11.   The hospital has four consultant physicians, one with a special interest in gastroenterology.

12.   Although health plans typically cover hospice services provided by hospices, hospitals have a harder time being paid for them.

13.   Also, most hospitals do not have data for victims killed outright, or soon after, in the blasts.

14.   Among health care organizations, hospitals have the biggest challenge in addressing the computer bug.

15.   And as more hospitals in the city have formed alliances over the last two years, the remaining hospitals have fewer partners to contemplate.

16.   An Internet-based communications network will be updated this week to allow area facilities to instantly tell which hospital has enough on hand to share, she said.

17.   And hospitals have small armies of accountants whose job it is to make sure these payments are maximized.

18.   And he pointed out that many hospitals have had at least some experience with rate negotiations because HMOs have always operated outside of the state rate-setting systems.

19.   Any hospital would have strong incentive to push as many costs as possible into a rehabilitation unit for Medicare patients.

20.   Another proposed rule would prevent prosecutors from bringing a case if a hospital has a compliance program that meets Federal guidelines.