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March 10, 2010

30 Best Hospitals in America | Multi-Million Dollar Fraud and Kickback Settlements in NY, DE | 20 New Hospital CEOs |

March 9, 2010 Alert

Becker's Hospital Review Names 30 Best Hospitals in America

March 3, 2010

March/April Issue Online - 14 Biggest Trends and Events in 2009, 20 Best Community Hospitals in America, Strategic Performance Improvement Amid Cost Cutting and 11 More Articles

February 24, 2010

5 Key Practices for Acquiring Physician Practices | CEO Mark Laret Discusses UCSF Medical Center's Rise From Near Financial Ruin | Mercy Medical Center in MA to Pay $2.8 Million False Claims Settlement

February 17, 2010

5 Keys to Managing Hospital Labor Costs | 20 Best Community Hospitals | 15 Key Factors Affecting Hospitals' Longer-Term Outlook | And 11 More Articles

February 10, 2010

12 New Articles | Hospital Mergers Down 13% in 2009 | CA and WA Consider Single-Payor Plan/Public Option | NH DOH Slashes Medicaid Payments to Hospitals | And More

February 3, 2010

14 New Articles | 11 Things to Know About the False Claims Act ($2.4B Recovered in 2009) | Under Board Pressure, Grady CEO Rescinds Firing of CMO | Insurers Become More Aggressive in Negotiations with Hospitals | And More

January 27, 2010

Hospitals Contest New UnitedHealthcare Penalty for Late Reporting of Admissions | 8 Statistics on RN Compensation | Quint Studer: 4 Best Practices for Improving Emergency Department Results

January 26, 2010

Becker's Healthcare Alert: Scripps Health CEO Chris Van Gorder: Working Closely With Physicians -- The Key to Turning the System Around

January 20, 2010

15 Best Community Hospitals | 14 Biggest Hospital Trends and Events in 2009 | MedPAC Proposes Payment Increase for Hospitals, AHA Expresses Disappointment

January 19, 2010

Becker's Healthcare Alert: American College of Cardiology's Lawsuit Against Medicare's Physician Fee Cuts Dismissed by Federal Court (Likely to Impact Other Physician Society Efforts) | Mass. Special Election Marks Critical Point in Healthcare Reform Efforts

January 13, 2010

Issue Alert: January Issue of Becker's Hospital Review is Now Online – 16 New Articles

January 6, 2010

Chip Kahn Discusses 6 Key Differences in the House and Senate Healthcare Reform Bills | OK's St. John Health System Pays $13.2M Settle False Claims Allegations | Ohio Launches Statewide Hospital Compare Web Site

December 23, 2009

Hospital Prices Fall 0.5% in November | CEO of Park City Medical Center Robert Allen Shares Lessons Learned in Opening a New Hospital | Physician-Owned Hospitals Under Development Receive 6 Month Medicare-Certification Extension in Senate Bill Amendments

December 16, 2009

10 Hospital CEOs Age 40 or Younger | CMS Report Finds Proposed Medicare Cuts Could Hurt Hospital Profitability | MedPAC Considers Full Market Basket Update for Hospitals to Adjust for Inflation

December 9, 2009

Becker's Hospital Review Names the 32 Best Physician-Owned Hospitals in America | Hospital CEOs Report 11% of Physician Jobs Unfilled, Recruiting Efforts Down | 9 Ways Hospitals Can Still Make Money

December 2, 2009

2009 Physician-Hospital Valuation Survey | Toby Cosgrove of Cleveland Clinic Discusses Leadership, Reform | Hospital for Special Surgery Denies Knowledge of Former CEO's Role in Alleged Kickback Scheme

November 25, 2009

Moody's Says Healthcare Reform May Harm Hospital Credit | End of COBRA Federal Subsidies Could Swell Uninsured | Tenet Hospitals Explains Support of Physician-Owned Hospital Ban

November 20, 2009

Kaiser Permanente Settles False Claims Act Liability for $1.83 Million | Thomson Reuters Announces 100 Top Hospitals for Cardiovascular Care | N.J.'s Trinitas Regional Medical Center Settles Medicare Fraud Allegations for $3M

November 13, 2009

Thomson Reuters Study Finds Hospital Financials at Pre-Recession Levels | Ind. to Cut Medicaid Payments to Hospitals | Okla. Hospital Seeking Exception to Proposed Ban on New Specialty Hospitals

November 11, 2009

5 Recent Medicare Fraud Cases Involving Kickbacks | CFO at Hoboken University Medical Center Resigns After Audit Shows Accounting Irregularities | Texas Legislators Speak Out in Favor of Physician-Owned Hospitals

