From: Scott Becker <becker@beckersasc.com>
Subject: [The Hospital Review E-Weekly] Benchmarks for Hospital Profit Margin and Cash-to-Debt Ratio | Hospital's Cost for Cardio Care Up 40% Within Past Decade | Nominations Sought for 2008 Hospital CEO and CFO of the Year |
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1. National and Regional Benchmarks for Hospital Profit Margin and Cash-to-Debt Ratio. Click Here
 
2. Hospital's Cost for Cardio Care Up 40% Within Past Decade. Click Here
 
3. Minnesota Bill Would Require Medical Device Manufacturers to Report Physician Payments and Gifts. Click Here
 
4. We have received many nominations for The Hospital Review's hospital CEO and CFO of the year. Submit nominations to Scott Becker at sbecker@mcguirewoods.com. Please include a short summary of the basis for the nomination.

5. New York Announces Recovery of $551 Million From Medicaid Fraud and Abuse in FY 2008.  Click Here 

6. Peoria Day Surgery Center in Illinois Wins Dismissal Against OSF Saint Francis Medical Center's Complaint; claims by Saint Francis based on out-of-network billing practices was brought in response to a Peoria Day lawsuit against Saint Francis filed Sept. 2006. Click Here

7. California's El Camino Hospital Negotiating Takeover of Tenet's Community Hospital of Los Gatos. Click Here

8. The April issue of The Hospital Review will focus on hospital oncology and neurosurgery programs and success factors. To receive a complimentary one-year subscription, send an e-mail to Scott Becker (sbecker@mcguirewoods.com) with your full contact information including name, title, facility/company and address.

9. Three Largest Jefferson Parish, La., Hospitals to Lose At Least $50 Million in 2008. Click Here

10. Illinois's Saint Anthony's and Hospital Sisters Health Systems End Affiliation Plans. Click Here
 
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