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Subject: [Becker's Hospital Review E-Weekly] 15 Key Practices for Acquiring Physician Practices | CEO Mark Laret Discusses UCSF Medical Center's Rise From Near Financial Ruin | Mercy Medical Center in MA to Pay $2.8 Million False Claims Settlement |
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Feb. 24, 2010

1. CEO Mark Laret Discusses UCSF Medical Center's Rise From Near Financial Ruin to Recent Success, New Mission Bay Hospital. Click Here

2. Mercy Medical Center in Massachusetts to Pay $2.8 Million in False Claims Settlement. Click Here

3. 15 Key Practices for Hospitals on Acquiring Physician Practices. Click Here

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5. Tom Brennan at Providence Regional Medical Center Discusses How Hospital Keeps Costs Down, Breaks Even on Medicare. Click Here

6. Growing Market Share, Patient and Physician Satisfaction With Baldrige Award-Winning AtlantiCare's SVP of Finance Jim Nolan. Click Here

7. 12 Core Concepts in President Obama's $950B Proposed Health Reform Bill. Click Here

8. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Hospital Relationships - False Claims, Stark Act and Anti Kickback Investigations - A Target Area for the Government - 7 Recent Cases and Settlements. Click Here

9. 7 Points About Not-For-Profit Healthcare Sector's Financial Viability From Standard & Poor's. Click Here

10. Los Angeles County Slashes On-Call Payments for Treating Uninsured. Click Here


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