November 6, 2009

South Texas Health Systems Paying $27M to Settle Physician Kickback Charges | Akron Hospital Accuses Physician-Investors in Rival of Steering Patients Away | PHA Says Large Corporate Hospitals, Not Physician-Owned Hospital, Increase Healthcare Costs in Texas Town

October 30, 2009

Several Perspectives on Healthcare Reform | North Carolina Hospital CEO Resigns | Boston Health System CEO's Medical Struggles Helps Him Realize Difficulty of True Reform

October 28, 2009

Former CEO Settles Breach of Employment Suit With Hospital Board but Bond Holders Do Not Approve | CEO of 484-Bed Penn. Hospital Discusses Overcoming Economic Challenges | CEO of 632-Bed MCG Health in Georgia Steps Down

October 23, 2009

Top 10 Mistakes in Setting Hospital Goals From Studer Group | 20 Charged in Los Angeles-Area DME Healthcare Fraud Schemes | Head of University of Nebraska Medical Center Braces for Recession but is Hopeful About Fundraising

October 21, 2009

Hospital Transactions Surge in Third Quarter | 10 Most Common Hospital Outpatient Medical Diagnoses and Average Charges | Former CEO of Financially Struggling 550-Bed New York Hospital Explains Successful Turnaround

October 14, 2009

Indiana Health System CFO Shares 2010 Goals | California Hospital CEO Settles Allegations of False Claims | 10 States With the Most and Fewest Acute-Care Hospitals

October 7, 2009

Top 10 Hospitals With the Highest Grossing Emergency Departments | Hospitals are Exception to Large Job Losses in September | OIG Issues 2010 Work Plan

October 5, 2009

6 Hospitals in IN, AL Pay $8.3M to Settle Medicare Fraud Allegations | Civil Cases Against NJ Cardiologists Highlight Fed's Focus on Kickback Violations | Q&A With Gary Weiss, CFO of NorthShore University HealthSystem

September 30, 2009

Issue Alert: October Issue of Becker's Hospital Review is Now Online – 13 New Articles

September 23, 2009

2009 Median Compensation for Health System Executives | 5 Best Practices for Successfully Retaining Hard-To-Recruit Physicians | LHP Hospital Group: Developing Joint Ventures With Non-Profit Hospitals

September 16, 2009

2009 Compensation Statistics for Hospital Executives | Former Ohio Hospital Executive Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes | 11 Leadership Best Practices for Improving Hospital Employee Satisfaction and Engagement

September 9, 2009

12 Leading For-Profit Acute-Care Hospital Companies | 13 Largest Non-Profit Hospital Systems By Number of Hospitals | 13 Physician-Owned Hospital Companies

September 2, 2009

Iowa Hospital Pays $4.5M for Alleged Stark Violations Involving Employed Physicians | Vote for the 2009 Hospital CFO of the Year | Former CEO Sues Money-Losing Vermont Hospital, Claiming Payments

August 26, 2009

18 Hospitals With Great Neurosurgery Programs | 14 Best Practices to Improve Patient Satisfaction in an Orthopedic Unit | Study Finds Recession Loosening Grip on U.S. Hospitals

August 19, 2009

Hospital Statistics on Average Charges, Costs and Length of Stay By Payor | Physicians Expected to Pay $8.2M for Co-Ownership of Pennsylvania Hospital | New Jersey BCBS to End In-Network Relationship With Helene Fuld Medical Center

August 12, 2009

Consumer Reports Rates Physician-Owned Hospital as Best Hospital in Colorado | Alabama Hospital Sued After Embracing Abandoned HealthSouth Project | 3 Best Practices for Successful Hospitalist Programs From Dr. Stephen Houff

August 5, 2009

58 Hospital and Health Industry Leaders | CMS Announces Final IPPS Rule for FY 2010; Includes 1.6% Increase for Inpatient Payments | Grady Health System Ordered to Pay $20M for Medicaid Overpayments

July 29, 2009

New Jersey Hospital Files Suit Against Horizon BCBS | Hospital CFO Whistle-Blower Leads to $2.4M Medicare Antikickback Settlement | Top 10 Most Costly Hospital Procedures

July 22, 2009

Issue Alert: July Issue of Becker's Hospital Review is Now Online – 14 New Articles

July 15, 2009

Survey Lists Best-Paying Jobs for Physicians | Virginia Hospital CEO Voices Concerns Over Government-Run Healthcare | CEO Spotlight: Q&A With Jane Keller of Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital

July 8, 2009

12 Best Practices for a Successful Hospital Neurosurgery Program | Federal Appeals Court Rules Hospital But Not Physicians' Practice Immune From Unfair Competition Claims | New Mexico Hospital Named in $17M False Claims Lawsuit

July 1, 2009

Texas Insurance Agents Charged With Defrauding Valley Baptist Hospital | Wyoming Hospital Fires CEO | Top 10 Grossing Non-Profit Hospitals

