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Managed Care November 2007 Lola Butcher	Blues Build on CMS Program To Boost Hospital Quality The insurer throws support behind a pay-for-performance program that promises "stunning" advances in cost-effectiveness.
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Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2009 Andrew Dick	Understanding Federal Healthcare Laws Commercial real estate professionals who work with medical office development must be aware of the federal healthcare fraud and abuse laws.
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CFO May 1, 2009 Josh Hyatt	Strong Medicine Boosted by a substantial injection of cash from the federal stimulus bill, electronic medical records may help relieve the pain of rising premiums by improving efficiencies in the medical system.
Insurance & Technology August 18, 2010 Nathan Golia	Insurers Take Lead in EHR Implementation With guidelines for meaningful use of electronic health records established, health carriers expect IT improvements on the provider side to lower healthcare costs by reducing care redundancies and readmissions.
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InternetNews April 1, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Online Shopping for Hospitals Hospital Compare gives the nation's hospitals a report card for key best practices.
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