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		<title>10 Challenges Facing Community Hospitals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently gave an interview on some of the challenges facing community hospitals. The article appeared this week in Becker&#8217;s ASC Review and can be found here. Some of the key challenges highlighted in the article are: 1. Lower discounts on supplies. 2. Lack of economies of scale. 3. Lack of negotiating clout with managed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinashealthcarelaw.com/?p=968</link>
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		<title>Webinar: The Impact of Healthcare Reform on Hospital Consolidation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Impact of Healthcare Reform on Hospital Consolidation Thursday, September 16, 2010 Noon &#8211; 1 p.m. (ET) &#124; 11 a.m. &#8211; Noon (CT) &#124; 9 a.m. &#8211; 10 a.m. (PT) Complimentary Webinar Please join McGuireWoods and Juniper Advisory for an interactive webinar that will examine the impact of healthcare reform on hospital consolidation. The panel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinashealthcarelaw.com/?p=960</link>
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		<title>2010 North Carolina Healthcare Provider Conference and Post-Acute &amp; Senior Care Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2010 North Carolina Healthcare Provider Conference and Post-Acute &#38; Senior Care Conference FULL AGENDA NOW AVAILABLE October 7 &#8211; 8, 2010 The Westin Charlotte 601 South College Street Charlotte, North Carolina The uncertainty surrounding the impact of healthcare reform requires providers to reexamine business models and attendant legal issues. McGuireWoods is hosting a two-day conference [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinashealthcarelaw.com/?p=957</link>
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		<title>New Article: Strategies for Hospital Leadership</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Scott Becker and I recently co-authored a white paper titled &#8220;Strategies for Hospital Leadership – Identifying Strengths, Allocating Hospital Resources and Focusing on Profitable Niche Leadership.&#8221; The article explores several traditional business strategy models and applies them to recent challenges in the hospital industry. I. DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGY AND STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK. II. UNDERSTAND YOUR [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinashealthcarelaw.com/?p=951</link>
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		<title>Charlotte Business Journal &#8211; Healthcare Reform: The Future of Healthcare</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Join the Charlotte Business Journal for an in-depth analysis of the most recent healthcare overhaul. Hear from experts in our panel discussion and take part in a Q &#38; A session to answer your most pressing questions. Learn what exactly the reform entails and where it will lead in the future. Register today! Event Panelists: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinashealthcarelaw.com/?p=947</link>
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		<title>CMS Releases ESRD Prospective Payment System Final Rule</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Three of my colleagues just published the piece below summarizing the recent ESRD PPS Final Rule. This is the second piece of rulemaking to directly affect dialysis/ESRD providers in the last month. Taken together, they make some significant changes to the way ESRD is reimbursed and provide additional details on previously announced changes. Please feel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinashealthcarelaw.com/?p=941</link>
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		<title>CMS Proposes Update to ESRD Composite Rate and Revisions to Physician MCP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On July 13, 2010, the Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule that would make several changes to the current composite rate system of reimbursement for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) facilities. Some changes were also made to the Monthly Capitation Payment for physician services to ESRD patients. The changes were contained [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinashealthcarelaw.com/?p=938</link>
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		<title>Four Trends for Hospitals and Physicians – Management Arrangements, HOPD vs. ASC, Call Coverage and Mergers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently we have seen a resurgence in four key areas in the healthcare arena as it relates to hospitals and physicians and the compensation and financial relationships between them.  There are a number of factors driving each of these four trends including: (i) consistent downward pressure on reimbursement, (ii) uncertainty about the future, (iii) efforts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinashealthcarelaw.com/?p=926</link>
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		<title>New Director Named for NC Division of Health Services Regulation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a press release issued on July 22, NC DHHS Secretary Lanier Cansler has named Drexdal Pratt the new Director of the Division of Health Services Regulation, effective August 1, 2010. For the past 12 years, Pratt has been the chief of the Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS). Jeff Hortonhas been the acting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinashealthcarelaw.com/?p=932</link>
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		<title>Wilmington Business Journal Power Breakfast – Health Check</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last month, I had the opportunity to attend the outstanding Power Breakfast program presented by the Wilmington Business Journal on healthcare. Rob Kaiser, Publisher of WBJ did a tremendous job in planning and promoting this event. It was a packed house and one of the better panel discussions I’ve seen recently on healthcare. The panelists [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinashealthcarelaw.com/?p=923</link>
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