June 24, 2009

Louisiana Cardiologist Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Healthcare Fraud | Former Los Angeles Hospital Owner Pleads Guilty to Paying Kickbacks | 10 Orthopedic Specialty Hospitals to Know

June 17, 2009

16 Hospital CEO Appointments, Changes and Replacements | Call for Nominations: Great Acute Care Hospital CFOs

June 10, 2009

Hawaii Hospital Settles False Claims Lawsuits for $2.5M | Single Payer: Why Government-Run Health Care Will Harm Both Patients and Doctors | Call for Speakers: Improving the Profitability of Hospital Orthopedic and Spine Programs Conference

June 3, 2009

Top 10 Hospital News Stories From May | 8 Physician-Owned Hospital CEOs to Know | Top 10 Hospital Feature Stories From May

May 27, 2009

Three Minnesota Hospitals Pay $2.28M to Settle Medicare Fraud Allegations | 20 Women Hospital Leaders to Know | 13 California Hospitals Fined for Patient Care Violations

May 20, 2009

20 Hospital CFOs to Know | Physician Compensation Statistics | 5 Recommendations for Developing a Heart Center of Excellence

May 13, 2009

The Hospital Review Names Its Hospital CEO of the Year | 10 Specialty Heart Hospitals to Know | Several CEOs on the Move

May 6, 2009

15 Hospitals With Great Cardiovascular Programs | Volume Crisis To Hit Hospitals, Healthcare Expert George Pillari Predicts | West Penn Allegheny Sues UPMC and Highmark, Alleges Antitrust Violations

April 29, 2009

Hospitals and Health Systems: The Best of Times and the Worst of Times - 2009 | Lahey Clinic Hospital Pays Over $840K to Settle Improper Billing Allegations | Statistics on the Financial Health of Hospitals

April 27, 2009

Key Statistics on the Impact of the Economy on Hospital Finances | Massachusetts Facing Physician Shortage | Norton Healthcare's Hiring of University of Louisville Neurosurgeons Could Lead to Legal Action

April 22, 2009

Columbia Founder Rick Scott Enters Healthcare Battle With a $5 Million Bang | Economic Protectionism Returns to Healthcare with a Vengeance | Dr. Uwe Reinhardt: Keynote Speaker at June 7th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management Driven ASC Conference -- Learn More and Register Today

April 20, 2009

Joint Commission Releases New Hospital Accreditation Requirements | Allina Hospitals Agrees to Reimburse Patients $1.1M to Settle Illegal Interest Rates Claims | Adopting Bylaws That Address Disruptive Physicians: Q & A With Tom Stallings of McGuireWoods

April 15, 2009

15 of the Most Popular Articles on www.HospitalReviewMagazine.com | Hear Orthopedics Expert Dr. John Cherf at the June 7th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management Driven ASC Conference

April 13, 2009

MGMA Report Finds Compensation for On-Call Coverage Varies Greatly | Anesthesia Subsidy Requests: How Should Hospitals Prepare | Healthcare Executive Salary Increases Decline to 3.5 percent

April 8, 2009

Issue Alert: April Issue of The Hospital Review is Now Online – 12 New Articles

April 6, 2009

5 Best Practices to Address Increasing Patient Out-of-Pocket Expenses | Sen. Rockefeller Holds Investigational Hearings Into Out-of-Network Reimbursement

April 1, 2009

Top 10 States With Highest and Lowest Percentages of Uninsured Non-Elderly Patients | Houston's Methodist Hospital Settles Medicare Fraud Charges | 3 Factors Contributing to Mountain View Regional Hospital's Successful First Year

March 30, 2009

5 Proven Practices for Increasing Hospital Employee Satisfaction | Columbia Founder Rick Scott Enters Healthcare Battle With a $5 Million Investment | 7 Ways Hospital Administrators Can Improve Medical Staff Relations

March 25, 2009

20 Physician Leaders of Hospitals to Know | Hospital and Health System CEO and CFO 2008 Median Base Salary Figures | 18 More of the Most Popular Statistics and Lists on www.HospitalReviewMagazine.com

March 18, 2009

Hospital Margins Decline Significantly Over the Past Year | Vote for The Hospital Review's Hospital CEO of the Year | Hear Dr. John Cherf of The Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago Discuss "Orthopedics: The Forecast for the Next Five Years" at the 7th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management Driven ASC Conference

March 11, 2009

20 Physician Leaders of Hospitals to Know | 8 Ways Hospitals Can Prepare for RACs | Vote for the Hospital CEO of the Year

March 4, 2009

Half of U.S. Hospitals Losing Money | 11 Hospitals With Great Oncology Programs | 11 Key Concepts From the Stark Law

