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2013/05/25 09:23
2013/05/25 09:23
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WASHINGTON — For most students, improving a school grade from an F to a C is quite an improvement. The same can now be said for hospitals as Daviess Community Hospital announced this week its grade...
2013/05/25 09:23
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2013/05/24 21:28
2013/05/24 21:28
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On your way home from work, you get a call from your significant other asking you to pick up a few items at the grocery store. When you get to the store, you realize there are no prices on anything....
2013/05/24 03:07
2013/05/24 03:07
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INDIANAPOLIS — The St. Vincent Health network said Thursday it plans to restructure its workforce, eliminating employees and contract associates across its 22-hospital system. There’s no word yet on...
2013/05/22 23:17
2013/05/22 23:17
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Charleston Area Medical Center officials say they're borrowing $20 million for future projects to take advantage of especially low interest rates. "Interest rates are at an...
2013/05/22 18:35
2013/05/22 18:35
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Depending on whom you ask, the hospital pricing data recently released by HHS represents either a remarkable move toward health care transparency or a giant waste of printer toner. Perhaps the truth...
2013/05/21 18:36
2013/05/21 18:36
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Republicans certainly see an opportunity. "Our guys on the Hill think this is the fourth scandal," said Republican strategist Matt Mackowiak. "It fits into that narrative Republicans are building not...
2013/05/21 13:07
2013/05/21 13:07
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ASHTABULA — David Louis Moody Jr., age 89, of West Ave., passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013, in the ICU of Ashtabula County Medical Center surrounded by his loving wife and children. He was born Jan....
2013/05/18 20:15
2013/05/18 20:15
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Nearly one in five patients discharged from U.S. hospitals ends up returning within a month, often with problems that could have been prevented if those patients received good -- and much cheaper --...
2013/05/18 16:07
2013/05/18 16:07
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ANDERSON, Ind. — It’s hard to say what’s worse — being hospitalized, or the bill that follows. But in some places, that bill might be a bigger hit than others: Say, Monterey Park, Calif., for...
2013/05/17 05:08
2013/05/17 05:08
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Don’t feel bad if you don’t understand the wide, sometimes huge, discrepancies in fees hospitals charge for the same procedure. Or if you don’t understand the arithmetical magic the hospitals use to...
2013/05/16 16:20
2013/05/16 16:20
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The Senate on Wednesday approved President Obama’s pick to lead the nation’s Medicare agency, sending it a permanent leader for the first time in several years as the nation inches closer to sweeping...
2013/05/16 15:05
2013/05/16 15:05
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... Direct Energy and Syracuse Media Group announce the launch of the first ever Syracuse Volunteer Citizen of the Year award program. Nominations are now being accepted and are open to residents in...
2013/05/15 11:49
2013/05/15 11:49
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Dr. Thomas Bellavia transformed his traditional medical practice in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., into a so-called medical home where patients are seen by teams of doctors and nurses. He says it has paid...
2013/05/15 02:16
2013/05/15 02:16
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Don’t feel badly if you don’t understand the wide, sometimes huge, discrepancies in fees hospitals charge for the same procedure; or if you don’t understand the arithmetical magic the hospitals use to...
2013/05/14 23:51
2013/05/14 23:51
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WASHINGTON — With 15 states opting out of President Barack Obama's Medicaid expansion, hospitals that treat poor and uninsured patients are asking the government to delay $64 billion in planned...
2013/05/14 18:06
2013/05/14 18:06
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With 15 U.S. states opting out of President Barack Obama’s Medicaid expansion, hospitals that treat poor and uninsured patients are asking the government to delay $64 billion in planned funding...
2013/05/14 10:38
2013/05/14 10:38
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The Gingham Tree Resale Shop is the sole recipient of this year’s Fundraising Program Award, part of the 2013 Hospital Awards for Volunteer Excellence. The award program was established by the...
2013/05/14 07:18
2013/05/14 07:18
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The first time Jeff Shellan got a cardiac stress test for his troubled heart, the retail price was $2,166. His insurance company agreed to a discounted price of $885, of which Shellan paid $364. When...
2013/05/14 06:07
2013/05/14 06:07
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A new Medicare program that punishes hospitals with high patient readmissions rates is forcing administrators to reach out and improve how patients are cared for, even after they're wheeled out the...
2013/05/14 01:38
2013/05/14 01:38
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