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Hospitals: Another Merger; Patient Satisfaction As A Quality Indicator
Alexian announces a merger with St.Louis-Based Ascension Health while a war of words continues between Community Health and Tenet. Also, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is finalizing the specifics of a new hospital reimbursement method that will link payment to patient satisfaction.
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