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Reorganization will partner doc leaders with execs

Mercy Medical Center, a 567-bed not-for-profit hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, said it will reorganize the hospital's physician and administrative leaders to provide better patient care across its three campuses....

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I'm Not a Doctor: Physician Affairs Blog

by Andis Robeznieks

Alaska's heart was willing on doc-fix letter

Some 110 physician groups signed a recent letter to House...

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‘It can't get any worse'

Andis Robeznieks | January 21, 2012
Mostly all their owners can do is sit and wait.
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Largest academic medical centers

Modern Healthcare | January 21, 2012
A list of the nation's 25 largest academic medical centers, ranked by the total number of residents and interns based on Medicare cost report...
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Sizing up integration

Ashok Selvam | January 21, 2012
The University of Michigan Health System counts itself as one of the country's largest research and teaching institutions, but bigger doesn't always...
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Video News Short: MGMA's Anders Gilberg discusses the SGR and 5010 requirements (5:02)

Modern Healthcare | January 09, 2012
Anders Gilberg, senior vice president of government affairs for the Medical Group Management Association, comments on the Medicare payment system for...
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