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Susanna Duff

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PubMed2002

Here we go again. Tufts-NEMC upcoming split with Lifespan may signal second coming of hospital system 'de-mergers'.

After coming to the conclusion that local relationships take precedence over system ties, Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston is paying $30 million to part ways with its out-of-state parent, Lifespan Corp. Lifespan President and CEO George Vecchione (left) is overseeing the breakup, which is part of a recent spate of relatively amicable merger splits.

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PubMed2002

Too little too late or enough? With the Nurse Reinvestment Act signed, the industry questions how much funding the legislation will provide to ease nursing shortage.

The long-awaited Nurse Reinvestment Act was signed into law last week by President Bush, but still the healthcare industry is in limbo about just how much help it will get at the federal level to help reverse the nation's nursing shortage. After overcoming the hurdle of creating new incentive programs, hospitals still have to persuade Congress to appropriate funding.

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