Diversifying healthcare. Bridging the gap of care, treatment for minorities.
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American Medical Association↗
Biomedical subjects
Michael Romano
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Shopping spree. Healthcare organizations are taking retail space to a new level, with income from cash registers helping to pad the bottom line.
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Consumer Behavior↗
Docs are buying in. Faltering hospitals are finding new life with physician-owners, but they may face challenges getting their facilities up to speed.
More physicians are stepping forward to buy their own hospitals, often aging or faltering facilities that need some special attention. Kamlesh Gosai, left, led a group that helped keep open Brownsville (Pa.) General Hospital, saving 250 jobs. Often such doc investors are confident they'll suceed in managing their fellow physicians. But others warn they'll face some tough decisions.
Bankruptcy↗
Quick exit by doc-owners.
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Hospital Administration↗
Back in style. Hospitals revisit old strategy: buying doc practices.
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Health Workforce↗
Battle escalates. MedPAC, AMA at opposite ends of debate on physician-owned facilities.
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American Medical Association↗
Moving maves? Report endorses moving AMA's top exec to D.C.
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Administrative Personnel↗
Political divide. Dems, GOP disagree on teaching hospital funding.
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Attitude to Health↗
'Liability surcharge'. AMA board backs patient fee for rising premiums.
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American Medical Association↗
Special report: Election 2004. Medical malpractice. Last hurdle a big one.
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Health Policy↗
Going solo. Private-rooms-only provision for new hospital construction stirs controversy.
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Guidelines as Topic↗
Battle strategy. AMA may side against AHA on specialty hospitals.
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American Hospital Association↗
Death of a heart hospital. The Heart Hospital of Milwaukee is closing after 13 months. Is this an aberration or a sign of what's in store for other specialty facilities?
When MedCath Corp. pulled the plug on the Heart Hospital of Milwaukee last week, it marked the first failure of a specialty hospital. Some saw the move as the result of oversupply. With 13 heart programs in the area, "It was inevitable that one of them wouldn't succeed," said Leo Brideau, left.
Cardiac Care Facilities↗
Evangelism and Antagonism. Integris CEO sees healthcare as near-spiritual calling, but woe unto those supporters of specialty hospitals.
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American Hospital Association↗
More docs say super-size it. Medical group mergers pose complex challenges but bring strength in numbers, deliver added patient convenience.
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Ambulatory Care Information Systems↗
2004 Up & Comers. Meet this year's class of rising young stars in healthcare management.
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Awards and Prizes↗
Having faith in each other: not-for-profit giant Ascension Health hooks up with United Surgical Partners for ASC joint venture.
In the biggest deal of its kind, not-for-profit giant Ascension is going to build ambulatory surgery centers with for-profit United Surgical Partners, which already has a deal with Baylor, left. "Hospitals are realizing that outpatient services are the future. This strategy is sound," one healthcare consultant said.
Catholicism↗