positions.
  by Rhea, Shawn
• What's next for managed care? CEO roundtable participants debate key issues for insurers and health plans as the reform debate advances.(Discussion)
• Video.(Brief article)
• Adding some sweetener; Stimulus law gives banks an extra tax break on bond investments.(Obama, Barack)
  by Evans, Melanie
• Lack of discipline? Report says hospitals fail to keep doctors in check.
  by Robeznieks, Andis
• Management consulting firm survey opens.(Survey)(Brief article)
• Finding satisfaction; Sorting out how patients rate hospitals.
  by Burda, David
• ON THE MOVE...(David Shade appointed by Huron Consulting Group)(Willard Tom appointed by Federal Trade Commission)(Annmarie Hagan appointed by Cigna Corp)
• ASIDES & INSIDES.
• More exclusive Community; Six of eight Triad joint ventures have come undone.
• Nominate a doc-entrepreneur.
• ASIDES & INSIDES.(brief)
• Left out of the discussion; Single-payer advocates still trying to be heard.
  by Blesch, Gregg
• A storm in Southern California; Tri-City Medical beset by infighting, money woes.(Tri-City Medical Center)
  by Vesely, Rebecca
• Into the red; Annual survey of hospital systems shows not-for-profits posted an overall net loss in 2008; for-profit chains bucked the trend.(Survey)
  by Carlson, Joe
• One has state-federal issues ... Mann to deal with entitlement vs. flexibility: Smith.(appointment Mann, Cindy)
  by Lubell, Jennifer
• Healthcare stalling in Motor City; GM's problems has healthcare revenue downshifting.(General Motors Corp.)
  by Blesch, Gregg
• Minnesota showdown; Steeper job cuts expected if Pawlenty doesn't relent.(Tim Pawlenty)
  by Carlson, Joe
• Doing the right thing; Healthcare industry can reform itself with the right motivation.
  by Burda, David
• ... for another it's transparency; Hamburg creates task force, GAO issues reports.
  by Rhea, Shawn
• Small change, big savings?(Obama, Barack)
  by DoBias, Matthew
• UAB cutting 245 jobs.(University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System)(Brief article)
  by DerGurahian, Jean
• Late News.(brief)(united states oncology)
• AMGA's profits down; Form 990 shows revenue, expenses up.(American Medical Group Association)(Financial report)
• Promises and threats; Leading industry groups are vowing to help the White House cut healthcare costs, but reform-hungry.
  by Evans, Melanie
• ON THE MOVE...(brief)(appointments of Kelly Barnes, Mike Blanchet and Donald Stelly )
• LTACs to pay for CMS' error; Agency to revise relative weights rule for '09, '10.(long-term acute care hospitals)(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
  by Zigmond, Jessica
• Land of the lost; GAO scolds IHS on $3.5 million in missing property.(Government Accountability Office)(Indian Health Service)
  by Zigmond, Jessica
• Borrowing bounces back; Bond issues on pace to topple '08 figures.
• Some wary of RAC's cousin; Exec: MIC makes RAC seem like child's play.(medicaid integrity contractors)(recovery audit contractors)
  by Lubell, Jennifer
• Medicare savings ID'd.
• Maine revamps funding formula.
  by Vesely, Rebecca
• Making a comeback; While interest rates are still more costly and financings more complex, credit continues to loosen.
• New tourist attractions; More patients looking at home before going abroad.
  by Lubell, Jennifer
• Charitable definitions; HFMA takes strict stance on charity care.(Healthcare Financial Management Association)
• Dem leaders hash out reform ... ... as GOP lawmakers say they're being left out.
  by DoBias, Matthew
• Late News.(briefs)
• On the move.(appointments)
• Einstein ends affiliation with Jefferson; Philadelphia-based system to pay $130 million to complete `amicable separation'.
  by Zigmond, Jessica
• More than an ounce of prevention; There's value, wisdom in the push for wellness, but commitment must be sustained.
  by May, David
• The moral is the story; An arbitrator in Denver recently ruled that a Catholic system cannot buy out its secular sponsor-at least not for money-which exemplifies the difficulty of such relationships.
  by Carlson, Joe
• On the same wavelength; Group makes progress in data-transmission standards for home health devices.(the continua health alliance)(Organization overview)
• Outliers Asides & Insides.(laws putting limits on gifts offer by medical representatives)(use of sanitizing detector for hospital employees )(global swine flu pandemic )
• AMA's moment; Obama visit makes news, but group's role unsure.(American Medical Association)
  by Robeznieks, Andis
• Catholic labor's guiding light? U.S. bishops' conference to release `blue print' for management on union issues.
  by Carlson, Joe
• Dueling views; Dems support employer mandates, business doesn't.(health care reform; employee health care benefits)(Brief article)
  by Vesely, Rebecca
• Corrections & Clarifications.(Correction notice)
• Hackensack change coming; CEO Ferguson retiring; Garrett named acting chief.(John Ferguson to be replaced by Robert Garrett as president of Hackensack University Medical Center)(Brief article)
  by Zigmond, Jessica
• Being held accountable; Scrushy ordered to pay billions; L.A. exec pleads guilty.(HealthSouth former chief executive officer Richard Scrushy)
  by Blesch, Gregg
• Isotopes on the ropes; Molybdenum-99 shortage has some clamoring for U.S. production.
  by Zigmond, Jessica
• Late News.(healthcare workers caught swine flu; antitrust clearance for Prince William Health System and Suburban Hospital Healthcare System; Health Net services; David Wessner of Park Nicollet to retire)
• Out of the debate; Immigrants are missing quotient in reform talks.(health care reform)
  by Carlson, Joe
• Walking on Golden eggshells; Some Calif. hospitals sweating seismic mandates.
  by Vesely, Rebecca
• LABOR ACCORDS.(hospital and labor unions)(Brief article)
• Trust issues; Obama administration plans to take more regulatory approach on healthcare mergers.
• Some IT insight; How we whittled 48 entries down to the top five.(information technology)
  by Burda, David
• Challenging China; Supply chain could be affected by raw materials dispute.
  by Rhea, Shawn
• Universal with a twist; Make true costs of healthcare services clear to patients.
  by Dickerman, Joel
• Insurers feel heat again; Hearing focuses on billing and marketing practices.
  by Vesely, Rebecca
• Outliers Asides & Insides.(news from health care industry)
• Public enemy No. 1; A new public insurance program likely will shortchange providers.
  by Burda, David
• ... but little other progress; HELP panel is beset by partisan squabbling.(Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee)
  by Lubell, Jennifer
• Regulating returns; IHI program targets three states' readmission rates.(Institute for Healthcare Improvement)