Feb. 25, 2009

Statistics on Nonprofit Hospital Top Executive Compensation | 20 New Hospital CEOs to Know | IRS Releases Study Results on Executive Compensation Practices of Nonprofit Hospitals

Feb. 18, 2009

Top 20 Most Expensive Conditions Billed by Hospitals to Private Insurance | Rates of Growth for Personal Healthcare Spending in Hospitals and Other Types of Service. | 7 Factors Contributing to Nebraska Orthopedic Hospital's Success

Feb. 11, 2009

Hospital and Health System CEO and CFO 2008 Base Salary Figures | Hourly Earnings of the Largest Occupations in Hospitals | Top 20 Principal Diagnoses Among Hospitalized Medicare Enrollees Age 65 and Older

Feb. 4, 2009

Top 20 Most Expensive Conditions Billed by Hospitals to the Uninsured | Federal Officials in Chicago, Los Angeles Announce Hospital Executive and Physician Fraud Indictments | Top 10 Commonly Performed Procedures With the Most Rapidly Increasing Hospital Inpatient Costs

Jan. 28, 2009

12 Best Practices for Successful Hospital Oncology Departments | Total U.S. Costs for the Top 10 Most Frequent Principal Diagnoses | AHA Survey Reveals Limited Access to Capital for Hospitals

Jan. 21, 2009

15 Hospitals With Great Cardiovascular Programs | Top 10 Trends and Events Shaping Medtech in 2009 | Top 10 Most Frequent All-Listed Hospital Procedures

Jan. 14, 2009

Issue Alert: January Issue of The Hospital Review Is Now Online – 18 New Articles

Jan. 7, 2009

Top 10 Hospital Stories of 2008 | Top 10 Highest Average Charges for an Inpatient Hospital Stay by Principal Diagnosis | 6 Insights Into Physician/Hospital ASC Joint Ventures From Dick Hanley of Health Inventures

Dec. 17, 2008

Benchmarks for Hospital Profit Margin and Cash-to-Debt Ratio | Hospital's Cost for Cardio Care Up 40% Within Past Decade | Nominations Sought for 2008 Hospital CEO and CFO of the Year

Dec. 9, 2008

10 Top-Grossing Corporate-Owned Hospitals | Submit Your Nomination for Hospital CEO and CFO of the Year | Hospital Real Estate and Financing Q&A With Mike O'Keefe of Navigant Consulting

Dec. 3, 2008

Kenneth Hawkins of CHS Discusses 4 Key Capital Partner Issues for Community Hospitals | Penn., Conn. Hospitals Settle Fraud Claims | Bayer Healthcare to Pay $97.5 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations

Nov. 25, 2008

AHA Report’s Statistics Showing Hospitals' Economic Struggles | Serious Recession Could Greatly Harm Hospitals by James Unland | Will Federal Government Shut Down Surgery Centers and Physician-Owned Hospitals

Nov. 18, 2008

Most Hospitals Near Smallest or Largest Populations; More Than Half of Surgery Centers Near Largest | Hospitals Forced to Layoff Staff as Economy Continues to Struggle | California Hospitals Hit Hard by Rising Bond Interest Rates

Nov. 12, 2008

Quint Studer Discusses 5 Important Issues Facing Hospital Leaders | Top 10 New England Hospitals by Number of Beds | 5 Hospitals With Outstanding Orthopedics and Spine Programs | Tenet Lowers Outlook

Nov. 5, 2008

Election 2008: 5 Quick Observations | Top 10 Grossing Hospitals in the United States | HOPDs Get 3.9 Percent Medicare Increase

Oct. 29, 2008

10 Top-Grossing California Hospitals | 3 Hospital Market Observations | 3 Biggest Issues Facing Physician-Owned Hospitals | Pennsylvania Bans Mandatory Overtime for Many Hospital Employees

Oct. 22, 2008

Top 10 Texas Hospitals With the Most Staffed Beds | Non-Profit Hospitals Spending Billions on Suburban Expansions | Hospital Study Casts Doubts About Minimally Invasive Joint Surgery

Oct. 15, 2008

10 Interesting Hospital and Health Plan Expense Stats and Trends | On-Call Coverage Payments Practical Guidance | Strategies for Controlling Orthopedic Device Costs | Nominate the Top Hospital CEOs in Denver

Oct. 6, 2008

20 Healthcare Trends and Observations | Free Subscription to The Hospital Review | National Surgical Hospitals Opens Surgical Hospital in Denver

Sept. 29, 2008

Top 10 Procedures Associated With Most Costly Hospital Stays | Free Report On Accelerating Hospital-Physician Collaboration | Stark Health IT Bill Offers Financial Incentives for EMR System Adoption

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