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Paul Taylor, CEO of Ozarks Community Hospital in Springfield, Mo., is working to promote healthcare reform that supports expanded coverage and physician-owned facilities in his community and encourages other healthcare leaders to join in the fight.

Paul Taylor, CEO of Ozarks Community Hospital in Springfield, Mo., has authored a white paper on the need for healthcare reform that includes universal healthcare without governmental control.

A 10-member state commission recommended that Massachusetts pay healthcare providers and hospitals a flat fee rather than on a per-visit basis to help control healthcare costs, according to a report in the New York Times.

12 Best Practices for Successful Hospital Oncology Departments; 11 Key Concepts From the Stark Law; 20 Physician Leaders of Hospitals to Know; Publisher’s Letter; Hospital and Health System CEO and CFO 2008 Median Base Salary Figures; Despite Rate Changes, Oncology…

Here is a list of 14 companies for hospitals and surgery centers to know.

Healthcare Reform; Hospitals and Health Systems: Improving Profitability of Orthopedic and Spine Programs - Growing Volumes, Assessing Financial Relationships, and Business and Legal Issues - October 7th; 16th Annual Improving the Profitability of ASCs Conference (Oct. 8-10, Chicago) - Special…

The American Hospital Association, the Federation of American Hospitals and the Catholic Health Association have agreed to contribute $155 billion over the course of 10 years to finance healthcare coverage for the nation's uninsured, according to a report in the…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received reports of instances in which pieces of tissue have remained within certain arthroscopic shavers, a device used in some orthopedic surgical procedures, even after the cleaning process was believed to have been…

1. 53 People Indicted for Detroit-Based Medicare Fraud Schemes — Fifty-three physicians, healthcare executives and beneficiaries were indicted in Detroit-based Medicare fraud schemes, which are estimated to have cost Medicare $50 million.

At the neurosurgery department at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, surgeons don't try to compete with the physicians in their surrounding communities. Instead, they offer services that complement what these doctors already offer.