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Stevens Hospital: Not So Typical and Rather Remarkable By Mike Carter CEO and President Stevens Hospital Stevens Hospital is located just north of Seattle in Edmonds, Washington. Like many Washington State hospitals, the competitive issues facing Stevens are different than those faced by hospitals in other parts of the country. Read article

Northwest Plan and Hospital Financial Results -Largest 20 northwest health plans -Largest 20 OR and WA hospitals -Continued profits for most View results	IRS Focuses on Tax Exempt Health Care Organizations -Spouse travel expenses must be reported -Charity care obligations scrutinized -Compliance policies under microscope Read article

"Never Events" Responsible for 1 of 6 Medical Malpractice Claims -Average 2007 loss was $107,900 -Study provides first ever benchmarks Read article	OIG Now Holding Boards Accountable on Fraud Audits -Hospital Board replaced in New York -Now is time to prepare for RAC audits Read article

St. Elias Specialty Hospital Bridges Long-term Care Patient Gap in Alaska -AK's first long-term acute care facility -Located in Anchorage, AK Read article	Proper Website Organization Will Attract New Patients -Pick the right keywords -Inbound links drive search ranking Read article

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Featured Bennett Bigelow & Leedom names David B. Robbins as President Information on posting your organization's press releases.	Other CHITA hosts "Living with an EMR" forum NKC's Jackson elected to national renal admin board Puget Sound Health Alliance checkup report released Regence employee campaign raises nearly $2.5 million Swedish, SCCA, VM to host lung cancer awareness forum

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