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Cinda Becker

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PubMed2002

No contest for ex-AHERF chief. Sherif Abdelhak defends himself, stating he intended to keep the healthcare system open for patients and employees.

AHERF was barreling toward bankruptcy before Sherif Abdelhak allegedly raided its charitable endowments, according to prosecutors. His futile attempt to save the system not only failed, but the ensuing bankruptcy compromised the hospital markets in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, and landed him up to 23 months in jail after pleading no contest in this courtroom.

Bankruptcy↗
PubMed2002

Echoing down from Wall St. Proposed new accounting standards could bring new guidelines for not-for-profits; conflicts between boards, CFOs could result. Merck, Allegheny, HBO & Co.

The cause of good governance in healthcare got a boost when President Bush lectured power brokers on Wall Street last week, saying he would aggressively pursue unscrupulous executives. The healthcare industry, which has been trying to scrub clean its own image, is no stranger to the kind of scandals plaguing other industries.

Accounting↗
PubMed2002

Blood rhetoric exceeds supply. As observers gauge severity of shortage crisis and blood suppliers grasp for solutions, blood banks try to motivate confused donors.

Mixed and murky messages have bombarded the popular consciousness recently when it comes to the nation's blood supply. Blood banks are still wrangling with how to find ways to appeal to blood donors as they also try to understand why they couldn't harness the outpouring of people responding to the terrorist attack of Sept. 11.

American Hospital Association↗