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Laura B Benko

Publications and source records attributed to Laura B Benko.

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PubMed2005

The price of good intentions. Mo. hospital's asthma initiative aims to reduce unnecessary visits and save HMOs cash, but is it killing its own bottom line?

Jay Portnoy, left, chief of allergy, asthma and immunology at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., took multitasking to the next level with a special disease-management program that focuses on asthma. Since starting the program in 2001, Children's Mercy has seen a huge decline in asthma-related ER visits and admissions. It's now selling its program to insurers.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2005

Charting new HMO territory. The action was in the Northeast last week, as WellPoint moved on WellChoice, and HIP-Group Health merger announced.

Consolidation in the industry made bigger strides last week, with two large managed-care deals and an information technology merger. While some fear the insurer deals will put even more price pressure on physicians and hospitals, the GE Healthcare-IDX merger drew some praise. James Thrall, left, of Massachusetts General Hospital, says it's likely to improve integration of radiology systems.

Economics, Hospital↗
PubMed2005

Good times. New accounting rules mean fewer stock options for healthcare CEOs, but the highest paid execs are still raking it in.

Healthcare CEOs are getting fewer stock options, thanks to new accounting rules, but that doesn't mean the top-paid executives are doing without. UnitedHealth's William McGuire led the pack with total compensation of $124.8 million in fiscal 2004. Even the second-highest paid hospital exec, Triad Hospitals' Denny Shelton, left, added $17.9 million to his personal bottom line in 2004.

Accounting↗