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NJ hospitals in dire straits after charity budget cuts

While hospitals in every state are struggling to fund charity care and bad debt, things in New Jersey are particularly bad. Not only does the state have 1.3 million people without insurance--and a Read more...

New Hampshire rolls out hand-washing program

New Hampshire's Commission of Healthcare Quality Assurance has rolled a campaign intended to foster safe hand-washing practices in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. The program, which is Read more...

Trend: Medical prices set to jump again

While medical prices fell for the fourth consecutive year in 2007, observers say that health costs likely will shoot up again, soon. According to an article in the journal Health Affairs by author Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Minn. health plans lose money; ASCs struggle with EMRs; and much more...

> Minnesota health plans lost money last year, which suggests that premiums will rise faster in coming years. Article > A Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Georgia revamping CON, ASC rules

The deed is done. Georgia has officially passed a new law that not only streamline's the state's CON program, but also allows general surgeons to open ambulatory surgery centers without prior Read more...

GA may approve sweeping CON changes

Georgia seems well on its way to approving a new bill that would remove most of the state's Certificate of Need restrictions. The state House of Representatives is considering a measure, championed Read more...

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