Business

LAST WEEK

• » Hospital supplies might leave with patients - March 5
• » Social Security expands health information network - March 3
• » United withdraws request for patient records in Connecticut - March 2
• » Anthem rate hike reignites health reform push - March 1
• » Retail clinics: Struggling to find their place - March 1
• » NCAA tournament perfect time for a vasectomy, urologists say - March 1
• » Boston hospital giving raises again; doctors took pay cut - March 1
• » N.Y. pediatrician takes child's play to the mat - March 1
• » Practice Management: Boost morale by asking workers what's bugging them - March 1
• » Contract Language: Divorcing your practice? Check finances first - March 1

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Practice management

• » Practice Management: Boost morale by asking workers what's bugging them - March 1
• » Contract Language: Divorcing your practice? Check finances first - March 1
• » NCAA tournament perfect time for a vasectomy, urologists say - March 1
• » Job growth in health care sector on upward trend - Feb. 23
• » Your practice manager: controlling too much? - Feb. 15
• » Medical office condos take a hit from real estate slide - Feb. 15
• » Practice Management: Job-sharing can boost work-life balance, cut practice expenses - Feb. 8
• » Hospital mass layoffs hit new high in 2009 - Feb. 8
• » Practice Management: How to get paid for care delivered over the phone - Feb. 1
• » Sharing your space: Things to consider when looking for an office mate - Feb. 1
• » IRS to require separate reporting of credit card transactions - Jan. 27
• » Participatory medicine: A high-tech alliance with patients - Jan. 18
• » Practice Management: Performance reviews important, even in small practices - Jan. 11
• » How to get credit when banks don't want to lend - Jan. 11
• » Practice Management: Want to keep workers engaged? Ask for their ideas - Jan. 4
• » Contract Language: Divorcing your practice requires a plan - Jan. 4
• » Achieving work-life balance: More than just a juggling act - Jan. 4
• » Hospitals, health care sector show modest job growth - Dec. 21, 2009
• » Leasing market for medical offices hits downturn - Dec. 14, 2009
• » Practice Management: Managing year-end patient volume amid flu outbreaks - Dec. 7, 2009
• » How your medical practice can avoid a holiday that's fa-la-la-la-lousy - Dec. 7, 2009
• » Independent but not alone (MGMA annual meeting) - Dec. 7, 2009

Billing

• » Your practice manager: controlling too much? - Feb. 15
• » Practice Management: How to get paid for care delivered over the phone - Feb. 1
• » IRS to require separate reporting of credit card transactions - Jan. 27
• » Technically Speaking: EMRs missing the mark on care coordination efforts - Jan. 18

Tech

• » Social Security expands health information network - March 3
• » Smartphones called on for medical emergencies - Feb. 24
• » Technically Speaking: iPad stoking doctor interest in tablet computers - Feb. 22
• » Data security breaches often triggered by carelessness - Feb. 22
• » Personal health record service shut down - Feb. 18
• » Technically Speaking: Online contact growing between physicians, patients - Feb. 15
• » Telehealth network expanded in California - Feb. 9
• » AMA adds partners to Web portal project - Feb. 2
• » More EMRs are in physician offices, but use still lags - Feb. 1
• » Technically Speaking: Choosing the smartphone that's right for you - Jan. 25
• » Health IT financing options expand - Jan. 22
• » Technically Speaking: EMRs missing the mark on care coordination efforts - Jan. 18
• » Participatory medicine: A high-tech alliance with patients - Jan. 18
• » Cutting costs tops health industry to-do list for 2010 - Jan. 18
• » Hospital groups lobby for bigger share of stimulus funds - Dec. 24, 2009
• » Technically Speaking: Smartphones becoming clinical tools - Dec. 21, 2009
• » "Beacon communities" will be models for health information technology - Dec. 18, 2009

Health industry

Economy

• » Practice Management: Boost morale by asking workers what's bugging them - March 1
• » NCAA tournament perfect time for a vasectomy, urologists say - March 1
• » Boston hospital giving raises again; doctors took pay cut - March 1
• » Job growth in health care sector on upward trend - Feb. 23
• » Health plans profit despite recession - Feb. 22
• » Unions for health care workers are growing - Feb. 22
• » Medical office condos take a hit from real estate slide - Feb. 15
• » Hospital mass layoffs hit new high in 2009 - Feb. 8
• » Physician offices generating jobs - Jan. 28
• » Cutting costs tops health industry to-do list for 2010 - Jan. 18
• » Hospital layoffs likely to hit all-time yearly high - Jan. 18
• » Automakers transfer retiree health benefits - Jan. 18
• » Hospitals see some economic recovery - Jan. 11
• » How to get credit when banks don't want to lend - Jan. 11
• » Medical tourism revisited: Not as popular as predicted - Dec. 21, 2009
• » Hospitals, health care sector show modest job growth - Dec. 21, 2009
• » Leasing market for medical offices hits downturn - Dec. 14, 2009
• » Charity care found straining practices in Pennsylvania - Dec. 10, 2009
• » Employees placing more value on health benefits - Dec. 8, 2009
• » How your medical practice can avoid a holiday that's fa-la-la-la-lousy - Dec. 7, 2009

Hospitals

• » Hospital supplies might leave with patients - March 5
• » Boston hospital giving raises again; doctors took pay cut - March 1
• » Unions for health care workers are growing - Feb. 22
• » Hospital layoffs likely to hit all-time yearly high - Jan. 18
• » Ohio launches hospital comparison Web site - Jan. 14
• » Hospitals see some economic recovery - Jan. 11
• » Hospital groups lobby for bigger share of stimulus funds - Dec. 24, 2009
• » Hospitals, health care sector show modest job growth - Dec. 21, 2009

States

• » Social Security expands health information network - March 3
• » Anthem rate hike reignites health reform push - March 1
• » NCAA tournament perfect time for a vasectomy, urologists say - March 1
• » Boston hospital giving raises again; doctors took pay cut - March 1
• » Hawaii considers medical spending threshold for insurers - Feb. 11
• » Highmark resists state review of Blues competition - Feb. 11
• » Pa. Blues plan may pursue capitation - Feb. 8
• » Conn. medical society sues to block United-Health Net deal - Feb. 1
• » Connecticut sues Health Net over data security breach - Feb. 1
• » Minnesota ends prescription importation program - Jan. 29
• » Idaho, Illinois allow external review of insurance denials - Jan. 25
• » Illinois insurance commissioner to require documentation for rescission reviews - Jan. 21
• » Hospital layoffs likely to hit all-time yearly high - Jan. 18
• » Ohio launches hospital comparison Web site - Jan. 14
• » Anthem's "most-favored-nation" contracting under scrutiny - Jan. 13
• » Coventry buys Wichita plan, adds 120,000 members - Jan. 12
• » Maryland regulator's departure won't delay ruling on CareFirst's reserves - Jan. 6
• » Report outlines why and how often insurers rescinded coverage - Dec. 25, 2009
• » Health Net data breach likely caused by theft, Connecticut official says - Dec. 24, 2009
• » Conn. insurance commissioner approves United-Health Net deal - Dec. 16, 2009
• » Practice Management: Don't want to hire smokers? Check the law first - Dec. 14, 2009
• » North Carolina Blues lobbies voters against public option - Dec. 14, 2009
• » Medicare managed care plan to open two walk-in clinics - Dec. 14, 2009