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Subject: [Becker's Hospital Review E-Weekly] Hospital Prices Fall 0.5% in November | CEO of Park City Medical Center Robert Allen Shares Lessons Learned in Opening a New Hospital | Physician-Owned Hospitals Under Development Receive 6 Month Medicare-Certification Extension in Senate Bill Amendments |
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December 23, 2009
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1. National Average Charges and Costs for 10 Common Hospital Outpatient Services. Click Here

2. CEO of Park City Medical Center Robert Allen Shares Lessons Learned in Opening a New Hospital. Click Here

3. Hospital Prices Fell 0.5% in November; Still Up 2.3% Higher Than a Year Ago. Click Here

4. Hospitals and Health Systems: Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues Conference (April 13-14, 2010; Chicago) Brochure Now Available. Click Here  Focused on CEOs and CFOs, and improving profits and efficiency immediately. 45 expert speakers, 37 sessions and great keynote speakers including Chris Karam, President & CEO of CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System; Dr. Paul Summerside, Chairman of the Board of Aurora BayCare Medical Center; Alex Rintoul, CEO of Medical Center at St. Elizabeth Place; and Dan Moen, CEO of LHP Hospital Group. See below for more highlights.

5. Physician-Owned Hospitals Under Development Receive 6 Month Medicare-Certification Extension in Senate Bill Amendments. Click Here

6. After Predicting $20M Loss, Boston's Beth Israel Ends Year With $10M Gain. Click Here

7. U.S. House Extends Limits on COBRA Insurance for Unemployed. Click Here

8. Now Accepting Nominations for Becker's Hospital Review/Becker's ASC Review "50 Best Places to Work in Healthcare - 2010." Click Here


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