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MA sets CON rules based on price

Once again, Massachusetts is setting a precedent in how it regulates its healthcare market, this time by rolling out an unusual CON program based on the cost of a proposed facility rather than the... Read more...

Beth Israel faces questions on surgical resident work schedules

The group that oversees training of new doctors said this week that Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is facing a critical review in which it must prove that it has reformed its ways when it comes... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Harvard teaching hospitals agree to joint research work

Hoping to make the most of their research dollars, a group of otherwise competitive Harvard teaching hospitals have decided to put aside their battle for status and pool their research efforts to... Read more...

KY hospital hires former gov., gets $3.4M

Controversy has blown up over the $3.4 million in reimbursement for disputed Medicaid claims that an eastern Kentucky hospital received after hiring former Gov. Ernie Fletcher as a consultant. The... Read more...

"Free care" visits to Mass. hospitals plummeting

A new study by the Massachusetts Hospital Association has concluded that the number of "free care" visits to hospitals have fallen dramatically over the past three years. Such visits declined 28... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: OH hospital files antitrust suit; Convict hospital escape provokes questions; and much more...

> An Ohio hospital has filed an antitrust suit against a competitor, arguing that the competitor has been paying insurance brokers to steer employers to the its own insurance subsidiaries. Read more...

CA program trains Spanish-speaking doctors

Far too often, foreign-trained physicians from Spanish-speaking countries come here and find themselves unable to practice medicine, in part because they're not prepared to pass U.S. medical... Read more...

Study: Med school pharma limits affect attitudes

Of late, academic medical centers have been instituting tough limits on pharmaceutical companies' relationship with their faculty and staff. On their face, the policies seem to be aimed primarily at... Read more...

Home health workers vote 'yes' to SEIU

As FierceHealthcare readers know, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has been attempting to... Read more...

SEIU may make headway in MA

It's looking like the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) could be gaining a new foothold in Massachusetts, where it's working hard to organize workers within Boston's influential teaching... Read more...

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